Covid-19 Vaccines: What We Know So Far! (By Dr Vipin M. Vashishtha, MD) Global Scenario: 1-Ten different Covid-19 vaccines have shared their Phase III data; 2 based on mRNA, 4 on viral vector, 3 on inactivated & 1 on protein subunit platform 2-After 4 months of their trials, now there is a definite gradient in […]

COVID-19 Management with New Protocol Prof. Soumitra Ghosh MD (Cal), FRCP (Edin), FACE (USA), FACP (USA), SCOPE (UK) MD, FRCP (Edin), FACE (USA), DTCD, FICP MSc. Diabetes (UK), PG.Dip Diabetes (UK), DTCD (Cal), FICP Professor of Medicine Head, Obesity & Lifestyle Diseases Division Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education & Research SSKM, Belle Vue & Nightingale […]

Determining the Appropriate Tapering Strategy By Carol Eustice Medically reviewed by Grant Hughes, MD on July 21, 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents Why Taper? Withdrawal How to Taper What to Expect Alternatives Prednisone is a synthetic steroid with potent anti-inflammatory effects that is used to treat inflammatory types of arthritis and other conditions.1 […]

Part I. SARS-CoV-2 triggered ‘PANIC’1 attack in severe COVID-19 Elliot M. Frohman, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, […], and Teresa C. Frohman Additional article information Abstract article-meta The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has produced a world-wide collapse of social and economic infrastructure, as well as constrained our freedom of movement. This respiratory tract infection is nefarious […]

 A Training Manual for Counsellors April 2021  Rahbar A Field Action Project of the School of Human Ecology Tata Institute of Social Sciences In collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority   Psychosocial Support During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Training Manual for Counsellors April 2021 By Rahbar A Field Action Project of the […]

Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Your Guide to Restoring Movement 1  The Impact of COVID-19 on Recovery and Rehabilitation As COVID-19 attacks the body and mind — our rehabilitation e orts aim to restore the whole person, helping you return to your previous quality of life. Common impairments of COVID-19 include weakness, fatigue and shortness […]

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Fact no. 1: Even though stimulant medications are very effective for ADHD in children and adolescents, only about half the patients get full improvement in the ADHD symptoms. Even with energetic and careful optimization of the dose of the stimulant in the MTA study, only 56% of children with ADHD reached symptom remission. Fact no. […]

Because the number of cases are huge. Simple. Cases were falling right from 71660 in October to 16110 around end of February. As cases fell, demand for Oxygen fell and nobody thought twice about restocking. When the cases surged, they surged too fast and the Oxygen stocks in states where cases are surging is getting […]

This man karan Thapar hates modi. He is intelligent enough to understand that SII vaccine is a contract between Poona wala and those who funded him and the company whose research the SII is using. Nothing was freely distributed. Because the vaccine is not indegenously developed, SII has contractual obligations to fulfill with regard to […]

Updated recommendation New recommendation (published on 27 May 2020 as part of more comprehensive clinical care guidance1) Within the Clinical Management of COVID-19 interim guidance published on 27 May 2020,1 WHO updated the criteria for discharge from isolation as part of the clinical care pathway of a COVID-19 patient. These criteria apply to all COVID-19 […]

IRIA PRESS STATEMENT (05-05-2021) The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association is shocked and disappointed at the recent comments by Dr Randeep Guleria, Director AIIMS on the use of CT Scans in the evaluation of Covid 19 patients, which has been widely circulated by the press and social media. The statement given by Dr Randeep are […]

Looking at overall confusion and panic in the society, and even doctors, we a group of AIIMS-trained doctors have tried to summerise what seems reasonable. *Consensus guidance of AIIMS-trained specialists (AIMS2Health.com) on treatment of COVID 19* Q-1: I am running fever for three days, should I go for RT-PCR/Rapid Antigen Test/CBNAAT? In the current situation […]

