Pneumonia in adults: NICE guidance on diagnosis and management Meghna Singhania21 May 2016 5:21 PM ISTPneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue. When a person has pneumonia the air sacs in their lungs become filled with microorganisms, fluid and...
Guideline for Laparoscopic Peritoneal Dialysis Access Surgery Geeta Sharma Sharma19 May 2016 4:14 PM IST Patients are generally referred to a surgeon from a nephrologist for catheter placement once the decision is made to initiate peritoneal dialysis....
BCSH Guideline on anti-D immunoglobulin to prevent Haemolytic Disease of the fetus and newborn Geeta Sharma Sharma17 May 2016 3:09 PM ISTPrior to the availability of anti-D immunoglobulin (anti-D Ig), the incidence of Rh D alloimmunisation in D negative women following two deliveries of...
Blood Management in Gynae and Obstretics Patient: Practice points Geeta Sharma Sharma16 May 2016 6:02 PM ISTObstetrics is one of the major areas in medicine requiring blood transfusion. On one hand maternal morbidity and even mortality depends on...
Empagliflozin reduces adverse cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes patients Dr. Prem Aggarwal16 May 2016 3:02 PM ISTEmpagliflozin is a drug of gliflozin class, approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults in 2014. Empagliflozin is an inhibitor of the...
Cardiology Update: Utility of nontraditional risk markers in atherosclerotic CVD assessment Dr. Prem Aggarwal15 May 2016 7:39 PM ISTAdding coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, the ankle-brachial index (ABI), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels, and family history...
Indications/Contraindications for CT enterography Geeta Sharma Sharma15 May 2016 7:34 PM ISTCT enterography (CTE) is an examination using neutral oral contrast agents (<20–30 HU) as well as intravenous contrast, with multidetector CT...
Cardiology Update: Infective Endocarditis- Surgical intervention or medical management?? Dr. Prem Aggarwal14 May 2016 3:39 PM ISTTake-Home MessageIn Infective Endocarditis, medical treatment with antibiotics has always been the standard care of treatment but there has been...
NICE guidelines on IV fluid Therapy in Children and Young people Sumit13 May 2016 5:20 PM ISTThe safe use of IV fluid therapy in children requires accurate prescribing of fluid and careful monitoring. Incorrectly prescribed or administered...
NICE guidelines on End of life care. Sumit11 May 2016 1:32 PM IST In the field medicine, nursing and the allied health professions, end-of-life care (or EoLC) refers to health care, not only of patients in the...
Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with average risk Sumit10 May 2016 8:37 PM ISTBreast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Reportedly it is the a leading cause of premature mortality for women.Since the last ACS...
Surgical Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee- AAOS Guideline 2016 Geeta Sharma Sharma9 May 2016 4:13 PM ISTThe goals of osteoarthritis treatment include alleviation of pain and improvement of functional status. Optimally, patients should receive a...
