Comparison of Peyton's Four-Step Approach With the Conventional Bedside Technique in Teaching Clinical Examination Skills to Medical Students.

Background:  Conventional bedside teaching (CBT) is an integral and classical method for imparting clinical skills to undergraduates in medical schools. It is a traditionally successful approach, especially when it comes to imparting patient-doctor relationship skills and knowledge on clinical management. Peyton's four-step approach (PFSA) is one of the newer structured instructional approaches for teaching-learning, especially for imparting procedural and complex psychomotor skills.

Comparison of ropivacaine and bupivacaine with fentanyl for caudal epidural in pediatric surgery.

Context: Ropivacaine, s-enantiomer of amide local anaesthetic produces differential neural blockade with less motor blockade, cardiovascular and neurological toxicity makes it suitable for day case surgery in children.

Aims: To compare the effectiveness of Inj. Ropivacaine (0.