Endophthalmitis: Prevention and Treatment
The most feared complication of any intraocular surgery is the development of endophthalmitis. The reported incidence of post surgical endophthalmitis in various series is 0.04%-4%. The incidence of post operative endophthalmitis in India varies from 1 in 200 to 1 in 1000. The literature talks about isolated cases of postoperative endophthalmitis as well as cluster […]
Electrical Safety in Intensive Care Units (ICU’s)
Introduction: 1) Electricity presents a serious hazard in hospitals. 2) It is not possible to determine the incidence of fatal and non-fatal hospital electrical accidents. 3) Estimates vary from 1200-1500 per year. 4) Accidents generally unreported. 5) ICUâs presents serious hazard due to: Number of electrically powered machines. The number of conductors in, on, and […]
Ectopic Pregnancy, Diagnosis and Management
Introduction: The incidence of ectopic pregnancy is increasing due to various reasons like Pelvic infections, previous tubal surgery and assisted conception technology. Appropriate diagnosis and timely intervention is key management of better maternal outcome. Nearly 32,000 ectopic pregnancies are diagnosed in the UK within a three year period from 1997 to 1999. Tubal pregnancy can […]
Duties of Nurses
Duties and Responsibilities of Staff Nurses and Nursing sisters Objectives: Lists own responsibilities and that of staff nurses. Lists the tasks and activities required to fulfill each responsibility. Identifies areas of job responsibilities in which help would be needed and in which help could be given to subordinates. Introduction: Job description as a written summary […]
Dry Eye Management
Dry eye is a rising menace of modern day living in pollution and stress and is the commonest problem of eye. Most of us have suffered from dry eye one time or the other. One has to suspect dry eye from the symptoms/history, since the patient does not complain of dryness of eye, as such […]
Donor Motivation and Retention
Types of blood donors: There are basically 3 types of blood donors: Family or family replacement donors. Paid commercial or professional donors Voluntary, non remunerated donors. Family or family replacement donor is a donor who gives blood when it is required by a member of the donorâs family or community. Advantages:Â It is useful because it […]
Doctors should use their own emblem: The staff with two snakes
The recent controversy whether or not doctors can use the Red Cross sign has brought about the need to understand the deeper meaning behind the doctorâs emblem. Doctors are required to use this original emblem: The staff with two snakes entwined. The emblem has much deeper spiritual meaning and is the perfect reminder of well […]
Diffuse Axonal injury and Hypoxic Brain Damage in Craniocerebral Trauma
Introduction The most important mechanism of primary brain damage in head injury is Diffuse Axonal Injury and the most important mechanism of Secondary brain damage is Hypoxic Brain Injury. Even though the clinical setting may be helpful in the diagnosis of these conditions, a CT Scan of the head or gross brain specimen at autopsy […]
Medical Acupuncture
Acupuncture in Modern Medicine Acupuncture is an important prestigious heritage of Chinese people. Traditional Chinese medicine which includes acupuncture has been largely integrated with Western medicine in China. Patients entering hospitals and clinics may opt, if they wish, for the whole spectrum of antibiotics or other modern drugs, or they may prefer to take the […]
Diabetic Constitution
Primary Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Type II (NIDDM) (From the book, in advanced preparation: “*Semeiotica Biofisica. Microangiologia Clinica* “, with some modifications) Due to the use of Biophysical Semeiotics in day-to-day practice, in order to diagnose endocrine-metabolic disorders, diabetes mellitus diagnosis has become a âclinicalâ one, since its really initial stages, i.e. hyperinsulinaemia-insulin resistance and, then, Impaired […]
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