Dr.Srinivasa Raju

Taking blood pressure pills at bedtime may prevent more heart attacks & strokes . caution:  older people need to be careful about taking blood pressure pills at night. Standing up too quickly in the middle of the night can lead to a sudden blood pressure drop and a fall. Different blood pressure in right and left arms could signal trouble  -     People with an arm-to-arm difference of 15 points or more were twice as likely to have peripheral artery disease—essentially cholesterol-clogged arteries in the arms, legs, or other non-heart parts of the body. Older frail adults might benefit from slightly higher blood pressure , What is right for controlling blood pressure in a 50-year-old might not work for a frail 80-year-old.

National IMA conference wonderfully organized in kanyakumari,a renowned international tourist town of down south's end of indian land . Dr K Vijayakumar &  Dr.Saini  takes charge   during a colorful installation ceremony on 27-12-12 ,  as  new president & secretary-general of Indian Medical Association  About 2000 delegates were attended the conference. THE LARGEST DELEGATE COUNCIL MEMBERS  COMES FROM EVER ACTIVE ANDHRA PRADESH. Committed council members under the visionary leadership of Dr.N.Appa rao-chairman of national IMA leaders forum participated in sensible deliberations.- IMA deeply moved and grieved for Delhi rape victim and urged the govt. to enact stringent law and regulations with speedier judicial mechanism IMA council strongly urges the constitutional authorities- MCI&MOH -to give clarification and assure the medical fraternity about B.Sc medical / paramedical? course. IMA strongly opposing this course as there is severe under or un-employme

Welcome to Indian medical association's prestigious  87 th  Annual National Conference  -2012,  grand gala opening on 27th.december at Hotel Singar -Kanyakumari,Tamilnadu. About 2000 doctor delegates of modern medicine will attend this scientific and  national IMA council meet. Highlights in program :  26-12-12, 7PM : NATIONAL IMA AWARDS NGHT -@ OPEN AUDITORIUM-HOTEL SINGAR. 8PM : CULTURAL PROGRAM./DINNER 27-12-12: 10AM ONWARDS: CENTRAL COUNCIL MEET 6.30PM: INAUGURATION&INSTALLATION CEREMONY 8PM: CULTURAL PROGRAM /DINNER                                         for details browse-    http://www.imacon2012.com/ Conference Secretariat IMATN State Office Annammal Hospital Campus Kuzhithurai Junction - 629 163. Kanyakumari Dist., Tamilnadu. +91 94431 60026 +91 97888 60023 +91 4651 260264 secretary@imacon2012.com lapsurgeon2001@yahoo.co.in

How to correct your mistakes while filling up the NEET UG 2013 Application form? Students do not panic now! Here is the good news for you. All the  NEET UG 2013   Aspirants will now get  A ONE TIME OPPORTUNITY  to rectify their personal particulars in the On-line Application which has been submitted by them on the website www.cbseneet.nic.in . This facility will be available during the period  1st February, 2013 to 28th February, 2013. The students can correct their particulars except City of Centre/Choice of Seats/Questions Paper Medium/Category/Nationality. After correction, Candidates may print correction slip and retain the same for reference and record. Candidates are advised not to make any correspondence regarding corrections with the CBSE. Status of receipt of Confirmation Page of Applications in the CBSE can also be viewed on-line on website www.cbseneet.nic.in  with effect from  15th January, 2013 onwards . Candidates are also advised to Visit the website of 

Abbott launches  drug eluting   bioresorbable vascular scaffold in India --- It  dissolves into the body over time ( within one year,) . so,  the   treated vessel  resume its  natural function and movement -  the potential to flex, pulsate and dilate in response to normal activities such as exercise, more freely because it is free of a permanent metallic stent. Abbott’s BVS is made of polylactide, used also as   dissolving sutures. critical care in india in critical condition. what to do ? just 70,000 well equipped ICU beds against an estimated demand of 400,000 ICU beds to provide critical care for approximately five million ICU cases per year  .   equally alarming to see the non-availability of qualified intensive care specialists.so,in this backdrop- a new hope to bridge the gaps.  Intensive care goes live through CritiNext eICU system.

