Fibrolipoma of Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon of Ring Finger Causing Triggering and Intermittent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Introduction: Lipomas are most common soft-tissue tumors but rarely are found to be symptomatic. <1% of lipomas are found in hand. Subfascial lipomas can cause pressure symptoms.

Awareness about "Ten Steps for Successful Breastfeeding" among Medical and Nursing Students.

Background: Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a vital intervention supported by World Health Organization and UNICEF to reduce infant mortality and has been included as a part of the curriculum in nursing and medical courses. To know the extent of knowledge of students about BFHI along with its understanding and to find out the gap in their knowledge about BFHI steps.

Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out among the nursing (4(th) year) and medical students (3(rd) year MBBS) about ten steps of BFHI by a pretested and predesigned questionnaire.

Evaluation of bupivacaine-clonidine combination for unilateral spinal anesthesia in lower limb below-knee orthopedic surgery.

Background And Objectives: The purposes of this study were to evaluate the onset, quality and duration of sensory and motor blockade between hyperbaric bupivacaine and clonidine combination with bupivacaine alone when administered intrathecally for unilateral spinal anesthesia in below-knee orthopedic surgery, efficacy of clonidine for post-operative analgesia and side-effects of clonidine, if any.

Methods: Sixty ASA I and ASA II patients scheduled for elective surgery with time duration up to 90 min were studied. Patients were randomised in two equal groups by the lottery method.

Pencillium keratitis in an Immunocompetent Patient from Pune, Maharashtra, India.

The incidence of fungal keratitis is less common than bacterial and viral keratitis. However, it remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Delayed clinical diagnosis is common mainly because of lack of suspicion.

Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in voluntary blood donors: are women better donors?

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by blood and blood products and it causes a major proportion of transfusion transmitted hepatitis. It can lead to chronic liver disease which has great morbidity and mortality. HCV is responsible for more deaths than Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

The spectrum and aetiology of mycotic infections from a tertiary care hospital from Western part of India.

Background: In the past few years, there has been an increase in infections caused by fungal aetiology. This is mainly due to increase in sizes of populations which are at risk. Also, fungi which were previously considered as non-pathogenic have been increasingly implicated.

Myoepithelioma of minor salivary glands - A diagnostic challenge: Report of three cases with varied histomorphology.

Myoepitheliomas are rare, benign neoplasms affecting predominantly parotid gland and to a lesser extent minor salivary glands. In this article we have reported three cases with different histomorphological patterns. Two cases are from oral cavity and one from sinonasal tract, a very rare location.

Primary splenic tubercular abscess in an immunocompromised patient-rapid diagnosis by line probe assay.

Diagnosing extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is a challenge that can confound even the most practiced clinicians as clinical manifestations are vague, non-specific and typical chest radiograph findings may not be evident till late in the disease. Conventional methods for mycobacteriological culture and drug susceptibility testing are slow and cumbersome. Novel technologies for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its anti-TB drug resistance have therefore become a priority hence with the development of molecular line probe assays are most advanced.

Effect of 'water induced thermogenesis' on body weight, body mass index and body composition of overweight subjects.

Context: Drinking lots of water is commonly suggested as a part of weight loss regimens. However, only few systematic studies have addressed this notion. In this study, the effect of drinking 1500 ml of water, over and above the daily water intake on body weight, body mass index (BMI) and body composition of overweight subjects was assessed.

Job satisfaction in health-care organizations.

Job satisfaction among health-care professionals acquires significance for the purpose of maximization of human resource potential. This article is aimed at emphasizing importance of studying various aspects of job satisfaction in health-care organizations.

A preliminary study to measure and develop job satisfaction scale for medical teachers.

Background: Job satisfaction of medical teachers has an impact on quality of medical education and patient care. In this background, the study was planned to develop scale and measure job satisfaction status of medical teachers.

Materials And Methods: To generate items pertaining to the scale of job satisfaction, closed-ended and open-ended questionnaires were administered to medical professionals.

Objective structured clinical examination for undergraduates: is it a feasible approach to standardized assessment in India?

Background: There has been a growing concern among medical educators about the quality of medical graduates trained in various medical colleges in our country. Data based on the faculty and student perceptions of undergraduate curriculum indicate a need for laying more stress on practical skills during their training and assessment. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a reliable and an established and effective multistation test for the assessment of practical skills in an objective and a transparent manner.

Adverse drug reaction monitoring with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors: A prospective, randomized, open-label, comparative study.

Objectives: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are known to possess different chemical structures, and change in structure of a drug can bring about change in its adverse drug reaction (ADR) profile. The study aims to observe the incidence and severity of ADRs between the di-carboxyl group containing ACEIs (d-ACEIs) versus phosphonate group containing ACEIs (p-ACEIs), in patients suffering from essential hypertension.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty patients with essential hypertension were randomized into four groups receiving enalapril, lisinopril, ramipril, and fosinopril.

Acute lung injury following exposure to nitric acid.

We present a series of three cases of survival following inhalation of nitric acid fumes, which resulted in acute respiratory distress. Inhalation of nitric acid fumes and its decomposition gases such as nitrogen dioxide results in delayed onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intensive respiratory management, ventilatory support, and steroids can help in survival.

Effect of supplementation of vitamin C and E on oxidative stress in osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions associated with imbalance of osteoclastic and osteoblastic activities. The increased activity of osteoclasts leads to increased free radical formation and hence lipid peroxidation. Present study probes into the role of antioxidants as a palliative treatment for osteoporosis.

Reduced glutathione: Importance of specimen collection.

Glutathione, the dominant intracellular thiol, plays an important protective role against oxidative stress. The accidental findings of increased reduced glutathione level postprandially as compared to post absorptive level prompted the design of present study. Reduced Glutathione levels were estimated in 50 healthy individuals in post absorptive and postprandial phase by taking whole blood in ACD bulb.

PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE AND ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ACTIVITY AS A POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC AID IN LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIAS.

It has been demonstrated recently that in addition to morphologic and immunologic methods, enzyme characterisation of lymphoid cells is useful in the study and classification of lympho proliferative disorders. Heme biosynthetic pathway and purine metabolism are reported to be disturbed in such patients, this study was an attempt to estimate two enzymes Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) and Porphobilinogen Deaminase (PBGD) and correlate them with cytological and morphological parameters in lymphatic leukemias. Fasting heparinized venous blood samples were collected from 40 patients and 20 controls.