Clinical Excellence
Life Beyond Childhood Cancer
Life Beyond Childhood Cancer Living beyond Pediatric Cancers is not a myth. With advances in the field of pediatric cancers, survival has increased to 80%. Today more than 5,00,000 childhood cancer survivors are there in developed nations. There is an unmet need for a good survivorship program which starts typically when a child is in
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Pediatric hematology and oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of children with broad array of blood disorders including both cancerous and non-cancerous conditions. Blood disorders are common in children. They can affect the child’s quality-of-life and also can be life-threatening. What are pediatric blood
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Anemia What is sickle cell anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a condition that affects the structure of red blood cells. Normal red blood cells are spherical, however in sickle cell anemia, haemoglobin becomes faulty, causing red blood cells to shift their form. Some red blood cells have sickle or crescent moon shapes. These
Bone Marrow Transplantation for Children
Bone Marrow Transplantation for Children A bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a procedure to replace a child’s diseased bone marrow with healthy bone marrow by transfusing haematopoietic stem cells. In children, bone marrow transplant is used for the treatment of malignant as well as non-malignant disorders. What is bone marrow? Bone marrow is a soft
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Heart Valve Diseases
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Heart Valve Diseases Heart valve diseases has proved one of the fastest moving areas in heart medicine over years, with exciting advances in all aspects, especially diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. What is heart valve disease? Heart valves are crucial for normal functioning of the heart. There are four heart
Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues and organs of the head and neck. As per GLOBOCAN 2020, 2,52,772 cases per annum in India (melanoma of skin and lymphoma excluded) are head and neck cancers. Incidence of tobacco use is more in men compared to women as per Global Adult Tobacco
Liver Cirrhosis
Liver Cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis is the scarring of the liver occurring due to liver conditions such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism. Whenever the liver is damaged due to any disease or excessive alcohol consumption, it tries to repair itself during which the scar tissue forms. As the damage progresses, scar tissue also forms more and
Importance of Thyroid Screening
Importance of Thyroid Screening The thyroid gland is a small organ that’s located in the front of the neck, wrapped around the windpipe (trachea). It’s shaped like a butterfly, smaller in the middle with two side wings that extend around the side of your throat. Thyroid gland produces three important hormones – the two thyroid
Management of Hypertension
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is defined as persistent rise in blood pressure. Blood pressure has two components, one is systolic and another is diastolic. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of ≥90 mmHg is called hypertension. It is a common condition that increases the risk for many heart illnesses,
What to do when breathless is an emergency?
What to do when breathlessness is an emergency? Most of the emergency calls are usually related to shortness of breath or dyspnea. It can occur due to an underlying medical condition or manifest due to other conditions such as strenuous activities like running or climbing stairs very fast. However, in such cases, breathing becomes normal