NEET 2013 UG ALL INDIA QUOTA and STATE QUOTA Ques: What is the difference between ALL INDIA QUOTA and STATE QUOTA?   15% seats  in Government Medical Colleges filled through the Counseling conducted by Directorate General of Health Services are  All India quota seats. Seats filled through the counseling conducted by the  State Counseling Authorities and Management Quota seats  of Private Medical Colleges are  under State Quota seats. Eligibility for National  Quota Seats (i) He/She has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the 1st year  MBBS/BDS  Course and is an INDIAN NATIONAL. (ii) The upper age limit for candidates seeking admission under  15% All India Quota Seats  is 25 years as on 31st December of the year of the entrance examination. Further provided that this upper age limit shall be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/ Schedu

Platelet distribution width: a simple, practical and specific marker of activity of coagulation. PDW, and not PC or MPV, as an independent predictor of all-cause and CV mortality. Platelet overactivation was frequently observed in CHF patients. Platelet overactivation may partly associate with the pathophysiology of adverse complications in CHF. PDW may be a novel and feasible prognostic marker for CHF patients. The  inflammatory  process in  atherosclerosis  may cause an increase in red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and platelet distribution width (PDW) values.  what is platelet? thrombocyte; a disk-shaped structure, 2 to 4 μm in diameter, found in the blood of mammals and important for its role in blood coagulation; platelets, which are formed by detachment of part of the cytoplasm of a megakaryocyte, lack a nucleus and DNA but contain active enzymes and mitochondria. simultaneous increase of MPV ( mean platelet volume )and PDW (platelet distribution width) could rev

1.your money in your hands.aap ka paisaa aap ke haath. 2.govt.allocated 800 crores to distribute anti-TB drugs from march-2013,not only in RNTCP-DOT centers but also through all  medical shops. 3.govt.moots in 12th.five year plan to establish "geriatric welfare commission" to look-after the needs of senior citizens

TB, a notifiable disease since May 7, 2012  Early diagnosis and complete treatment of TB is the cornerstone of TB prevention and control strategy. Inappropriate diagnosis and irregular/incomplete treatment with anti–TB drugs may contribute to complications, disease spread and emergence of Drug Resistant TB.  So, it is essential to have complete information of all TB cases. Therefore, the healthcare providers shall notify every TB case to local authorities i.e. District Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer of a district and Municipal health Officer of a Municipal Corporation/Municipality every month in a given format (attached).  For the purpose of case notification, a TB case is defined as follows: A patient diagnosed with at least one sputum specimen positive for acid fast bacilli, or Culture–positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or RNTCP endorsed Rapid Diagnostic molecular test positive for tuberculosis, or A patient diagnosed clinically as a case of TB, without microbi

NO STAY AGAINST NEET -UG & PG.     Final hearing on January 14 . Apex court allowed state govts & institutions to conduct old system of CETs but ordered to withhold the results until the final verdict probably before the pongal. The Supreme Court on Thursday ( 13-12-12 ), allowed private minority institutions, both religious and linguistic and other colleges to hold their own entrance tests for undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses but declined to stay the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for the academic year 2013-14.   IMA advises all INTERMEDIATE students to prepare both for NEET -UG & CET  exams. Those who have written NEET-PG online exam ,should write other exams if they want to.

