5 Practices a Family Physician should avoid-New Recommendations Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTAmerican Academy of Family Physicians has released five new practices clinicians should question and avoid. This is as part of the Choosing Wisely...
Give birth no later than 40 weeks, recommends ESC to women with heart disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal27 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTPregnant women with heart disease are recommended to give birth at no later than 40 weeks gestation, according to the 2018 European Society of...
Ketamine safe for induction of GA with elevated intracranial pressure Vinay Singh singh7 Sept 2018 7:20 PM ISTKetamine should be used without concern for worsening outcomes in patient with elevated intracranial pressure requiring intubation and induction of...
In Aortic Stenosis TAVR leads to significantly shorter hospital stay than SAVR Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Sept 2018 8:10 PM ISTTAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) for aortic stenosis is associated with a significantly shorter length of hospital stay and fewer chances...
All about Obesity -By Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid24 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTSeptember is childhood obesity awareness month and to commemorate it Dr Srikant Sharma has written about all the salient features embracing...
Case of Dengue Fever presenting as Acute Pancreatitis Vinay Singh singh7 Oct 2018 6:00 PM ISTDengue fever has many atypical presentations with acute pancreatitis being quite rare. Recognizing it early in the course of illness can lead to...
Heavy salt intake related to increased risk of stroke mortality Medha Baranwal Baranwal4 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTIncreased salt intake and an increment of Sodium ingestion by 100 mmol/d were associated with an increased risk of stroke incidence and stroke...
GA in category 1 CS linked to higher adverse neonatal outcomes Vinay Singh singh7 Nov 2018 7:10 PM ISTAccording to a new study general anaesthesia (GA) for category 1 caesarean section (CS) was associated with a higher incidence of an adverse neonatal...
Testosterone abuse leads to higher risk of premature deaths in men Vinay Singh singh22 Nov 2018 8:28 PM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine reports that increased usage of anabolic steroids such as testosterone leads to a higher...
Obesity as strong a risk factor as Smoking for COPD Vinay Singh singh22 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTAlthough COPD has a strong correlation with smokers, there are numerous other risk factors that trigger the disease in individuals who have never...
Liberal fluid therapy vs Conservative Approach in Management of Sepsis Vinay Singh singh16 Dec 2018 7:25 PM ISTLow to high-quality evidence indicates that liberal fluid therapy might increase mortality among children with sepsis or septic shock in the hospital,...
Annual economic cost of Bidi smoking in India is INR 805.5 billion : BMJ Vinay Singh singh22 Dec 2018 7:28 PM ISTAccording to a Research paper published in BMJ, Total annual economic cost of Bidi smoking is INR 805.5 billion in India. Costs are estimated under...
