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Lichi
Desperate with fear pain or wild excitment. Eg: Sean’s mother was frantic wth worry when he failed for the third time in his exams.
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Delicious and juicy “Litchi” has good amounts of dietary fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants. It is also rich in minerals like potassium and copper.
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February-March 2013 Free Health Check-up Camp for Senior Citizens
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11 Year Old Escapes Severe Ailment Deepak Shettar
Dr. Samita Padhy
cutting through the abdominal wall to reach the abdominal cavity). The Nandish had been experiencing laparotomy showed obstruction cramps and cycles of pain in his and major knotting in Nandish’s stomach for the last few weeks. He intestines. A 90 minute long surgery had been given various medicines for was done to release the knots stomach ache and vomiting by local around the ileum (the final or the doctors but his discomfort only grew last part of the small intestine). Dr. with each passing day. Finally, when Hiregoudar says, “This kind of knot nothing seemed to work, Nandish formation (around the Meckel’s Hosmani was brought to Vaatsalya Diverticulum) is seen in less than 2% Hubli Hospital with a rare illness at of the population; more commonly an ordinary age of eleven years. in males. This kind of knot formation Dr. Abhijit D. Hiregoudar, on close however is extremely rare. Had the examination sensed a complication obstruction not been identified with correct diagnosis, it might have gone on to take shape of a gangrene and septicemia; which could have been fatal.” P o s t- s u r g e r y, Nandish was closely monitored Dr. Abhijit Hiregoudar (left) and Nandish (right) VT Correspondent, Hubli
Vaatsalya Hospital, Proddutur
Hardly six months have passed since I joined Vatsalya Hospital Proddutur. As doctors, our lives are full of challenges every day but that is also what we are prepared for – to risk, calculate and cure. A recent difficult case reinstated this. Saritadevi (name changed), 25 years old and 34 weeks pregnant with *breech presentation came to our hospital with severe
Did You Know? * A Breech Birth is the birth of a baby from a breech presentation, in which the baby enters the pelvis with the buttocks or feet first as opposed to the normal head-first presentation. breathlessness and hemoglobin level down to a fatal low of 3g/dl. At such a low level of hemoglobin in her blood, Saritadevi needed immediate blood transfusion. After considering the high risk involved, we admitted her for blood transfusion after taking approval
Did You Know? Normal hemoglobin values in humans are: •Adult (Male) : •Adult (Female) : •Pregnant Female : •Newborn Baby : •Children :
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13.5 - 17 g/dl 12 - 15 g/dl 11 - 12 g/dl 14-24 g/dl 11-16g/dl
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and immediately asked his team of Dr. Krishna Baradol and (nurse) Ms. Manjula C. to take Nandish for an emergency diagnostic laparotomy (a laparotomy is a surgery that involves
and administered I.V. antibiotics and fluids. His sister’s beaming smile of gratitude was the perfect ending for the Vaatsalya team!
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Delivering Happiness All the Way!
Taporaj Shreshta VT Correspondent, Mysore
Vaatsalya Hospital, Mysore conducted Babies-BirthdayCelebration for babies born last year in Vaatsalya Mysore Hospital. Twelve babies cut cakes, accompanied by their parents. Gifts were distributed to all babies. The parents were full of pride and beamed, “Vaatsalya made giving birth a very special experience. We have never seen any hospital celebrating birthdays of babies!” No wonder the hospital team was all smiles after the celebration!
Last Minute Intervention Saves Young Girl Balakrishna Majji VT Correspondent, Narasannapeta
When eighteen year old Kusumam (name changed) was brought to Narasannapeta Vaatsalya Hospital, her mother had lost hope that she would see her daughter alive again. Kusumam was suffering from
poisoning. She was taken to three different local doctors who had all given up and pronounced her dead. In a frantic condition her mother and father brought her to Vaatsalya hospital. Without further ado, the nurses rushed her into emergency. Dr. Golivi Mohan, Dr. Tirupathy Swami, OT Assistant B. Chinnarao,
casualty and I.C.U. staff P. Murali, V. Sridevi, P. Kalyani and K. Prasanthi immediately swung into action. The young girl was put on ventilator support after the operation. The timely action of the hospital team brought the patient back to life. Kusumam survived, to the surprised relief of her family! -1-
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FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013
Snapshots of Change Shilpa Mani
VT Correspondent, Bangalore
A Day of Service to Senior Citizens Shimoga: Senior citizens at Shimoga gathered from far and near to attend the special camp conducted by Vaatsalya Hospital for the elderly. Eighty seniors citizens underwent orthopedic and general check-up. The camp was held to encourage senior citizens to take care of their health and to appeas for regular check-ups post the age of fifty years.
