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Publication Admission Rate of Patients Visiting Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Center in Kathmandu: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2024) Tiwari, Sanjeeb; Tiwari, Jyotshna Sharma; Jha, Jay Bhushan; Regmi, Sushant; Yadav, Dhirendra; Kafle, Ravi; Khanal, Inesh; Shrestha, Aakripa Rani; Shrestha, Shubham; Shakya, Yagya Laxmi; Maharjan, Ramesh Kumar; Gupta, Sanjaya KumarAbstract Introduction: Emergency departments serve as the initial point of contact for patients with a wide range of conditions. Not all patients visiting get admitted to the hospital. The admission rate varies from 20% in the United States to 40.83% in Nepal. Given the variability in these results across different regions, there is a need to better understand the admission rates from the Emergency Department. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted after obtaining ethical approval( Reference Number: 58 (6-11)E2 081/082) in the Emergency Department of a tertiary health care center. Retrospective data was collected from the data register. The data from April 2023 to April 2024 was collected. A sample size of 222 was calculated and convenience sampling was done. Demographic details like age, sex, and data regarding admission status were collected. Data was collected in MS Excel and was analyzed using JASP software. Results: Out of 222 patients that presented to the emergency department, 53 (23.87%)(18.26-29.47,95 % Confidence Interval) were admitted to the ward or intensive care unit of the hospital, whereas 167 (75.23) got discharged, 1 (0.45%) was brought dead and 1 (0.45%) expired. The median age of patients was 43 (IQR: 26-62). The admission rate of females was 20 (17.24%), whereas for males it was 33 (31.13%). Conclusions: The prevalence of admission of patients visiting the emergency department was higher than similar US based studies. There was a higher percentage of female patients presenting to theemergency department, while those being admitted were mostly males.Publication Experiencing Dengue as a Medical Student(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Shrestha, ShubhamAbstract Dengue is a disease which spreads by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Reading about a disease in a textbook and experiencing it as a patient is a completely different thing. This article highlights the feeling of a medical student as a patient. It provides the reader with an idea of how Basic Science knowledge can be used for rational decision-making. Self- prescription of medication without consulting a doctor can be more harmful in many circumstances. We also need to be aware of the warning signs of Dengue virus infection.