Gender and sexual orientation of undergraduate medical students in India: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Although the potential for alternate conceptions of gender roles and sexual orientations are diverse, it is by-and-large not well tolerated. This study explores the self-reported gender-roles and sexual orientations of Indian undergraduate medical students.

Aim: To study self-reported gender role and sexual orientation of undergraduate medical students in India.

A Clinical Study of Effect of Hyperpyrexia on Otoacoustic Emissions in Children.

Various degrees of sensory neural hearing loss can be seen in the progression of some hereditary periodic fever syndromes. Otoacoustic emission testing can help to establish the inner ear involvement at an early period of a periodic fever with a risk of hearing loss (Abdul Kadir et al. in J Int Adv Otol 9(2.

A Study of Clinical Significance of the Depth of Olfactory Fossa in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.

The endoscope has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), like all minimally invasive surgery, is designed to combine an excellent outcome with minimal patient discomfort. Successful outcome with minimal complications can only be achieved with good knowledge of the endoscopic anatomy, appropriate training in the procedure and the understanding of the anatomical variations.

Impact of short-term practice of yoga on heart rate variability.

Background: Yoga is a science that facilitates homeostasis, an ancient way of life intended to improve the quality of life of an individual. Practice of yoga is proposed to alter the autonomic nervous system and affect the cardiovascular functioning. This study was intended to assess the influence of short-term practice of yoga for a month on heart rate variability (HRV).

Tubercular Osteomyelitis of Talus with Staphylococcal Co infection.

Tuberculosis osteomyelitis of foot bones is uncommon and may evade the diagnosis for long time because of atypical presentation, paucibacillary nature and relatively normal picture on laboratory investigations. As tuberculosis of bone mimic like chronic osteomyelitis, clinical picture with confection by other organism lead to misdiagnosis. A case of tubercular osteomyelitis of talus reported here for its rarity and atypical presentation.

Irreducible, incarcerated vertical dislocation of patella into a Hoffa fracture.

Rotational dislocations of patella, which involve rotation of the patella around a horizontal or vertical axis are rare. These rotational dislocations of patella are difficult to reduce by close methods. These dislocations can have associated osteochondral and retinacular injury.

Neurocysticercosis presenting as pseudobulbar palsy.

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infestation of the central nervous system (CNS) and a leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. The common manifestations of NCC are seizures and headache. The NCC as a cause of pseudobulbar palsy is very unusual and not reported yet in the literature.

Audiological assessment in organophosphorus compound poisoning.

The aim of this prospective study design is to understand the audiological parameters in central and peripheral auditory pathway in organophosphorus compound (OPC) poisoning, within the setting of Tertiary care/Medical College Hospital we studied Distortion Product Oto Acoustic Emission (DPOAE) and brain evoked response audiometry (BERA) in 25 patients with OPC poisoning with respiratory failure and 75 patients without respiratory failure. The results showed that DPOAE was absent in 17 patients with respiratory failure and 51 patients without respiratory failure. BERA showed significant prolongation in wave I, wave III and wave V latencies in both the groups.

Effects of ageing on otoacoustic emission.

To study the effects of ageing on otoacoustic emission (OAE) in individuals with normal pure tone audiogram (PTA). Tertiary/Medical College Hospital. Descriptive/Prospective study.

Internal nasal valve and its significance.

Unlabelled: Internal nasal valve (INV) is the narrowest area, of the nose where turbulence of the inspiratory and expiratory current takes place. This study analysis the significance of INV with respect to health and disease.

Study Design: Descriptive study/Prospective study.

Upper alveolar ridge in edentulous patients and caldwell luc surgery.

The aim of this study is to understand the upper alveolar ridge changes and its impact on Caldwell Luc surgery, in a patient papulation from a Medical College Hospital. We undertook a study to measure the thickness of upper alveolar ridge in edentulous and edentulous patients, to know the difference between the two and its effects on Caldwell Luc surgery. The finding of the study led us to conclude that the upper alveolar ridge is quite thin in edentulous patients and requires care while scraping the unhealthy mucosa from the floor of the maxillary sinus in Caldwell Luc surgery.

Hearing loss in pregnancy.

To study hearing loss in healthy pregnant women. Tertiary care hospital. Prospective study.

Rheumatoid factor and hearing loss.

To find out the association between rheumatoid factor and hearing loss, a prospective study was conducted at Tertiary care/Medical college hospital. We screened 85 patients with positive rheumatoid factor for evidence of hearing loss. These patients were collected from the Departments of Medicine and Orthopedics.

Atropic tympanic membrane and hearing assessment.

The hearing threshold in atrophic tympanic membrane is assessed in 35 individuals. Assessment of hearing threshold in patients having atrophic tympanic membrane. Prospective clinical study.

Recurrent urinary stress incontinence: an overview.

Aim: We review the literature regarding recurrent urinary stress incontinence (USI) following various anti-incontinence procedures and analyze possible risk factors for failure of different anti-incontinence procedures. Management options for recurrent USI and future trends are also covered.

Methods: A PubMed search was undertaken for English language literature using the MeSH terms 'stress urinary incontinence', 'recurrence', 'treatment', and 'failure'.