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Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Vineeth G Nair, HV Krishnaprasad
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):123-125
Born in 1866, Aldred Scott Warthin was a pathologist and teacher of great repute. Even though many know him from his eponyms, the true value of his achievements, and how far he was ahead of his peers, is known to but a few modern day medical students. It was in fact, based on his work, that Henry Lynch came up with his theories on the genetic nature of cancer. He died in 1931 leaving a lot of work unfinished ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Ashish Ranjan
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):129-130
The teaching image depicts sections of CT chest showing water lily sign and serpent sign. In the diagnosis of pulmonary hydatid disease, these signs are pathognomonic, these must be corroborated clinically, and early interventions should be done to avoid rupture of cysts leading to complications ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
P Ravi Shankar
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):103-106
The author has been using small-group, active learning methods among undergraduate medical students for nearly 17 years. Many medical teachers are not fully confident about the ability of medical students to learn on their own with minimal support from the teacher or facilitator. In this article the author shares perspectives from the various small group sessions which he has conducted and also provides tips for facilitating active, small group learning ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Prabha Adhikari
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):112-114
India has nearly 120 million elderly people with various physical, psychosocial, economic, and spiritual problems. While the functionally and cognitively fit can access usual health-care facilities provided by the government, these people need active aging program to keep them independent. Health ministry has created geriatric centers and geriatric clinics in most of the states; however, these centers may not serve the functionally and cognitively impaired elderly. There is great need for mobile units, day-care center ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Thomas V Chacko
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Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Anchana Gulati, Vijay Kaushal, KS Jaswal, Rajni Kaushik
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):95-96
Subareolar sclerosing duct hyperplasia of the breast is a rare entity. Patients present with lump located beneath the nipple and areola, with/without nipple retraction and nonspecific mammographic findings, hence closely mimicking carcinoma clinically. Cytology reveals only a benign papillary lesion, therefore creating a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician and the pathologist alike. We report a case of this entity in a 70-year-old female who presented with a lump in the right bre ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Parveen Dahiya, Reet Kamal, Rajan Gupta, Sumeet Bhatt, Gaurav Didhra, Vrishti Bansal
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):39-43
Aim: This is a hospital-based questionnaire survey to investigate the awareness of the pictorial warnings on tobacco products among the residents of Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh. Materials and Methods: A total of 840 tobacco user subjects were enrolled in the study. Data were collected by a self-designed, close-ended structured questionnaire which comprised 15 questions related to demographic details, knowledge about tobacco products, practices of to ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Prasanna Venkatesan Eswaradass, Balakrishnan Ramasamy, Ramadoss Kalidoss, G Gnanashanmugham
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):140-141 ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
G Suresh, Rhea Alva, PS Prakash, Rama Prakasha Saya
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):30-33
Background and Objective: Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of heart failure independently of other risks factors such as coronary artery disease and hypertension. The objective of the study is to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetic and in healthy controls. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional comparative study conducted over a period of 1½ years. The study group included 50 diabetics and 5 ..read more
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences
3y ago
Sima Chauhan, Sarita Pradhan, Ripunjay Mohanty, Abhishek Saini
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences 2017 5(1):34-38
Introduction: Bone marrow aspiration (BMA) and trephine biopsy are indispensable diagnostic tools for evaluating hematological and nonhematological disorders in the present era. However, trephine biopsy demands greater technical skills and expertise as compared to BMA alone. In this study, we have analyzed the advantages of carrying out trephine biopsy along with BMA in the same sitting. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective observational study carried out from June ..read more