Morning MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal

July 26, 2018
Morning Medtalks with Dr KK Aggarwal

New Delhi, July 26, 2018 : 

Modicare costing study

The central government has commissioned a costing study on 1,350 treatment packages under Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission — and said it is open to review the package rates based on the study.  Niti Aayog and ICMR are tasked to do undertake a detailed study that aims to examine the cost of each procedure and arrive at a suitable package rate.

Leptospirosis in Mumbai

Is a zoonosis caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. The organism infects wild and domestic mammals, especially rodents, cattle, swine, dogs, horses, sheep, and goats. Animals can be asymptomatic or develop fatal clinical infection. Reservoir animals may shed the organism in their urine resulting in contamination of water. Humans gets after exposure to environmental sources, such as animal urine, contaminated water or soil, or infected animal tissue through cuts or abraded skin, mucous membranes, or conjunctiva.

The disease may manifest as a subclinical illness, a self-limited systemic infection, or a severe, potentially fatal multiorgan failure. Patients presents with abrupt onset of fever, rigors, myalgias, and headache in 75 to 100 percent of patients.  Conjunctival suffusion in a patient with a nonspecific febrile illness should raise suspicion for the diagnosis of leptospirosis.

Severe cases may develop renal failure, uveitis, hemorrhage, acute respiratory distress syndrome with pulmonary hemorrhage, myocarditis, and rhabdomyolysis.

Treatment is oral doxycycline or azithromycin. These agents are also effective for rickettsial disease, which can be difficult to distinguish from leptospirosis.

Prevention include avoiding potential sources of infection, administration of prophylaxis for individuals at high risk of exposure, and animal vaccination.

Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices

  • Robotic surgery
  • PET to detect early Alzheimer’s
  • Next-generation sequencing to find actionable cancer mutations
  • Light microscope, or is it the electron microscope
  • Proton beam machine for treatment of cancer
  • Liquid biopsy
  • Medical Internet
  • Mobile apps

Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI

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Health Tips

Dr. T S Kler Padma Bhushan Awardee
MD, DM, MRCP, FRCP(U.K), FACC, D.Sc
Chairman – Fortis Heart Institute Gurugram

Precautions to avoid Corona Virus:

  1. Stay home as far as possible.
  2. Wash hands with soap and water frequently.
  3. Keep distance from people even your home members.
  4. Keep atleast 1-2 metres away from anybody coughing.
  5. Don’t touch your face, nose and mouth.

 

Dr. K.K Says

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