Lung Cancer - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap9 April 2017 9:48 AM ISTLung cancer is the commonest form of malignancy world over and is the most common cause of death. The disease is fatal if not treated early. Although,...
ICMR Antimicrobial Guidelines for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections supriya kashyap kashyap6 March 2017 2:35 PM ISTThe upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are mostly due to viral infections and therefore role of empirical antibiotics is limited. In...
Community Acquired Pneumonia ,Bacterial-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap20 Feb 2017 9:36 AM ISTIntroductionPneumonia, an infection of the pulmonary parenchyma is a commonly encountered, potentially life-threatening condition in clinical...
Lung Abscess - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap19 Jan 2017 1:28 PM ISTLung abscess is a common form of suppurative lung disease that is characterized by a localized necrosis of pulmonary parenchyma and circumscribed...
Bronchial Asthma - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap17 Jan 2017 12:58 PM ISTAsthma is a common clinical problem encountered at all levels of health care. Asthma can be defined as a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways....
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap14 Jan 2017 10:39 AM ISTCOPD should be suspected in any person, particularly in middle life, with history of tobacco smoking and/or other risk factors, and presenting with:...
Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap14 Dec 2016 9:37 AM ISTCommunity acquired pneumonia affects 2 to 3 million patients per year and carries high mortality of around 30% in severe cases. As life expectancy is...
Acute Severe Asthma - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap5 Nov 2016 9:01 AM ISTAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by airway hyper reactivity and inflammation, bronchoconstriction and mucus...
Treatment guidelines: Acute Exacerbation of COPD savita thakur thakur30 Oct 2016 9:30 AM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders characterized by chronic airflow obstruction/limitation. The airway...
Bronchial Artery Embolization in Massive Haemoptysis: Standard treatment guidelines. savita thakur thakur26 Oct 2016 1:24 PM ISTMassive hemoptysis constitutes a significant and often life-threatening respiratory emergency and carries a poor prognosis when treated...
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Indian guidelines savita thakur thakur25 Oct 2016 3:46 PM ISTAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the most severe form of acute lung injury resulting in extensive bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, severe...
New guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in ICU supriya kashyap kashyap25 Oct 2016 3:25 PM ISTThe American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have published new guidelines for discontinuing mechanical...
