Diabetes is the commonest reason for chronic kidney failure. Longstanding uncontrolled diabetes harms blood vessels within the kidney. Microalbuminuria (leakage of small quantities in urine) is the earliest sign of kidney damage. Protein leakage increases gradually following which hypertension and renal failure may develop. Dialysis and kidney transplantation
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Immunization Chart for Babies in India
This chart is a ready reckoner to remind you about the vaccine schedules of your child. Click on link below chart to download to print. Click here to download the Immunization Chart.
Sunday, 24 July 2016
What is food intolerance?
Image Courtesy - www.lifehacker.com When a person has difficulty in digesting certain foods it is termed as Food Intolerance. The symptoms are Nausea, Stomach Bloating, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Cough and in some cases Heart Burn, Headaches, Irritability and Nervousness. Most common foods which people might be intolerant to are
What is Asthma?
Asthma is technically defined as a daytime variation in breathing symptoms. Asthma is grossly under reported and the current incidence of Asthma is estimated to be about 2.5% of the population in India. Asthma can present at any age and tolerance of symptoms often leads to a delayed
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Be ‘FAST’ On Managing Stroke
In order to recognize stroke early and seek early medical help, a quick and simple assessing tool is useful. It is “FAST” FAST is a widely used mnemonics for easy and early recognition of stroke. F - Facial asymmetry or weakness A - Weakness of arm ( /or
Non-Invasive imaging methods to treat Heart Blockages
An angiogram has been the gold standard for testing any blockages for 40 years. Recent data suggests angiogram is not always foolproof. In other words, what you actually see on an angiogram is not what actually it is. Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Angiography (OCT) study the
Abdominal Pain - Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Abdomen is called the "Temple of Surprises". Abdomen has got 9 compartments. The upper abdomen, the middle abdomen and lower abdomen are divided into 3 compartments each. The major organs in upper right quadrant are the liver and gall bladder, in the middle upper portion we have the
Monday, 18 July 2016
Know About Cardiac Arrhythmia - Irregular Heartbeat
Have you ever wondered what initiates a heartbeat? The heart beats due to electrical impulses generated from two nodes present in it. These impulses are produced at regular intervals and as a result, the heart beats in a rhythmic pattern. Any change in our body that causes these
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Coronary Heart Disease Awareness
The incidents of heart disease are increasing in epidemic proportions. Why? The single most important factor is lack of physical exercise. Lack of physical exercise is glaringly present in majority of the people coming with coronary heart disease. Obesity is increasing, again in epidemic proportions in India. As
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
HDL and LDL. Do you know the difference?
HDL stands for High-Density Lipoproteins and LDL stands for Low-Density Lipoproteins. These proteins are carriers of cholesterol. Cholesterol does not dissolve in the blood, they get transported to the bloodstream by these lipoproteins, more specifically HDL. Image Courtesy - www.developinghealthyhabits.com Is Cholesterol totally bad for the body? The
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Management of Diabetic Foot
This video is about diabetic foot disease and why people with diabetes are losing their legs. There are blood vessels which carry good blood and ones which carry bad blood. The vessel which carries good blood is called artery. People with diabetes may develop blocks in the arteries
Monday, 11 July 2016
Importance of Medicines, Diet and Physical Activity to control Coronary Heart Disease
Lot of patients come to our OPD and ask us as to why they developed Coronary Artery Disease. Once I say that this is because of long standing diabetes and blood pressure, their immediate reply would be why they developed heart disease even though their sugar and pressure
Thursday, 7 July 2016
Myths of Spinal Surgery
Most people think that spine surgery is very complicated and one will get bed ridden and one cannot get back to normal activties. This is a myth. Spine surgery is safe. Complications occur only in about 1 or 2% of patients. Many of the spinal surgeries can now
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [CABG]
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [CABG] is usually performed on patients with coronary artery disease when they have one or more critically blocked vessels that supply blood to the heart. Coronary artery patients usually present to the cardiologist with critical occlusions caused by cholesterol or calcium deposits in the
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
What Triggers Palpitations
Palpitations are a rapid, strong and irregular heartbeat due to some kind of illness or excess agitation or overexertion of the muscles. Palpitation is associated with anxiety and does not necessarily indicate any abnormality of the heart, but it can be a symptom arising from an irregular heartbeat. The
Monday, 4 July 2016
How can you prevent a seizure?
Dr. Prithika Chary, Senior Consultant Neurologist & Neurosurgeon talks about triggers leading to seizures and how they can be prevented.
Friday, 1 July 2016
Techniques superior to Angiogram to identify heart blocks
Dr. Amal Louis, Senior Cardiologist talks about latest techniques which are far superior to the traditional Angiogram.
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