Shashikiran Umakanth

Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth (MBBS, MD, FRCP Edin.) is a Senior Consultant Physician at Dr. TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi, a unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). While he has contributed to nearly 100 scientific publications in the academic world, he writes on MEDiscuss out of a passion to simplify complex medical science for public awareness.

139 articles Writing since 2007 Writes about Health & Wellness 69 Medicine & Meaning 29 ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಮಂಥನ 25 Understanding Illness 20 Honest Conversations 18

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Practice Guides, Clinical Medicine
Warfarin Dosage Adjustment: A Practical Approach
Warfarin remains one of the most widely used oral anticoagulants. As a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) with a narrow therapeutic index, it demands careful titration and…
10 June 2018
Clinical Skills, Clinical Medicine
Respiratory Auscultation: A Bedside Guide to Breath Sounds
Master the basics of respiratory auscultation. A detailed guide for clinicians and medical students on normal, abnormal, and adventitious breath sounds with audio examples.
5 June 2007
Clinical Skills, Clinical Medicine
Apex Beat Guide: Tapping vs. Heaving, Displacement & Clinical Causes
In this era of high-tech Echocardiography and MRI, it is easy to undervalue the humble physical examination. But the Apex Beat offers us something no machine…
27 May 2007

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Respiratory Auscultation: A Bedside Guide to Breath Sounds

Apex Beat Guide: Tapping vs. Heaving, Displacement & Clinical Causes

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Warfarin Dosage Adjustment: A Practical Approach

Respiratory Auscultation: A Bedside Guide to Breath Sounds

Apex Beat Guide: Tapping vs. Heaving, Displacement & Clinical Causes