Haloperidol shows no clear advantage for delirium treatment in hospitalized patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar4 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTHaloperidol shows no clear advantage for delirium treatment in hospitalized patients, finds a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine....
Candida Auris linked to panophthalmitis in immunosuppressed patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Sept 2019 7:15 PM ISTClinicians warn that Candida Auris could cause panophthalmitis (acute inflammation of the eye) in an immunosuppressed patient. They report the case of...
Adults need not cut down red or processed meat consumption, recommends international panel Deepanjana Sarkar1 Oct 2019 8:20 PM ISTPeople who eat red meat or processed meat should continue their current meat consumption, according to recent guidelines from an international...
Nifedipine not safe in pregnant woman with aortic stenosis: Case Report Medha Baranwal Baranwal16 Oct 2019 6:00 PM ISTUSA: Nifedipine, the preferred drug used for managing premature labour, maybe risky in certain pregnant women with the cardiac condition aortic...
Management of acute upper GI bleeding-Updated guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli22 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTAn international multidisciplinary group of experts has updated the Guidelines on the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. This is an...
CT lung cancer screening useful and cost effective even in elderly, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: CT lung cancer screening is cost-effective even at the oldest upper age limits, reveals a cost-analysis of well-established guidelines on the...
Bedside eye ultrasound quick method to diagnose raised intracranial pressure Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli19 Nov 2019 8:20 PM ISTBedside ultrasonography of the eye has many clinical applications, including the assessment for haemorrhage, foreign body, lens dislocation, retinal...
Post stroke rehabilitation care- US guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli24 Nov 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has released an update of the joint clinical practice guideline for...
A preoperative blood test may predict cardiac complications risk after surgery Hina Zahid24 Dec 2019 7:20 PM ISTThe number of surgical interventions is on the rise and together there is an increase in number of postoperative complications. Of all the patients...
High sensitivity cardiac troponin may not rule out myocardial ischemia: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Jan 2020 7:28 PM ISTA troponin test measures the levels of troponin T or troponin I proteins in the blood which are released when the heart muscle has been damaged, such...
SGLT2 inhibitors might protect diabetes patients from gout Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Jan 2020 11:39 AM ISTUSA: Hyperuricemia, known to cause gout, is common in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Now, a recent study has found that prescribing a...
Testosterone treatment in adults with age-related low testosterone: ACP guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Jan 2020 7:00 PM ISTAmerican College of Physicians has issued a guideline for testosterone treatment in adult men with age-related low testosterone. ACP's recommendations...
