10 articles in this issue
Harshadeep Kothare, Garima Vijay Rathi, Sonam Madavi, Yasmeen Fatema
Introduction: Pain Tolerance is that greater level of stimulus at which the subject request stimulus cessation. Various factors responsible for variation in pain tolerance are-Method of experimental pain induction, age, gender, race, and exercise, Differe... see more
Edwin Joseph Pathrose, Sanjith Saseedharan, Sunil Poojary, Anant Patil
In an earlier study done by the first author and team, the average noise levels in a mixed medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) ranged from 41dB to 58dB. In this study we attempted to study the impact of partitions between patient beds (effectively ... see more
Jyothi D N, Anita R Bijoor, Gosala Sarma
Homocysteine, vitamin B12 andfolate have been associated with Cerebrovascular Accidents. A number of cross-sectional, case controlled cohort studies have demonstrated an association between high homocysteine level and increased risk of cardiovascular and ... see more
Elias Sharma, Jaideep Ratkal
Aims and objectives: Transitory post-operative visual loss in one of our patients following Percutaneus Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), led us to do a review the available literature on Post Operative Visual Loss (POVL) and to study the intraocular pressure (IOP)... see more
Mohammed Mounuddin, B Laxmikanth
Background: Nitric oxide (NO) is an endothelium derived vasodilator. NO regulates renal function through modulation of vascular tone. With the progressive development of renal insufficiency, it remains unclear whether endogenous NO production is increased... see more
Sanjeev Vasantrao Chincholikar, Surendra Kulkarni
Background: Mental morbidity is a state of mental and emotional discomfort. It often cripples the ability of the person to cope with day-to-day living. The undergraduate medical training is a stressful period and medical students undergo tremendous stress... see more
Nidhi Verma, Preeti Singh, Bhavna Sharma, Neha Singh, Monika Rathi, S. P. Sharma
Hodgkins lymphoma at an osseous site is not a common presentation. Here we are reporting a case of recurrence of Hodgkins lymphoma at osseous site with review of literature.
Sharmila Patil, Vasundhara Singh, Shweta Agarwal
Vitiligo is a pigmentary disorder with absence of functional melanocytes in the affected area. Melanocytes originate from neural crest and migrate to rest of the body in a cephalo-caudal manner in the embryonic life. Apart from epidermis and hair bulb in ... see more
Dr Ranjani Thillaigovindan, Dr Eswaran Arumugam, Dr Rathika Rai, Dr Sheela Kumari
Microstomia is the term used to describe a condition of reduction in the size of the oral aperture which can be either acquired or congenital. Patients with microstomia have restricted mouth opening which causes difficulty in inserting and removing the pr... see more
I. H. Shambe, C. Obu
Anogenital warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).They are usually more common in Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) infected people than uninfected people and are often very difficult to treat. The authors report a case of recurrent florid vu... see more