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Why I Decided to Enter a Blogging Contest?

Why I Decided to Enter a Blogging Contest?

Interesting as it may seem, you might wonder what I am doing writing about a blogging contest. Well, in the many months of blogging at medicalisland.net, I have realized that the comments on my blog were scarce and hardly of any value. I am not ...

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Refeeding Syndrome: Anticipation is Key

Refeeding Syndrome: Anticipation is Key

Refeeding syndrome has received much attention among medical professionals of late, particularly the surgeons. Being a rare syndrome, it is seen in 0.8% of hospitalized adults.  However, its importance lies in the fact that mortality in hospitalized patients who develop severe hypophosphatemia (serum phosphate <1 ...

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Quacks in India claim majority

Have quacks become the lifeline for the minions in India? That is what the scenario looks like, particularly in rural India. It is an open secret that most Government hospitals in India function only in name, and that serves as a lacuna that is automatically ...

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Status Epilepticus : A Medical Emergency

A medical emergency that requires immediate recognition and treatment, Status Epilepticus requires expertise and due training to manage. By definition, Status Epilepticus is a series of seizures that occur without recovery of underlying neurologic function. The etiology can be usually traced back to either an ...

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Will the Exodus of Indian Doctors Continue?

Despite numerous policies in place to achieve self-sufficiency in the health sector, the number of Indian doctors serving the disparate rural population is drastically declining. Many efforts to drive the tech-savvy, white-collared and highly ambitious doctors to the unkempt peripheries of the country has been ...

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Refeeding Syndrome: Anticipation is Key

Refeeding syndrome has received much attention among medical professionals of late, particularly the surgeons. Being a rare syndrome, it is seen in 0.8% of hospitalized adults.  However, its importance lies in the fact that mortality in hospitalized patients who develop severe hypophosphatemia (serum phosphate <1 mg/dL) is 30%. The syndrome was first described after the [...]

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Why I Decided to Enter a Blogging Contest?

Interesting as it may seem, you might wonder what I am doing writing about a blogging contest. Well, in the many months of blogging at medicalisland.net, I have realized that the comments on my blog were scarce and hardly of any value. I am not undermining the genuine audience who have commented with much to [...]

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Prescribing Linezolid: Watch Out for Thrombocytopenia and Neutropenia

A novel oxazolidinone antibiotic, Linezolid is effective against all Gram-positive infections, but is considered with reservation only for resistant Gram-positive organisms, especially vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Being orally available, it is sometimes considered if outpatient treatment with oral medicines is required. Linezolid acts by inhibiting the bacterial translation process by binding [...]

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Quacks in India claim majority

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Have quacks become the lifeline for the minions in India? That is what the scenario looks like, particularly in rural India. It is an open secret that most Government hospitals in India function only in name, and that serves as a lacuna that is automatically filled in by con-men who take advantage of hapless patients. [...]

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Status Epilepticus : A Medical Emergency

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A medical emergency that requires immediate recognition and treatment, Status Epilepticus requires expertise and due training to manage. By definition, Status Epilepticus is a series of seizures that occur without recovery of underlying neurologic function. The etiology can be usually traced back to either an underlying epileptic disorder or to a secondary acute neurologic insult. [...]

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Funny Medical Abbreviations

Hospital lingo can be dead serious, very serious, serious, not serious, jolly, light hearted, funny, hilarious or absolutely insane. Abbreviations and acronyms make it to the top of the list when it comes to medical humour and sarcasm. I can never get enough of it and I scourged the net to find some interesting ones [...]

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Toons to Tickle your Funny Bone

Here are some funnies that I came across while taking some time off my duty. I laughed my heart out, and I am sure they will tickle your funny bone as well. So, remember while you enjoy these toons, I expect to see some comments to share your joy or just your two cents about [...]

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Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP): A Growing Concern

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Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in adults with about 5 million cases reported annually in the United States itself. Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) occurs in 0.5-5% of hospitalized patients, with a higher incidence in certain groups like postoperative patients and patients in ICU. It is also called “Nosocomial Pneumonia” or “Health care-associated [...]

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Role of Total Parenteral Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients

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Enteral feeding is the preferred means of nutritional support. Without any specific surgical contraindication, all patients should  receive enteral feeding  as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours of admission. Enteral feeding provides nutrition and helps to maintain gastrointestinal tract integrity and function. However, not all patients can receive enteral nutritional support due to some [...]

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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome – A Silent but Lurking Danger!

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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Intra-abdominal Hypertension are two sides of the same coin. While Intra-abdominal Hypertension exists when intra-abdominal pressure exceeds the normal level which is set between 20 to 25 mmHg, Abdominal compartment syndrome is said to exist when intra-abdominal hypertension is accompanied by manifestations of organ dysfunction, which dramatically reduces upon abdominal decompression. [...]

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