Publications

Editorial leadership and clinical education

Selected peer-reviewed research by Dr. Pratyush Kumar, with direct links to independently verifiable publication records.

Diabetes & primary care | 2022

Barriers and facilitators of providing standard of care diabetes management at primary care level in geriatric population

J Family Med Prim Care. 2022;11:6451–6457.

Research on practical barriers and enabling factors affecting guideline-based diabetes care for older adults in primary-care settings.

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Diabetes research | 2022

Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among diabetes, prediabetes and healthy population

J Family Med Prim Care. 2022;11:7640–7643.

Comparative research examining fatty liver disease across people with diabetes, prediabetes, and normal glucose status.

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Public health | 2021

Acute encephalitis syndrome and Bihar health profile: Urgent need to revitalize primary health care

J Family Med Prim Care. 2021;10(1):10–14. PMID: 34017694.

A Bihar-focused public-health perspective on strengthening rural primary care to improve prevention and emergency response.

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Rural emergency care | 2020

Evaluating the effectiveness of cardiac arrest resuscitation short course (CARS) for rural physicians of Asia

J Family Med Prim Care. 2020;9(12):6201–6208. PMID: 33681064.

The RECTIFY project evaluated a short, practical resuscitation course designed for physicians working in resource-constrained rural settings.

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Emergency medicine | 2019

Evaluation of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) quick test for triage in the emergency department

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(12):3871–3875. PMID: 31879628.

A pilot observational study evaluating a rapid biomarker test for triage and prognosis in an emergency-care setting.

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Diabetes research | 2019

Association of serum magnesium with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(5):1671–1677. PMID: 31198735.

A cross-sectional study of serum magnesium, glycaemic control, and diabetic retinopathy in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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Primary care systems | 2019

Assessment of general practitioners' needs and barriers in primary health care delivery in Asia Pacific region

J Family Med Prim Care. 2019;8(3):1106–1111. PMID: 31041258.

Mixed-methods research identifying educational needs, practice barriers, and priorities among primary-care physicians across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Clinical case research | 2016

Co-existing tuberculosis and malignant mesothelioma with multiple sites venous thrombosis: a case report

BMC Res Notes. 2016;9:409. PMID: 27543099.

A peer-reviewed case report illustrating the importance of investigating co-existing pathology when presumed tuberculosis does not respond as expected.

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Clinical toxicology | 2015

An interesting case of characteristic methanol toxicity through inhalational exposure

J Family Med Prim Care. 2015;4(3):470–473. PMID: 26285665.

A clinical report of uncommon inhalational methanol poisoning, neurological injury, and successful early management.

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