*Covid Update-149* Fever is seen in about 78% cases of Covid. *Most patients (45%)will have intermittent fever in range of 100.5 to 102°F* especially young *About one-third patients may have low grade fever upto 100.4°F especially in old age* In only 15% cases fever crosses 102°F. About 15% cases can have fever with chills. Fever […]

      Essentials of Psychiatry for Dermatology and Aesthetic Practice Editors Dr. Ashwini P.K. Associate Professor Department of Dermatology JSS Medical College & Hospital JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research Dr. Kishor M. Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry JSS Medical College & Hospital JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research […]

Prof. Kapila 83 years of age had history of Diabetes and CAD S/P stents. He had received 2 doses of mRNA vaccine a month before leaving for India. During his visit he contracted COVID-19 and was hospitalized for 4 days but signed out against medical advice. Thereafter he was admitted to a different hospital where […]

  REPORT ON INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICES PREPARED BY NATIONAL WORKING GROUP (Indian Medical Association, New Delhi) Dr. Rajan Sharma Dr. R.V. Asokan National President Hony. Secretary General  INDEX CHAPTER NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1. PROLOGUE 01 2. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 04 3. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE SERVICE 10 4. NEED 13 5. POST INDEPENDENCE […]

सभी यह information पढ़े और शेयर करें। *शरीर में ब्लड प्रेशर.* *120 / 80 — Normal * *130 / 85 — Normal (Control)* *140 / 90 — High थोड़ा बढ़ा हुआ* *150 / 95 — Very High बहुत ज्यादा* *Oxygen Leval)* *ऑक्सिजन लेव्हल* ऑक्सिजन ऑक्सिमीटर से चेक करने पर.. *94 – Normal * *95, 96, […]

The COVID-19 adaptive risk predictor (SCARP), an algorithmic tool, can estimate the risk of progression to serious disease or death in adult patients (18 years and older) hospitalised with COVID-19 on a 1-day and 7-day basis. Given the current crisis, this calculator can prove to be an indispensable tool for Indian clinicians in the front […]

COVID-19 treatments, QT interval, and arrhythmic risk: The need for an international registry on arrhythmias Lia Crotti, MD, PhD and Elena Arbelo, MD, PhD, MSc Additional article information In December 2019, the Chinese public health authorities reported several cases of acute respiratory syndrome in the city of Wuhan caused by the novel severe acute respiratory […]

The most important is to understand Covid patients require 90% Oxygen concentration at 1to 5Litre flow and above to 10L when they are suffering with acute respiratory discomfort. *90% oxygen concentration is the most important point here.* 1. We can break down oxygen concentrator into small (5 to 10 kg) oxygen concentrator suitable for COPD […]

COVID SECOND WAVE *Guiding Principles* 1. RT-PCR may be negative-(read ORF/Rdrp and N/E gene as S gene may not be detectable). 2. Diagnosis (If RT-PCR negative) Clinical symptoms, Serum Markers CT Chest. 3. Loss of smell is equal to RT-PCR 4. Virus stops replicating after 9 days. 5. Around15 minutes of exposure is required to […]

Finally a Good News : To Counter scarcity of Covid ICU Beds in India (Second Wave ) ADGPI – Indian Army today announced opening up of its all Military hospitals for civilians during Covid. The medical staff of the Army is being made available to various State governments also and the Indian Army is setting […]

NO nation likes to lock itself down but an “immediate” shutdown for a “few weeks” could put an end to the cycle of transmission in India, Dr Anthony S Fauci, one of Covid’s most trusted global voices, told The Indian Express. That will provide a window, he said, to take critical “immediate, intermediate, and long […]

NEWS FEATURE 16 FEBRUARY 2021 A Nature survey shows many scientists expect the virus that causes COVID-19 to become endemic, but it could pose less danger over time. Nicky Phillips ?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ standalone=”no”? Share on Twitter Share on Twitter ?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ standalone=”no”? Share on Facebook Share on Facebook ?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ standalone=”no”? Share […]

 Non‐Alzheimer’s and Atypical Dementia Edited by Michael D. Geschwind, MD phD Memory and Aging Center Department of Neurology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA Caroline Racine Belkoura, phD Department of Neurological Surgery University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA           […]

