FIRE AND ICE Trial: Comparison to treat Atrial Fibrillation savita thakur thakur6 April 2016 11:47 AM ISTCHICAGO : TO treat Atrial Fibrillation, two standard methodologies that is , radio frequency ablation ( FIRE) and cryoballoon ablation ( ICE) are...
Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea: ACP guidelines Meghna Singhania5 April 2016 2:37 PM ISTObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by repetitive obstruction of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in hypopnea (reduced airflow during...
Guidelines on Antithrombotic Therapy for VTE Disease 2016 savita thakur thakur2 April 2016 4:45 PM ISTManagement of VTE or pulmonary embolism has always been clouded with controversies. The ideal drugs, the route of administration, the process, and the...
Guidelines for Testing in Diabetes Subgroups: ADA Standards of Care 2016 Meghna Singhania1 April 2016 2:00 PM ISTDiabetes when put simply is a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in the blood because it does not have...
Dual Anti-Platelets in CAD: When and How Long ( ACC/AHA update 2016) Dr. Prem Aggarwal31 March 2016 2:18 PM ISTThe issue of duration of Dual Anti-platelet therapy has been a bone of contention among cardiologists for a long time now. A number of...
Diagnosing Acute Pelvic Pain: Appropriateness Criteria (ACR) Meghna Singhania30 March 2016 12:51 PM ISTPremenopausal women with acute pelvic pain often pose a diagnostic dilemma. They often exhibit nonspecific signs and symptoms, the most common being...
Cardiology Update: High-STEACS trial Dr. Prem Aggarwal30 March 2016 9:42 AM ISTThe most important and confusing diagnosis can be a patient presenting chest pain with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome. This symptom of Chest pain...
Guidelines for Lower GI bleed 2016: American college of Gastroenterology Meghna Singhania29 March 2016 4:45 PM ISTAcute overt lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) accounts for almost 20 percent of all cases of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, usually leads to...
Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough: CHEST Guidelines Meghna Singhania28 March 2016 4:13 PM ISTPersistent cough of unexplained origin is a significant health issue that occurs in up to 5% to 10% of patients seeking medical assistance for a...
Guidelines 2016 for diabetic retinopathy by AAO Meghna Singhania27 March 2016 4:55 PM ISTDiabetic Retinopathy can be considered as one of the most dreaded complications of Diabetes Mellitus. Large number of adults who develop blindness...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Practice guidelines Meghna Singhania26 March 2016 4:55 PM ISTIn the Indian Subcontinent, gastroesophageal reflux disease is one of the most common diseases that a physician are confronted with. Use, under-use,...
ACP Guidelines 2016 for Antibiotic Use in Acute Respiratory Track Infections Geeta Sharma Sharma25 March 2016 1:10 PM ISTAcute respiratory tract infection (ARTI), which includes acute uncomplicated bronchitis, pharyngitis, rhinosinusitis, and the common cold, is the most...
