Friday, January 30, 2009

unpublished concepts in medicine

there are many.every experienced physician develops his own concept after seeing same cases repeatedly.for years1).mothers are immunised against tetanus,during 6,7,8,th month of pregnancy.if for some reason it was not given better to give late.than never..If no TT given till delivery ,a dose of tetanus immunoglobulin could be given to baby to prevent tetanus neonatorum.2)To all cases of clinical septicaemia,better to give dose of blood transfusion to supply immunoglobulin. 3)in certain selective cases of clinical radiological asthma,antihelminthic may be be given empirically&,as the chief offender is migrating larva repeatedly .4)In certain selective case of rhumatoid disease,where anti rheumatics fail,antimalarial are worth a trial.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

UNPUBLISHED MEDICAL CONCEPT--2

CHILD'S BRAIN &MOTHER'S THYROXIN:
THE NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IF HUMAN BRAIN GREATLY DEPENDS UPON THYROXIN HORMONE,IS AN ESTABLISHED FACT.THE DEVELOPING EMBRYO GETS ITS BLOOD SUPPLY,FROM MOTHER WHOSE THYROXIN LEVEL IN BLOOD SHOULD BE ADEQUATE THERE ARE MANY PREGNANT MOTHERS LIVING IN MANY VILLAGES,DRINK WATER WITH LESS IODINE, MAIN SOURCE OF WHICH IS WATER &SALT.AS A RESULT IF AN EMBRYO IS GROWING IN A BLOOD DEPRIVED OF IODINE WILL RESULT IN THE NEURAL TISSUE DEVELOPEMENT BEING QUALITATIVELY AFFECTED.UNLESS THE BLOOD LEVEL OF IODINE ARE MONITORED THRICE DURING PREGNANCY HYPOTHYROID STATE DEVELOPING BECOMES INEVITABLE.A BABY BELOW SUB CLINICAL LEVEL OF THYROXIN WILL NOT APPEAR LIKE A CRETIN,BUT WILL HAVE POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE&ALSO EXHIBIT EVIDENCE OF LOWERED MENTAL MOTOR MILESTONES