Preparation of Packed Red Cells
Packed Red blood cells, also known as PRBCs, Concentrated RBCs or simply “Packed cells”, are a type of blood component used for blood transfusions. Packed red blood cells are typically … Read More
Author: Mr. Joydeb Pradhan & Mrs. Tanusri Bera Pradhan
Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure): Sign & Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Hypotension is the medical term for diminished blood pressure. Having a lower blood pressure is good in most cases. But low blood pressure can sometimes make person feel tired or dizzy. … Read More
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) : Sign & Symptoms, Causes, Risk factors, Diagnosis, Complication, Treatment and Prevention
Hypertension is the silent killer of mankind. Most of the Sufferers are asymptomatic and hence early diagnosis is a problem. The definition of Hypertension is not universal because normal Blood Pressure … Read More
Quinidine Drugs: Dose, Action, side effects and Contra-indications
Quinidine, a hydantoin anticonvulsant is used alone or with phenobarbital or other anticonvulsants to treat tonic-clonic seizures, psycho-motor seizures, neuropathic pain syndromes including Diabetic neuropathy, atrial fibrillation and flutter, ventricular … Read More
Dobutamine Drug : Dose, Action, side effects and Contra-indications
Dobutamine is a beta-1 agonist used in the treatment of Heart failure, Hypotension, cardiac decompensation in patients with organic heart disease or from cardiac surgery. Dobutamine is a direct-acting inotropic agent whose … Read More
Dopamine : Dose, Action, side effects and Contra-indications
Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter used to treat Cardiogenic shock, Chronic refractory congestive cardiac failure, low doses in renal failure, dilated Cardiomyopathy, hemodynamic imbalances, poor perfusion of vital organs, low cardiac … Read More
Amrinone Drugs : Dose, Action, side effects and Contra-indications
Amrinone is a positive inotropic agent and phosphodiesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of congestive Cardiac failure. Now a day Amrinone is not used because of toxicity effect; long term uses … Read More
Digitalis Drugs: Dose, Action, side effects and Contra-indications
Digitalis drug is used in the treatment of Congestive cardiac failure, Left ventricular failure, Arterial fibrillation and flutter, premature beats and Supra-ventricular tachycardia. Dose of Digitalis Drugs Rapid Digoxin 1.5 … Read More
Mucormycosis or Black fungus : Sign & Symptoms, Precaution, Treatment and Prevention
Mucormycosis, also known as Black fungus infection is a very rare infection caused by a group of mucor moulds (mucormycetes) exposure which is commonly found in the air, soil, plants, … Read More
Guidelines for Home Isolation of Mild/Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients
As per the guidelines, the patients who are clinically assigned to be mild /asymptomatic are recommended for home isolation. Asymptomatic Cases; mild cases of COVID-19 The asymptomatic cases are laboratory … Read More
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection : Sign & Symptoms, Transmission, Risk factors, Diagnosis, Complication, Treatment and Prevention….
2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Early on, many of … Read More
Urinary Tract Infection (UTIs)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is a most common infection in human excretory system caused by microbes as like bacteria, fungi and viruses. Urinary tract infection can occur anywhere in the … Read More