Senior Citizens’ Camp in Shimoga
Immunization is the first line of defense against several different types of infectious and disabling diseases. Over the past two decades alone, more than 20 million lives have been saved and countless children have been protected around the world
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Aarogyashri Mega Health Camp Vizianagaram: Vaatsalya Hospital conducted a Mega Health Camp under Aarogyasri at Govindapuram. District Hospital, Vizianagaram, Tirumala Hosapital, MIMS HospitalNellimarla, and Gosha Hospital participated in the camp. 737 Patients availed this service. Free medicines and snacks were distributed to the patients. The camp was inaugurated by Mr. Badukonda Appalanaidu (MLA, P.S. Rega). Dr T Renukumar and Dr. B. Nageswara Rao from Vaatsalya, participated in the camp.
Vaatsalya Staff Call out to Villagers
Vaatsalya Hosital staff demonstrated solidarity towards prevention of AIDS through different modes across hospitals ain Karnataka and Andhra. All staff wore the red ribbon symbolic of AIDS.
Health Check-Up for Factory Workers Malur: Free health-check up camp was conducted by Vaatsalya Hospital Shreyas Granite Industrial Factory area in Malur. 50 factory workers were checked for blood sugar, hemoglobin, blood pressure, etc.
Factory Workers Get Check Up
Two Drops: Of Life, For Life from illness, disability and death. Pulse Polio is an immunization campaign established by the government of India in 1995-96 to exterminate poliomyelitis (polio) in India by vaccinating all children under the age of five years against polio
scale immunization programs, cooperating with various international institutions, state governments and Non-Government Organizations. Vaatsalya was proud to be associated with this Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. To prevent the
virus. This project involves fighting poliomyelitis with the help of large
spread of polio Vaatsalya Hospitals across Karnataka and Andhra
Prevention is better than Cure Gulbarga, Vizianagram: Vaatsalya Hospital observed World Aids Day on December 1, 2012. The observance was an attempt towards creating awareness among the patients, local people and the staff about prevention of the disease. Gulbarga Hospital doctor – Dr. Geeta spoke to SGS PU College students about causes of AIDS, prevention and common myths about AIDS patients.
Hosital staff create AIDS awareness
Shanth Kumar BM
VT Correspondent, Bangalore
conducted awareness camps and administered polio vaccine to over 1000 children in remote villages.
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Are You Your Own Doctor? Not So Healthy!
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from the patient and her family. After the third day she developed complications due to pre - term contraction and fetal tachycardia (Tachycardia is a heart rate that exceeds the normal range). Due to experience staff sisters Vijaya and sister Siddamma, this complication
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like- cough syrups containing sugar should be avoided by diabetics, pain killers are to be avoided by high blood pressure patients, Ibuprofen and aspirin which are commonly taken to relive symptoms of fever may cause an attack in an asthmatic person. • Habituation and Dependence: Drugs relieve us from a variety of symptoms- physical and mental. But this relief can be
When is it okay to self-prescribe? Vomiting: Take an antiemetic (drugs that help cure vomiting/ nausea/ motion sickness), preferably half an hour before eating anything.
Fever, Headache: Paracetemol is safe.
Acidity: Antacids will help.
If you are self-medicating much too often, it makes sense to check with a doctor even for these medicines, as these symptoms might be masking something more serious inside your body. •
Allergic
Reactions: Drugs
are xenobiotic or foreign substances. Your body might not accept them and show a hyper active or an allergic reaction which may be dangerous. Penicillin or sulpha drugs should always be tested before administration. A severe allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock could be fatal. • Other Adverse Reactions: If a drug has an effect, it is bound to have a side effect. The side effect may be adverse or may require another adjuvant(complementary medicine) to nullify it, which is often overlooked in self-prescription. Also certain drugs need to be avoided in various pathological conditions
so overwhelming that it can lead to habituation and dependence. Addiction to cough syrups, pain relievers and to psychotropic drugs is common and withdrawal from these drugs may be painful. • Drug Interactions: Not all medicines can be taken with each other. They might react with each other and be your bane than boon if taken together. Never administer a combination without consulting your doctor or pharmacist. • ♦Drugs During Pregnancy: it is most dangerous practice to follow as the mother and the child could be in harm’s way. The practice could lead to congenital diseases and
Drug relief can be so overwhelming that it can lead to habituation and dependence.
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How long do you wait before you consult a doctor? Do you first try medicines advised by your family, friends or neighbors? Do you take medicines advised by the nearby chemist? Or do you try medicines you see on television advertisements and wait for them to cure your illness? This practice of self-medication may appear to have a few benefits like immediate relief and to an extent reduced expenses on minor health related troubles. This, however, is neither a completely safe path to follow nor a practice to be encouraged for the vices associated with the practice are many and risks very great. Popping a pill at will, without prescription, can have a lot of hazards and dangers some of which may be potentially fatal. These include but are not limited to: • Incorrect Self-Diagnosis: Your doctor knows your body best, so beyond the common or OTC (Over-the-Counter) drugs, never try prescribing yourself. You may end up doing more harm by temporarily covering-up the real condition and just treating the symptoms, not the disease. • Delays in Seeking Medical Advice: Self-medication prevents people from going to a doctor when it might actually be urgent. For instance, popping a pain killer for a continuing headache might just give you temporary relief but stops you from finding the cause which may be very severe.