*रायपुर, 28 अप्रैल, 2021।* नौकरशाहों और डॉक्टरों के बीच लंबे समय से अप्रत्यक्ष द्वंद्व चल रहा है… कोई कलेक्टर, कमिश्नर या उसके किसी डॉक्टर को झाड़ लगा दे तो डॉक्टर ये मजाक कर खुद को तसल्ली देते हैं कि यह आईएएस मेडिकल इंट्रेंस टेस्ट में पक्का फेल हुआ होगा, इसलिए अपनी खीज मिटा रहा। हालांकि, […]

On the border between Tamilnadu and erstwhile Andhra , lies the temple town of Thiruthani, one of the six famed abodes of Lord Muruga. Krishnamurthy Ella was born in 1969, in an agricultural family to middle class parents. No one could have imagined his trajectory. Perhaps because of his background, Krishna wanted to study agriculture. […]

From Dr. Devashish Palkar When I took the round of my ward at 12.30 am he was maintaining spo2 of 95 percent on 12 litre Oxygen supply through NRBM mask so I was quite shocked when sister suddenly came running to inform me at 1.30 AM that this patient X was having severe coughing. I […]

Tips on Selecting the right oxygen concentrator. The most important is to understand Covid patients may require 90% Oxygen concentration at 1 to 5Litre flow and above 10L when they are suffering with acute respiratory discomfort. *90% oxygen concentration is the most important point here.* 1. We can break down oxygen concentrator into small (5 […]

Zycolchin 0.5 mg TDS for 5 days followed by 0.5 mg BD for 5 days Piroxicam DT sublingually stat Absolutely no harm in giving these as oral steroid during first five days is really not advisable for all practical purposes Pirox DT sublingual 20 mg OD for 2 days Then on alternate days or twice […]

The oxygenation module – the missing link in using sleep apnea devices to treat COVID-19 pneumonia Dmitrijs Bliznuks 1, Jevgēnijs Teličko 2, Vadims Geža 2, Ģirts Zāģeris 2, Artis Svaža 4, Emil Syundyukov 4, Svjatoslavs Kistkins 5, Mārtiņš Purenkovs 5, Dana Zeme 5, Solveiga Jēkabsone 5, Dace Žentiņa 5, Valdis Pīrāgs 5, Immanuels Taivans 5 […]

25 Covid Centres Dehradun COVID Health Center / DCHC Abhishek Baluni (9758069202) 0/ 0 0/ 49 0/ 16 27/04/2021 22:04:18 DEHRADUN AIIMS RISHIKESH Dedicated COVID Hospitals / DCH PRO Office (8475000144) 1/ 20 9/ 300 0/ 134 27/04/2021 22:00:41 DEHRADUN ARIHANT HOSPITAL Dedicated COVID Health Center / DCHC Ranaji Arihant (6399444000) 0/ 0 4/ 34 […]

 COVID-19: Treatment Guidelines for Kerala state Version 3, 25th April 2021 Table of contents 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Introduction 3 Case definition 4 Clinical categorization 5 Treatment algorithm 7 Anticoagulation 19 Convalescent Plasma 23 Remdesivir 29 Tocilizumab 33 Adult critical care guidelines 36 Paediatric […]

*VMAT2 inhibitor? What’s that?* Valbenazine (Ingrezza) is a selective inhibitor of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT 2). In April, 2017, it was approved by the FDA for the treatment of adults with tardive dyskinesia. It is the first medication ever to be FDA-approved for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. What is VMAT 2? VMAT2 sounds […]

*Summary of COVID Rx updated guideline* (Adopted from webinar held on 25/4/2021 conducted by Dept of H & FW, Govt of West Bengal, Presented by Prof Soumitra Ghosh, HOD Medicine, IPGME & R, Kolkata) *Virus doesn’t kill directly, it kills by immune inflammation.* Treatment must centre on the monitoring of clinical, biochemical and inflammatory parameters. […]

