Monthly Archives: July 2020
Using neuroscience to make feedback work and feel better
Research shows that using feedback is how organisms — and organizations — stay alive. Here’s how leaders can make the most of the anxiety-producing process. by David Rock, Beth Jones, and Chris Weller August 27, 2018 A version of this article appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of strategy+business. Not too long ago, 62 employees […]
COVID PROTOCOL*
    MILD   MODERATE   SEVERE Clinical Criteria  SPO2  > 94 % in Room Air  90 – 94 % in Room Air < 90 % in Room Air RR < 24 / min 24 – 30 > 30  No Pneumonia  Pneumonia +  Pneumonia ++ […]
WHAT IS CO-RADS ? WHAT IS CT SEVERITY SCORE ?
HOW TO INTERPRET HRCT REPORT WHAT IS CO-RADS ? WHAT IS CT SEVERITY SCORE ?  HRCT REPORT TEMPLATE LOW DOSE H.R.C.T. CHEST SCREENING (L.D.C.T.S.): IMPRESSION: Findings are suggestive of atypical viral pneumonia, possibility of COVID-19 infection. (CO-RADS V). CT severity score 9 / 25 (Moderate)       What is CO-RADS??? […]
WPBeginner Turns 11 Years Old – Reflections and Updates (+ Giveaway)
Last updated on July 4th, 2020 by Syed Balkhi 828 SHARES Share Tweet Share Pin Today is July 4th which means WPBeginner is officially 11 years old. We’ve come a long way Like every year, I want to take a few minutes and do a quick recap of all the major things happening in business […]
RT PCR – (Throat Swab) –
If positive , Cycle Threshold (Ct) values have to be compulsorily given in report according to *new ICMR rules* *Ct value* is the number of cycles required to detect the viral antigen. Lower the value (more viral load) higher the risk. Ct Values : Value between 17 to 24 – High Viral Load. Value between […]
प्राइवेट अस्पतालों का एनकाउंटर
💥💥 —————————– अपने एक वीडियो में सद्गुरु ने जितने प्रभावशाली तरीके से प्राइवेट हॉस्पिटल्स पर लूट के आरोपों का जवाब दिया है उतना अच्छा जवाब शायद कोई प्राइवेट हॉस्पिटल का मालिक भी न दे पाए।वो प्रश्न पूछने वाली वकील साहिबा से कहते हैं ,”आपके समाज ने स्वयं इस खूबसूरत सेवाभावी प्रोफेशन को व्यवसाय यानि बिज़नेस […]
Covid
As time passes in a pandemic there’s a greater chance of survival for those getting infected 3 months later like June 2020 than those who got infected 3 months earlier say February 2020. The reason for this is that Doctors and scientists know more about Covid-19 now than 3 months ago and hence are able […]
A psychiatry trainee’s struggle with depression
Anurag Kumar Jun 21 · 6 min read I am a psychiatry resident diagnosed with severe depressive episode. While I can’t say that I have recovered completely (as of June 2020), I am far away from the clutches of extreme suicidality. It all started in the cold days of December 2019 when I was relatively […]
A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Advocacy
Edited by Mary C. Vance, M.D., Katherine G. Kennedy, M.D., Ilse R. Wiechers, M.D., M.P.P., M.H.S., and Saul Levin, M.D, M.P.A. • 2020 458 Pages Editorial Reviews • ISBN 978-1-61537-233-1 • Item #37233 • Paperback • eBook Tabs to Accordion Description Overcoming fear, ambivalence, and inertia to act on behalf of self or others can […]
Academic degrees or professional experience- Which is more important legally? Dr. MC Gupta answers
M3 India Newsdesk Oct 10, 2019 A A A Read on to find the right answer from Dr. MC Gupta, who also defines the scope of work for MBBS doctors, general surgeons, and DNB trained professionals. Which is more important legally—Academic Degrees or professional experience? ANSWER 1—The answer to this question is straightforward. In general, […]
Positive Psychology Takes a New Look at Happiness
When happiness means more than feeling good. Posted Jul 07, 2020 The emphasis in positive psychology has, since its inception, focused on happiness as the key feature of well-being. The most widely-used survey studies of well-being typically ask participants to rate their current, momentary, happiness on a scale of 1 to 10. Using these results, […]
Telemedicine Practice Guidelines
BOARD OF GOVERNORS In supersession of the Medical Council of India  Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine [This constitutes Appendix 5 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics Regulation, 2002] 25 March 2020    These Guidelines have been prepared in partnership with NITI Aayog 2 TABLE […]
Clinical trials evaluating AD drugs targeting different pathology other than amyloid hypothesis
Objective: Clinical trials evaluating AD drugs targeting different pathology other than amyloid hypothesis Citation: Li-Kai Huang et al. Clinical trials of new drugs for Alzheimer disease. Journal of Biomedical Science. 2020; 27:18 Introduction: The seriousness of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) accounts for more than 60 % worldwide. Presently, few drugs are available for the treatment of […]
*RECOVERY IS THE RULE*
Edited for CME INDIA ⭕Timely action can save lives as most cases are mild; few are moderate and less than 5% are serious. ⭕Death rate is reducing as we are now able to better manage cases. ⭕In all patients who have loss of smell/taste, recovery is the rule and mortality is an exception. Analysis of […]
Vaccine. No way
OffGuardian / Editor Rosemary Frei and Patrick Corbett A high-profile European pathologist is reporting that he and his colleagues across Europe have not found any evidence of any deaths from the novel coronavirus on that continent. Dr. Alexov called the World Health Organization (WHO) a “criminal medical organization” for creating worldwide fear and chaos without […]
physician stereotypes