• Incorrect Dosage and Administration: Another potentially dangerous hazard is incorrect dosage, under-dosage or over-dosage. Overdosing, can be particularly dangerous with sleeping pills, potent drugs like steroids. Also overdosing would put a pressure on liver and kidney and may cause irreparable damage. Under dosage on the other hand will not cure, and prolong recovery.
malformations and even still births. Never ever pop a pill without asking your doctor if you are pregnant. • Decreasing Effectiveness: This is a major problem with antibiotics. The indiscriminate use has led to decreased efficacy of many antibiotics; meaning you require a higher dose to achieve the same effect or the drug may be ineffective all together. This has resulted mainly from nonprescription use of these drugs. Self-medication is a practice that should not be encouraged especially in a country like ours where general awareness about medicines is not much and a lot of banned drugs and combinations are flooding the market. Consult your doctor(s) before popping pills.
Loukik Arora
Loukik Arora completed his Bachelors in Pharmacy from Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and
Research (DIPSAR), Delhi University. He is currently a research fellow at B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, Delhi University. He is interested in cancer medicine and drug research; and wishes to contribute significantly to cancer therapeutics in future.
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loss. Post operation she was given with a robust baby boy of 3 kgs! another blood Dr Samita Padhy, M.S. OBG, is a native transfusion of Orissa. She worked as a resident at and few iron All India Institute of Medical Sciences injections (A.I.I.M.S, New Delhi) and later, was for mineral an Ex-Register in Fernandes Hospital, support. She Hyderabad. She enjoys challenges! was discharged
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FEBRUARY-MARCH 2013
Candle Light Musings Invictus
Congratulations !
by William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever Gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance S. Gopal Naik
Wardboy Vaatsalya Hospital, Anantapur
Dr. Bhargava Swamy Head, Pharmacy Vaatsalya Bangalore
Edwin Dalawi
Zonal Nursing Head Vaatsalya, North Karnataka
Vishnu
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Gulbarga
I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate,
Eswara Rao
Marketing Executive Vaatsalya Hosp., Vizianagram
Basavaraj Majjagi
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Gadag
Shanmukha N S
Store Incharge Vaatsalya Hospital, Hassan
Pushpaveni B
Housekeeping Vaatsalya Hospital, Mysore
How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. We invite our readers to send us write-ups / quotes/ poems that linger on in their minds as food for thought. We will be happy to publish them in our readers’ own space : Candle Light Musings.
SUDOKU Rajendra Prasad
Front Office Executive Vaatsalya Hosp. Hanamkonda
Mamtha CK
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Hassan
D. Nagamani
B.Chinna Rao
Staff Nurse OT Staff Vaatsalya Hosp. Narasannapet Vaatsalya Hosp., Narasannapeta
Jagadevappa Biradar Ningamma NaikodiS Dialysis Technician Vaatsalya Hospital, Bijapur
Housekeeping Vaatsalya Hospital, Bijapur
Sajida Begum
Sanju Gandhi
Laxmi B M
Mahadevi M
Basavaraju M
Raghu J
Shobha
Malikamma
Housekeeping Wardboy Vaatsalya Hosp, Chikmagalur Vaatsalya Hospital, Gulbarga
Soniya Solaman
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Mandya
Kokila C
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Mysore
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Hubli Front Ofice Executive Vaatsalya Hospital, Malur Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Mandya
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Hubli
Pharmacist Vaatsalya Hospital, Malur Housekeeping Vaatsalya Hospital, Tarikere
From the Editor’s Desk D. Simhachalam
M. Divya Lakshmi
Pharmacy Aide Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hosp, Narasannapet Vaatsalya Hospital, Proddatur
Asha R
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Shimoga
Asha D
Staff Nurse Vaatsalya Hospital, Tarikere
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A literature professor from my college used to say, “Your biggest achievement in life is not any gold medal or any piece of paper, be it your graduation degree or the money you make. Your biggest achievement in life is that you live every day - meeting the challenges of life in the face.” There are many incidents in life that make you stronger and equip you to live
through the next thing that comes along. The Vaatsalya team works through each day with the spirit of bringing a smile to your face in the grimmest of these situations. Glimpses of some of those moments are painted over this edition. Through this edition and those to follow, we will continue to reach out to our readers, patients and doctors to share their achievements, how they live life with an indomitable spirit. Wish you a hearty and healthy month ahead! -4-