Factor structure of the Jefferson Scale for Empathy among medical undergraduates from South India.

Background: Empathy is a multidimensional construct and is considered an essential attribute among healthcare professionals. The Jefferson Scale for Empathy (JSE) is a commonly used tool to measure physician empathy and has been used in medical students as well; however, the psychometric properties have not been well studied in India. We aimed to study the factor structure of JSE among medical undergraduates.

A prospective study to assess the role of paraoxonase 1 genotype and phenotype on the lipid-lowering and antioxidant activity of statins.

Human paraoxonase 1 (PON1) enzyme protects against atherosclerosis by preventing low-density lipoprotein from oxidative modification. Upregulation of PON1 enzymatic activity is suggested to contribute to atheroprotective potential of statins. Glutamine (Q) to arginine (R) at site 192 and leucine (L) to methionine (M) substitution at site 55 polymorphisms influence the PON1 activity.

A Questionnaire-based Study on Perceptions, Attitudes, and need Assessment regarding Geriatric Healthcare among Geriatric Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India.

Background: The lack of specialized geriatric healthcare in India, coupled with an aging population, has resulted in longer wait times, communication barriers, and a potential increase in unmet needs in a demographic that is already financially and socially vulnerable. This raises the need for exploring the perspectives and needs of the geriatric patient population to improve the quality and accessibility of the healthcare they receive.

Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the perceptions and perceived needs of geriatric patients regarding current healthcare and their attitudes toward specialized geriatric healthcare.

Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceived Needs Regarding Specialised Geriatric Healthcare: A Nation-wide Survey in India.

Unlabelled: Background& : The geriatric population in India is projected to increase from 8% to a staggering 20% by 2050. The combination of a population boom along with advances in medicine resulting has resulted in an increase in life span, leaving India with a potential geriatric healthcare crisis in its hands leaves India with a potential geriatric healthcare crisis in its hands. India currently produces as few as 20 geriatricians per year due to limited PG seats and has only a handful of fully functioning Geriatric Departments in the public healthcare sector.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Screening of Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: a Cross-sectional Study in India.

Background: Within the next few decades, India will witness a staggering increase in its elderly population owing to advancements in health care. However, an increase in life span is not mutually inclusive with high quality of living. Old age is associated with multiple ailments which decreases functionality and increases dependency, several of which go undiagnosed while catering to primary complaints.

Clinical Utility of 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Introduction: Hypertension leads to rapid progression of kidney disease. Hypertension (HTN) is the second most common cause for CKD after diabetes. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) helps in accurate and early diagnosis of HTN along with measurements of other variables, namely nondippers, reverse dippers, hyperbaric index (HBI), percentage time elevation (PTE), and early morning surge.

Stigma, Empathy, and Attitude (SEA) educational module for medical students to improve the knowledge and attitude towards persons with mental illness.

Objective: The objective was to develop an educational module on stigma, empathy, and attitude towards mental illness and evaluate its effectiveness among undergraduate medical students.

Methods: In phase I, the authors developed the Stigma, Empathy, and Attitude (SEA) module consisting of interactive teaching-learning components through an experts-based consensus (two rounds of Delphi). In phase II, the effectiveness of the module was evaluated.

Effect of Yoga Intervention in the Management of Hypertension: A Preventive Trial.

Background: Noncommunicable diseases are on the rise in India. Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and also labeled as a chronic lifestyle disorder. Hence, non-pharmacological interventions leading to lifestyle modifications are of utmost importance to control and prevent hypertension.

Clinical Study of Use of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab in Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients.

Introduction: Remdesivir and Tocilizumab are two experimental drugs used in severely ill COVID-19 patients. Various clinical trials studying these drugs are giving conflicting results. Our aim is to study these two drugs and share the experience in our setting.

Risk Factors and Comorbidities in Young Indian Patients with Hypertension: REAL YOUNG (Hypertension) Study.

Purpose: To analyze the risk factors and comorbidities among the young Indian adults with hypertension.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective, multicentric real-world study which included patients diagnosed with and receiving treatment for hypertension. Data were collected from the medical records of clinics/hospitals across 623 study sites in India.

Preliminary Observations and Experiences of Physiotherapy Practice in Acute Care Setup of COVID 19: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Background: The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a public health emergency of grave concern, warranted hospital admissions with almost 90,000 cases in June 2020 in city of Mumbai. 3-10% of the patients with moderate to severe involvement required intensive care unit (ICU) admission with respiratory support. Patients admitted in ICU with an acute COVID event present with respiratory dysfunction and are more likely to have critical illness myopathy and neuropathy (CIMN).

Clinical Utility of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients.

Background: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) has an upper hand in diagnosing hypertension accurately. Parameters obtained by ABPM helps us in diagnosing white coat hypertension, BP variability, dipping status and blood pressure load on organs (Hyperbaric Index) reflecting possible end organ damage.

Objectives: To evaluate clinical utility of ABPM in stage 1 newly diagnosed hypertensive subjects, to compare ABPM readings with clinic blood pressure (Clinic BP), to study dipping pattern and White Coat Hypertension (WCH) in newly labeled hypertensives.

A Prospective, Observational Study to Determine the Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Patients of Hypertensive Crisis in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background: Hypertension can present in crisis form as 'hypertensive urgency'(HU) or as 'hypertensive emergency' (HE). Both the conditions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, course of illness, end-organ damage and survival outcome in patients with hypertensive crisis.

Left ventricular non-compaction with viral myocarditis: a rare presentation of a rarer disease.

We report an unusual case of a 22-year-old male who was incidentally diagnosed with isolated noncompaction of the left ventricle (LV) when he was admitted with viral myocarditis. Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a congenital cardiomyopathy which presents with ventricular dysfunction, cardioembolic manifestations or with arrhythmias. A diagnosis can be made with the commonly available modality of echocardiography but is still often overlooked.

Recurrent cardiac tamponade in a young woman.

A young woman presented with recurrent pericardial effusion, she had previously been treated with antitubercular medications. She had clinical features of systemic sclerosis (SSc) which was subsequently confirmed on further workup. She was also found to be profoundly hypothyroid.

HTLV infection and strongyloidal hyperinfection syndrome.

Strongyloides stercoralis can affect humans in the form of asymptomatic infections, Strongyloidal hyperinfection syndrome and disseminated Strongyloidiasis depending on the immune response of the host. We report a case of strongyloidial hyperinfection syndrome that subsequently tested positive for HTLV infection.