Diaphragmatic palsy in a 10-month-old boy with infantile tremor syndrome causing respiratory failure with full response to vitamin B therapy.

Infantile tremor syndrome (ITS) owing to vitamin B deficiency usually presents with tremors, anaemia, pigmentary skin changes, neuro-regression and hypotonia. A 10-month-old boy with ITS and respiratory failure owing to bilateral diaphragmatic palsy who responded to high parenteral doses of vitamin B is presented. As far as we are aware, this is the first report of diaphragmatic palsy associated with ITS and vitamin B deficiency.

Assessing antenatal depression in primary care with the PHQ-2 and PHQ-9: Can It Be carried Out by auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM)?

Antenatal Depression (AD) is prevalent in India but remains unidentified and untreated in primary care settings. The Auxiliary Nursing Midwife (ANM), a non-specialist health care worker at antenatal care (ANC) clinic or at a primary care centre can improve the detection of women with AD. In this study, we aimed to estimate the inter-rater reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2, administered by ANMs, with mental health professionals, that is, Clinical Psychologists(CP).

Activity Wise Unit Cost of Blood Components in a Tertiary Care Hospital Blood Bank for the Year 2018.

The present study on cost of a unit of blood was conducted in blood bank of a tertiary care public hospital with an annual collection of 20,748. A retrospective chart review was done to calculate the activity wise annual unit cost of blood, based on WHO guidelines (Blood Safety Unit. safe blood and blood products: costing blood transfusion services, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1998).

Perinatal depression-knowledge gap among service providers and service utilizers in India.

Introduction: Lack of access to perinatal mental health (PMH) services is a significant public health problem in India. Barriers to accessing PMH services include the stigma, non-availability of services, poor knowledge, negative perception, attitude among perinatal women (PWs) and service providers. The present study attempted to examine the knowledge gap regarding perinatal depression (PD) among service providers [Nursing providers (NPs), Medical Practitioners (MPs)] and service utilizers (PWs).