Healthcare Delivery through Telemedicine during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study from a Tertiary Care Center in South India.

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated medical centers across the world to deliver healthcare through telemedicine. We discuss the adoption, delivery of telemedicine services at a tertiary care center and patient satisfaction involving 456 patients in south India. Most respondents had sought telemedicine care at the department of Medicine (16.

Study of hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis in frail elderly subjects.

Background: Frail elderly people are at increased risk of death and disability from minor environmental stresses such as infection because they do not have the reserves to respond and maintain adequate homeostasis Studies have shown that elderly patients had a significantly smaller response to ACTH stimulation test. Due to paucity of data regarding HPA axis functioning in frail elderly in Indian studies, we assessed the adrenocortical response to ACTH stimulation test in frail elderly subjects.

Objectives: To assess the basal serum cortisol levels and serum cortisol response to 1 mcg ACTH stimulation test in frail elderly subjects.