*Summary of COVID Rx updated guideline* (Adopted from webinar held on 25/4/2021 conducted by Dept of H & FW, Govt of West Bengal, Presented by Prof Soumitra Ghosh, HOD Medicine, IPGME & R, Kolkata) *Virus doesn’t kill directly, it kills by immune inflammation.* Treatment must centre on the monitoring of clinical, biochemical and inflammatory parameters. […]

  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines  Credit NIAID-RML Downloaded from https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/ on 4/25/2021 Visit https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/ to access the most up-to-date guideline. How to Cite the COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines: COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. National Institutes of Health. Available at https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/. Accessed [insert date]. The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines […]

Friends, this website may help some of you. It is an accurate count of available hospital beds and updated hourly. Feel free to share Hi Everyone 😃, IITD Alumni have made CovRelief ( https://covidrelief.glideapp.io/) which provides *live tracking of vacant hospital beds in cities*. All the data for hospital bed tracking is taken from government […]

                                        LIST OF MEDICAL OXYGEN SUPPLIERS FOR HOME USE REVISED LIST AS ON 22ND DECEMBER 2020 […]

“One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody” – Mother Teresa. 1. There are about 500,000 homeless wandering mentally ill patients in India. 2. They are mainly found wandering on the streets near bus stands, street corners, pilgrim centres and railway stations in poor physical state in urban areas. 3. They are […]

Sharing below a post from Hanuman Mal Bengani the ex CEO of Linde India. Linde is one of the largest oxygen producers in India “Having spent my life time of 45 years in oxygen industry and involved with setting up 50% of production capacities in india ( as business head of Linde) I can share […]

Sharing some important SUTRAS This could be controversial So, please , apply with care and do comment if you agree—-CME INDIA gr HCFI Round Table Expert Zoom Meeting on “Consequences of COVID situation today”   Consensus Statement of HCFI Expert Round Table   Sutra 1: In view of the controversy of vaccine clots, consider low-dose (75mg) […]

Dear Friends in delhi and NCR(Please share you never know who needs help) This is to inform you that from today onward 1000 beds facility is initiated by Armed Forces w.e.f 0800 hrs today for admission of all confirmed Carona Patients, who need immediate hospitalisation. This state-of-the-art, 1000-bedded Covid Care Hospital is very close to […]

Therapy with valproate is associated with hyperammonemia, usually less than 2-3 times the upper limit of the reference range. It is frequent in patients on combination therapy for epilepsy. The mechanism is decreased production of mitochondrial acetyl CoA, which causes decrease in N -acetylglutamate, an activator of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase. Thus, patients with partial enzyme […]

There is an ongoing clash between US & Europe over vaccines. Some of the news about vaccine efficacy or safety which we read is more about the * Vaccine War* than any real problem. Indian vaccine manufacturing surge has displeased both west and the International Pharma lobby and even China. All are out with knives […]

UK Clinical Trial Confirms SaNOtize’s Breakthrough Treatment for COVID-19 • Patients with a self-administered nasal spray application found to have reduced SARS-CoV-2 log viral load by more than 95% in infected participants within 24 hours of treatment, and by more than 99% in 72 hours • Trial concluded that treatment accelerated clearance of SARS-CoV-2 by […]

 Your Complete Guide in  Recovery from COVID-19  Your guide will cover… COVID-19: How it spreads 3 Do’s and Don’ts for wearing mask 4 COVID-19: How it manifests 6 Home treatment- Do’s 7 Home treatment- Don’ts 8 When to seek emergency medical advice 9 Home treatment – Instructions for Caregivers 10 COVID-19: Winning […]

Published by Department of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of West Bengal LABORATORY CONFIRMED COVID 19 PATIENT   Symptomatic patientswith the following co- morbidities   Age>60yrs   DM   HTN /IHD   COPD/Chronic lung disease   Immunocompromised state   Immunosuppressive drugs   CKD   Chronic Liver Disease   Obesity Symptomatic patients (irrespective of comorbid […]