ARE WE CURING THE DISEASE OR TREATING THE SYMPTOM:

 

              This is one doubt which comes in the mind of each and every doctor. For considerable number of diseases , our main aim is not to treat the disease but to alleviate the symptom.  We don't aim for curing the disease as there are no medication available. Man is the biggest wonder of nature. The most intelligent of all races. Yet in this century where man has reached moons and mars, we are not able to save our own race from dying.

 

               ARE WE NOT INTELLIGENT TO FIND CURE???

 

My answer is definitely a big NO.

 

There are millions of doctors around the world. But only a few thousands of doctors among this thinks that they have to find a cure for the disease by research or any other modality.

 

WE AS DOCTORS ARE HAPPY WITH SAVING PATIENTS WHO ARE CURABLE AND DONT TAKE A BIG DEAL IN LOSING SOME PATIENTS WHO ARE INCURABLE.

 

THIS ATTITUDE MUST CHANGE.

 

We all should start thinking why cant I find a cure for one deadly or incurable disease before I die????

 

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MEDICINE BOOKS ARE OUTDATED

                           In the first 3 months I have realised one thing that  most of the things published even in the most standard books like HARRISON , GOODMAN GILMAN are well some 6 years back to what currently is happening in the world.


                           As researchers and doctors we ought to KNOW WHAT IS CURRENTLY DONE AT THIS SECOND IN THE WORLD . JUST THINK, WILL YOU LIKE ANY OLD MOVIE WHICH IS ALREADY RELEASED SOME 6 YEARS BEFORE. Similarly in order to keep ourselves ambitious and to be in par with the world we have to go for sources other than our medical textbook.

1. GO FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL. IF ONE I WILL TELL TO GO FOR ALL JOURNAL OF NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP  nature.com. They are world class.
2. Become member of good scientific committee in internet.
3. Go for websites like uptodate.com , medscape.com.
4. AND MOST IMPORTANT IS CURIOSITY TO GIVE BEST POSSIBLE TREATMENT TO OUR PATIENTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
5. AND REMEMBER DOCTORS AND RESERCHERS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY DOING THIS PRACTICE. WE ARE LEFT BEHIND IN THE RACE. ITS TIME TO PROVE THE BRILLANCE OF INDIAN DOCTORS...

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ANIMALS SACRIFE THEMSELVES FOR US:

                                         What I realised with so much wonder that what ever being done today today in medicine field is because of tremendous research being carried out for centuries. THE SCIENTIST WHO HAVE DISCOVERED ARE HEROES IN OUR MEDICAL BOOKS. BUT DID WE EVER THINK OF THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS WHICH HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR HUMAN RACE


Sadly the answer including  me is no. The puny rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, monkeys  have all given their lives in the discovery of number of drugs for us. Their death in researches alone would amount millions.

And in future too the betterment of health of human race will depend entirely on these species

          

SIDE EFFECTS OF DRUGS??? DO YOU CARE ABOUT IT???

There is a big Pharmacovigilance program undertaken by the Government of India. It keeps constant vigilance on the various adverse effects of the drugs which are occurring in the people. The identity of the reporter is kept confidential. SO I FEEL ITS THE DUTY OF THE DOCTORS LIKE US TO REPORT ABOUT THESE SIDE EFFECTS  TO THE NEAREST PHARMACOVIGILANCE CENTER OF YOUR HOSPITAL


Also think like this na that you will be the first to report any side effects in this world if you suspect it for the first time. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE YOU SAVED BY REPORTING IN EARLY???. THIS IS COOL.


Other benefit for you is that for rare side effect you can PUBLISH AS AN ARTICLE . THUS ADDING TO YOUR ACADEMIC CREDENTIAL.


SO LETS BE VIGILANT FROM TODAY....

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DOUBLE ANAEROBIC COVERAGE

 

                                     We go for cocktail of antibiotics to save the patient at any cost. But what we have to realise is that on going for two antibiotic which has same coverage we are doing more bad than good to the patient.

 

A MORE COMMON MISTAKE WHICH WE DO IN PRACTICE IS THAT WE ADD METROGYL WITH ALMOST MOST OF THE ANTIBIOTIC IN ORDER TO KILL THE ANEROBES. BUT THIS IS BIG MISTAKE.

 

For example Piperacillin Tazobactam is added with Metrogyl. In this Tazobactam component has good anaerobic coverage. So what is the need for adding metrogyl with this???

 

This unnecessary addition of double anaerobic coverage has even the risk that the organism may develop resistance against Piperacillin...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi blog reader. I am very happy that people from all around world are coming. I have some great good news for you all. MY FANTASY OF SAVING DYING PEOPLE HAVE COME TRUE. THANKS TO ALL WISHES OF YOU. I have joined in CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF PGIMER as JR.  I will follow all the dying patient in my selected projects and suggest new modalities available in Pharmacotherapy for saving them. Its also to take care about the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the drug which are not working in the patient. Happy to also say that I can cover the pharmacotherapy of all the specialities as a whole... DISCOVERING NEW DRUGS FOR MORTILE DISEASES IS ALSO MY JOB. will share every detail in this endeavour to you.