Background: Autopsies are done since the olden days to study anatomy, to learn pathology, and to identify the cause of death. However, this procedure is not widely accepted due to lack of facilities, reluctancies by relatives, various religious and eth…
Background: Pleural effusions are classified as exudate or transudate to guide clinical management. While Light’s criteria have been the standard for this differentiation due to their high sensitivity, their lower specificity can lead to potential misc…
Background: Muscle relaxation in anesthesia serves two main purposes: Facilitating endotracheal intubation and achieving surgical relaxation. The period from the suppression of protective reflexes during induction to the completion of intubation is cri…
Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex multisystem disease that affects around 1 million of the Indian population every year and is characterized by persistent fatigue. CFS is related to cardiovascular illness, and cardiovascular auton…
Background: Obesity has emerged as an epidemic and is known to be associated with multiple co-morbidities, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Body-mass index (BMI) has been traditionally used to assess obesity in an individual but abdom…
Background: Perioperative anxiety adversely affects mental and physical well-being and it is associated with increased pain, stressor responses with general anesthesia (GA), and nausea-vomiting leading to delayed recovery. Recent studies have proven me…
Background: Muscle relaxation in anesthesia serves two main purposes: Facilitating endotracheal intubation and achieving surgical relaxation. The period from the suppression of protective reflexes during induction to the completion of intubation is cri…
Background: Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex multisystem disease that affects around 1 million of the Indian population every year and is characterized by persistent fatigue. CFS is related to cardiovascular illness, and cardiovascular auton…
Background: Common headache disorders, including tension-type migraines and cluster headaches, are related to malfunctions of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Many autonomic signs of migraines aggravate the discomfort of the episode. Understanding t…
Background: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis exhibit a significantly higher risk of coronary artery calcification (CAC) than age-matched normal individuals, contributing to elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Aims a…