Author: akshay
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The exponential lag phase
Time has been flying past the first internal. (That's exactly how the clock has been behaving all these years – overcome the inertia, and speed up to infinity) human physiology experiments. Yeah! Stethoscope in our ears. Finally came to know what exactly those had to do in measuring blood pressure. i discovered an awesome blog…
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Happy New Year!
The year’s first mass bunk happened on the last day of 2011. Saturday. Up to 15 people were reported to have attended the classes. And as expected, it was celebration throughout the midnight. The mess hall turned into a dance ball. The TV was the DJ. Then, burning the hostel. Palm leaves, fire-logs, kerosene –…
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2011: The Year of Conversions
“2011 is the only year I studied both in a school and a college.” ~SMS forward January – Started studying seriously for entrance examinations. Carefree to careful. February – Turned 18. Minor to major. March – 12th standard board exam is over. End of English as a subject. June – All exams done. Time to…
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Brain in the Bag
Friday was an awesome day at the dissection lab. Where we turned carpenters. Saw, axo, knife, chisel, and what not. Breaking open the skull, we took out the brain. The soft, really palpable tissue, in our hands, finally proving that brain, does, exist. I came home for Christmas.
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Hernia Ne Bana Di Life
This post dedicated to Shubham, who is right here messaging some of the new friends he got, thanks to the inguinal hernia he had and which was operated y'day morning by Dr S K Balakrishna. A surgery! What a way to start medical life! Students' special ward, is the place. 11, 12. And the fantastic…
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MAA Utsav 2011 end of session 1
Lunch time and i came back to hostel. No more live commentary. Thanks for tuning in.There's amusement in the afternoon, and two classes 2mro.
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MAA Utsav 2011 – Dr Prashanth G R
PET CT an introductionconsultant of nuclear medicine says the trend is moving towards molecular basisit uses radio active isotopes? Shows increased enzymatic activity. And cancer cells have increased glycolysis, etc decisions are based on anato-metabolic imaging this can be taken to the heart too and brain!
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MAA Utsav 2011 – Dr M S Vishveshwara
From deep x-ray to imrt from current to current (state of art treatment)change is the only constant thing in life so, we should learn new things, change. 3 idiots dialogue. To diagnose we use kilo volts, but to treat it takes mega volts. And radiation is no longer delivered using radio active substances, but x-ray…
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MAA Utsav 2011 – Dr Radhesh
MR guided HIFU high intensity focused ultrasound.Necrosis of fibroids without surgery leiomyoma – uterine fibroid is non malignant but very incapacitating.Ok. So there is mri, ultra sound directed on the prone patient inside the machine. Painless, non-invasive, targeted, non-anesthetic, ends in 3 hours. The hifu heats the tumor to 60 degrees, it undergoes necrosis and…
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MAA Utsav 2011 Dr Mahesh B H
The last post was made a bit too quick. This year on, the orators are being given a silver medallion for the first time. And citation as normal. Surgical approach to complex spinal deformity this doctor was all India rank 1 in pg entrance! MS ortho from aiims! Non academic first 2 minutes. Experience at…