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City professor presents app for TB patients

City professor presents app for TB patients


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Mar 24, 2018: A professor from Mangaluru has developed a first-of-its-kind mobile application for tuberculosis patients ahead of World Tuberculosis Day today Saturday (March 24).


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An Android-based application ‘N-TB’ was developed by Dr Anurag Bhargava, professor of medicine, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangaluru in collaboration with McGill International TB Centre, Canada, to calculate the body mass index (BMI) of patients with tuberculosis.

According to doctors, TB often results in significant weight loss, which can exacerbate undernutrition. Undernutrition in TB patients points toward a consistent risk factor. Such patients are also at a higher risk of side-effects of drugs, poor absorption of drugs, reduced ability to return to work, and recurrence of the disease.

The application will tell the users their BMI and will counsel them on an appropriate diet regime which includes daily caloric and protein intake based on their BMI.

“The application is currently intended to help healthcare providers to quickly assess the body mass index of patients with TB and how severely undernourished the patient is so that they can be guided accordingly,” said Dr Bhargava.

He added that the TB cards currently record the weight alone and not the height to assess the nutritional status of the person, whereas the new application assesses the height and weight to calculate the BMI of the person.

He said the new N-TB mobile application specifies the weight and raises a red alert if it is below the desired weight.


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