Background: Urethral stricture patients are often associated with general anxiety disorders. So, our objective was to gather the data of manifestation of anxiety disorder in urethral stricture patients.Methods: We had measured the anxiety level of these patients after two weeks of insertion of catheters (with catheter) and again two weeks after removal of catheter (without catheter) by using the ‘7-item generalized anxiety disorder’ (GAD-7) tool.Results: During the data analysis we have found that amongst the 56 patients included in the study 24 patients had minimal, 12 patients had mild, 11 patients had moderate and 9 patients had severe level of anxiety after 2 weeks of insertion of catheter. Later on, two weeks after removal of catheter 32 patients had minimal, 14 patients had mild, 7 patients had moderate level and 3 patients had severe level of anxiety.Conclusions: So, it can be concluded that urethral stricture disease with an indwelling catheter is an important cause of moderate to severe anxiety and proper intervention plan is crucial for all patients before and after inserting catheter.
The new tomato flu virus has caused a new wave of concern, particularly in young people, as people try to live with Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) infections and the undetected existence of monkeypox infections. The flu virus derives its name from the red blisters that resemble tomatoes and spread throughout the body of an affected person. Children between the ages of one and five and elderly people with compromised immune systems are frequently affected. Mouth ulcers, blisters, rashes, coughing, fever, sneezing, or runny nose, skin irritation, discolouration of the hands and legs, exhaustion, abdominal pains, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, body aches, and joint pain are the main warning signs and symptoms of tomato flu. To treat tomato flu, supportive measures and fever-reducing drugs like acetaminophen or ibuprofen may also be administered. Anti-viral medicines and immunisations are currently still unable to cure or prevent tomato flu. In order to properly address the epidemic, research should be focused in the future on the readiness of effective treatments and immunisations.
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