Harendza and Pyra BMC Medical Education (2017) 17:128 DOI 10.1186/s12909-017-0964-6 RESEARCH ARTICLE Just fun or a prejudice? – physician stereotypes in common jokes and their attribution to medical specialties by undergraduate medical students Sigrid Harendza* and Martin Pyra Open Access                […]
Covid
As time passes in a pandemic there’s a greater chance of survival for those getting infected 3 months later like June 2020 than those who got infected 3 months earlier say February 2020. The reason for this is that Doctors and scientists know more about Covid-19 now than 3 months ago and hence are able […]
MMR AND COVID
In view of lot of speculation about protection of serious COVID 19 by MMR – I looked at literature- it’s complicated but worth reading – following conclusions by various studies ( posted above)- didn’t changed the language so that everyone can draw conclusions FIRST STUDY – Most recent is by Adam Young which has revived […]
An Ominous ECG Sign in Critical Care
Circulation  CASES AND TRACES    ECG CHALLENGE A 35-year-old woman was admitted to the critical care unit for treatment of septic shock. She had developed an abscess in her right hand and group A strep- tococcal bacteremia as a result of intravenous drug abuse. A transesophageal echocardiogram detected a vegetation on the […]
*COVID19 tests and significance*
1) *RT PCR* gold std Highly expensive Read ORF of proteins and E gene Result is in 3hrs 2) *CBNAAT* detect E&N gene in one go Both for screening and confirmatory Less expensive than RTPCR Result is in 2hrs ICMR adviced for SARI&ICU patients 3) *TRUENAT* Detect E gene in first level for screening suspected […]
Long QT syndrome (LQTS)
Overview Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heart rhythm condition that can potentially cause fast, chaotic heartbeats. These rapid heartbeats might trigger you to suddenly faint. Some people with the condition have seizures. In some severe cases, LQTS can cause sudden death. Begin Rubicon Project Tag Site: Mayo Clinic (INTL) – Tag Zone: Top – […]
A brief history of vaccine routes.
This answer covers: ‘Depot‘ effect: How this immunological dogma got started and a brief assessment of its impact. Role practical field conditions play in choice of vaccination routes. Book Your Booth Now One-Stop Quality Sourcing Platform. Nov. 5-10 in Shanghai, China. Join The 2020 CIIE. Ads by Stop seeing this adWhy this ad? Ads by […]
Net user glossary
App A software program that performs a specific function that is used on a computer or mobile device. Avatar A graphic or illustration that represents a particular person in a computer game or on an Internet site. Blog An interactive website, or part of a website, maintained by an individual, a group of individuals, or […]
Which category do you belong to?
Developing keen interest in mental health at some point of time in life is a sign of emotional intelligence. Some reach that point via personal experience, some via observations in life, but most people reach there somehow. Modern human has this insatiable urge to follow interests. Fortunately middle and upper middle class life offers time […]
Social Media and Health Care Professionals: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices
C. Lee Ventola Additional article information INTRODUCTION Many social media tools are available for health care professionals (HCPs), including social networking platforms, blogs, microblogs, wikis, media-sharing sites, and virtual reality and gaming environments.1–8 These tools can be used to improve or enhance professional networking and education, organizational promotion, patient care, patient education, and public health […]
Statement on Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Social Media by Surgeons
Online May 1, 2019 The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Ethics developed the following Guidelines for the Ethical Use of Social Media by Surgeons. The ACS Board of Regents approved the guidelines at its February 8−10 meeting in Chicago, IL. Social media has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. As such, surgeons […]
Position statement and guideline on media coverage of suicide
[Downloaded free from http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org on Monday, June 29, 2020, IP: 103.94.59.73]  Guest editorial Smitha Ramadas, Praveenlal Kuttichira1, C. J. John2, Mohan Isaac3,4, Roy Abraham Kallivayalil5, Indira Sharma6, T. V. Asokan7, Asim Mallick8, N. N. Raju10, Chittaranjan Andrade9 Departments of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, 5Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, 6Institute of Medical […]
Media Matters in suicide – Indian guidelines on suicide reporting
[Downloaded free from http://www.indianjpsychiatry.org on Monday, June 29, 2020, IP: 103.94.59.73]  GUEST EDITORIAL Lakshmi Vijayakumar1,2,3 1Department of Psychiatry, VHS, SNEHA (suicide prevention agency), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Hon Associate Professor, 2Univeristy of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3Univeristy of Gri th, Southport, Australia   The Press Council of India chaired by Justice C.K. Prasad, in a […]
MMR VACCINE. NO
Reviewed innate immunity, immunity boosters in the form of various vaccines esp mmr, bcg, opv etc. so called MDSC which are actually T suppressor/ regulatory/ T memory cells. Also the hypothesis of the microbiologist who published this. Find this atrocious and a viewpoint fanned by a paranoid researchers trying to actually shoot in the dark […]










