A Case of Post-tuberculosis Aspergilloma managed with Segmentectomy
A 43 year old man, diabetic, who was diagnosed with sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis and treated for the same, presented with hemoptysis of 6 months duration, 11 months after being diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis. His symptoms persisted despite medical management. Auscultation revealed bronchial breathsounds in right supraclavicular area with crepitations. Total WBC count was 12320/cumm. […]
Understanding Fibroid Uterus: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
Fibroids, or uterine leiomyomas, are non-cancerous growths of the uterus commonly seen in women of reproductive age. They vary in size and number and may grow inside the uterine wall, project into the uterine cavity, or protrude outward. Causes & Risk Factors Common Symptoms DIAGNOSIS Treatment Options Treatment depends on symptoms, size, and reproductive plans […]
PREGNANCY WITH HEPATITIS B POSITIVE MOTHER
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH BURDEN • Globally, about 325 million people were living with chronic hepatitis in 2015.Hepatitis B resulted in deaths, mostly from complications (including cirrhosisand hepatocellular carcinoma).1 • HBV prevalence in India is in intermediate range3. Every year 100,000 Indians diedue to HBV infection related illnesses.3 • In India, chronic hepatitis B (CHB) […]
Know Your Intensive Care Physician
Understanding the People Behind the Monitors When someone you love is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), it can feel like entering an intimidating world of machines, alarms, hushed conversations and high-stakes decisions. Amidst all this, there’s a calm, focused individual at the heart of the action — the Intensive Care Physician, also known […]
Organ Donation
Sign up today. Be the reason someone’s tomorrow is brighter. Organ donation ranks very high in the list of selfless acts we can commit to during our lifetime. Lack of awareness is a small contributor to the failure to sign up. Many others, despite the knowledge of its overwhelming benefits, still hesitate / fail to […]
The Rise of the Unstoppable: A Message from Cancer to Humanity
Greetings, fragile creatures. For centuries, you have walked upon this Earth, convinced of your supremacy. You believe yourselves to be the masters of biology, the architects of medicine, the slayers of disease. How naïve. You are nothing but a collection of cells, and I… I am the evolution of those cells into something far greater. […]
A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen
Torsion of Large Subserous Uterine Fibroid in a Postmenopausal Woman Introduction Uterine fibroids or leiomyomas are benign, smooth-muscle growth and are the most common gynaecologic tumours, found in 60% of women in their reproductive period. However, they rarely become symptomatic after menopause. Uncomplicated fibroids can be asymptomatic, but when symptomatic they may result in pain […]
HMPV Outbreak
Should We Be Concerned? Symptoms, Prevention, and What You Need to Know – Insights from Dr. Divya Surendran, Consultant Pulmonologist at Prakriya Hospitals. Hello Everybody, Of late, all of us are quite alarmed at the news of HMPV (Human Metapneumovirus) outbreak in China. It has, infact raised concerns globally. We are even more perturbed by […]
Indications to Seek Urgent Medical Attention Among Adults
Warning Signs: Indications to Seek Urgent Medical Attention Among Adults Mr. Sharath (name changed), a 30 year old gentleman, living with his parents, developed severe chest pain around 7AM while at home. He thought the pain was due to indigestion (Gastric) and self-administered some antacids at home. He also tried having a light breakfast. He […]
What is heart failure and how it is treated?
When the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs, the condition is known as heart (or cardiac) failure. It implies that the heart is either unable to pump with sufficient force or volume, or both. Heart failure can be caused by a variety of underlying heart conditions. The heart gradually becomes weaker […]
