MEDiscuss Search

Search MEDiscuss

261 results, showing 221–230

  1. Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission | MEDiscuss CDSS
    mediscuss.org › cdss › hiv-pmtct

    Maternal ART, weight-based infant prophylaxis, the early infant diagnosis schedule and feeding advice, stratified by transmission risk.

    Clinical decision support 1,764 words
  2. Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS
    mediscuss.org › cdss › rabies-pep

    The category of the exposure, the vaccine schedule that follows from it, and whether immunoglobulin is needed. Follows the Indian National Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis (2019).

    Clinical decision support 2,348 words
  3. Ravichandra C
    mediscuss.org › contributors › ravichandra-c

    Dr. Ravichandra C is the Divisional Head of Human Resource Development (HAG-NFU) at the National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI), Bangalore. A Senior

    Site 61 words
  4. Sadgati: Safe Passage on Shared Roads - Road Safety Series
    mediscuss.org › sadgati-road-safety-series-driving-india

    A physician's three-part reflection on road safety as shared responsibility, exploring uncertainty, individual duty, and systemic change needed on Indian roads.

    Site Sadgati: Road Safety 159 words
  5. Sneha Deepak Mallya
    mediscuss.org › contributors › sneha-deepak-mallya

    Dr Sneha Deepak Mallya is Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,

    Site 25 words
  6. Symphony of the Stomach
    mediscuss.org › symphony-of-the-stomach

    This article explores the intriguing phenomenon of stomach noises, known as borborygmi. These sounds, ranging from gurgles to growls, occur due to the movement of gas and fluids in the intestines, driven by muscular contractions during digestion.

    Site Understanding Illness 646 words
  7. The Paradox of Progress: Why Modern Medicine Needs Ancient Wisdom
    mediscuss.org › paradox-of-progress-modern-medicine-needs-ancient-wisdom

    Here we are, standing on top of this mountain of achievement, facing an uncomfortable paradox: We've conquered many diseases, but we've lost our health.

    Site Medicine & Meaning 767 words
  8. The Uncertainty We Drive Through: Why Road Safety Is Shared
    mediscuss.org › uncertainty-road-safety-shared-responsibility-india

    Every journey is a bet on strangers. A physician explores why perfect driving can't guarantee safety and how invisible variables make road safety inherently interdependent.

    Site Sadgati: Road Safety 1,782 words
  9. To Test or Not to Test: COVID-19, India, and the Controversy about Testing (In)adequacy
    mediscuss.org › test-or-not-to-test-covid19-india-and-the-controversy-about-testing-inadequacy

    Crediting an external factor, luck or just divine intervention for COVID-19 control in India is an injustice to the hard work and discipline shown by almost every Indian.

    Site Understanding Illness 1,709 words
  10. Undifferentiated Febrile Illness | MEDiscuss CDSS
    mediscuss.org › cdss › febrile-illness-pathway

    What to send on which day of illness in undifferentiated fever, when to start doxycycline, and the level of care.

    Clinical decision support 3,841 words