CME
Management of cardiac emergencies in a rural setup
Author: Dr. Robin Pinto, MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology) Introduction Cardiovascular emergencies are a life-threatening disorders that must be recognized immediately to avoid delay in treatment and to minimize morbidity and mortality. Patients may present...
read moreHow to save a new born in a low cost settings
Author: Dr. Armida Fernandez, MD, DCH (Paed.) A neonate experiences rapid change of physiology at birth and during the initial few days of life. This is the period when many infants would fall sick and may even die. Care at birth and during first few days...
read moreAcute Trauma Care in Orthopaedics
Author: Dr. Dylan Goveas, MS (Ortho) Introduction: More than 60 percent of injuries involve the musculoskeletal system, and more than half of hospitalized trauma patients have at least one musculoskeletal injury that could be life threatening, limb...
read moreManagement of Sepsis
Author: Dr. Lipeeka Parulekar, MD (Gen. Med) Sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock are terms used to describe the body’s systemic response to infection. Severe sepsis is one of the most important causes of morbidity, increased length of hospitalization...
read moreHysteroscopy
Author: Dr. Kevin Quadros (MBBS – MD OBGY) It is a technique in which a telescope is introduced into the cervical canal and uterine cavity for visualization of the endocervical canal &uterine cavity. Fibroptically transmitted light provides illumination....
read moreEmerging ethical issues in health care
Author: Rev. Dr. Stephen Fernandez Introduction The newspapers is daily flooded with many issues that challenge human dignity in the field of bio-medical ethics from womb to tomb. I will expose two such issues, one on cloning and the second one on...
read moreManagement of cancer in a rural setting
Author: Dr Joseph Sequeira MS (Onco Surgery) The incidence of Cancer is rising with every passing day. We are all witness to the different presentations of these cancers in various stages from Stage 1 to Stage 4. Till today, 70% of our population reside in...
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