Total Creatine Kinase : Reference value is 38–174 units/L for men and 96–140 units/L for women. The values begin to rise within four to six hours and peak at 24 hours. Values return to normal within three to four days. CK-MB : Reference value is 10–13 units/L. The values begin to rise within three to four hours and peak at 10–24 hours. Values return to normal within two to four days. Troponin T : Reference value is less than 0.1 ng/mL. The values begin to rise within two to four hours and peak at 10–24 hours. Values return to normal within five to 14 days. Troponin I: Reference value is less than 1.5 ng/mL. The values begin to rise within two to four hours and peak at 10–24 hours. Values return to normal within five to 10 days. CK-MB forms: Reference value is a ratio of 1.5 or greater. The values begin to rise within two to four hours and peak at six to 12 hours. Values return to normal within 12–24 hours. Myoglobin: Reference value is less than 110 ng/mL. The values begin to

Several medical colleges( 76 colleges)  have moved the Supreme Court seeking exemption from NEET  on the ground that they are  religious or linguistic  minority institutions. These colleges claim  autonomy in administration of their educational institutions under Article 30 of the Constitution and their plea was  started hearing  on 11-12-2012,tuesday by  the supreme court bench. Flash back:   interim order:  the court had on 10th. October  allowed one institution (CMC,VELLORE) to receive applications for its own entrance examination for filling MBBS seats.   But after hearing Medical Council of India counsel Nidesh Gupta, the court had put a caveat saying this "will not entitle the respondent institution to claim any equity on the basis thereof". any how,  This interim order allowing minority education institutions to receive applications from candidates for an individual entrance test for filling their respective under-graduate medical seats was extended to all col

Data on tiny fluctuations in our heart rate provides critical information on the state of our nervous system. Smartphones as mini medical labs may soon be a reality.

TODAY, 11-12-12, SUPREME COURT may DELIVER ITS VERDICT ON NEET EXAM. NEET-PG Supreme Court Hearing Update : DEC 10,2012 MCI requested for vacating the stay given by High Court of Madras as they have to prepare the state wise merit list. Supreme Court refused to vacate the stay but MCI lawyer insisted for speedy disposal of the case as they have completed the exams and they are in process of making the selection list. Supreme court said that final directions will given after due consideration with regard to vacation of the stay. The next date of listing is 13th Dec 2012. Tranfer Case (Civil) 98/2012  STATUS PENDING  Cause Title  CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE VELLORE & ORS  Vs.  UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.  Advocate Details  Pet. Adv. M/S. PAREKH & CO.  Res. Adv. MR. AMIT KUMAR  Subject Category  ADMISSION/TRANSFER TO ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL COLLEGES - MEDICAL ADMISSION MATTERS  Listing Details  Next Date of Listing  13/12/2012

IMA wishing all DNB Trainees appearing for final theory exam on 8th.&9th. of this month-   ALL THE BEST.

The NEET-PG  came to an end on 6-12-12. Around 95,000 students were registered for the first ever national level test for PG medical courses. Prometric conducted the examination on behalf of NBE- National Board of Education, across 50 centres in 33 cities. The test was conducted online over 11 days between November 23 and December 6. Students are unhappy with the quality of  question  paper . It is the first computer based  entrance test  as far as common medical entrance tests in the country are concerned. The question pattern was  more factual than contextual. NEET PG 2013   exam  results   will be announced on  Jan 31, 2013 .Candidates can call the toll free number "NBE Candidate care" number 1800 11 1800, open from Monday to Friday between 9 AM to 5 PM.

TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL.) NO(s). 302 OF 2012 MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA Petitioner(s) VERSUS KARNATAKA PVT.MEDI. & DENT.COL.ASS.& ORS Respondent(s) WITH TP(C) NO.354/2012 TP(C) NO.356-357/2012 TP(C) NO.358-359/2012 TP(C) NO.361-362/2012 TP(C) NO.363/2012 TP(C) NO.368/2012 TP(C) NO.367/2012 TP(C) NO.369/370/2012 TP(C) NO.371-372/2012 TP(C) NO.376/2012 TP(C) NO.377/2012 TP(C) NO.360/2012 TP(C) NO.364/2012 TP(C) NO.373/2012 TP(C) NO.375/2012 TP(C) NO.374/2012