Decisions. Dilemmas. Directives.
-Written by Dr. Geeta Sundar T/W: End-of-life care, loss of a loved one, death, descriptions of trauma and post-op recovery...
Category: Food For Thought
In the quest for a book to read…
All I’m asking for is a good book about doctors that I can read to relax. Is that really too...
Of evergreen hair and weeds
-Written by Dr. Geeta Sundar Hair has a weird life cycle – anagen, telogen, catagen in periods of intermittent growth...
Turning the switch on? Ethical Issues of Deep Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders
Written by Y. Pooja Chowdary, Katuri Medical College During the 1950s, the first experimental neuromodulation via brain electrodes was performed...
THE HOLISTIC I WAS LOOKING FOR
– Dr. Geeta Sundar I have often come across professionals in the various fields in medical science, with one common...
Celebrating Navaratri, Medico Style: SHADE THE RUBY
Day 2: Maa Bramhacharini/Red Written by Dr. Geeta Sundar We, at Lexicon are celebrating this 2022 Navaratri with pomp, pageantry...
MEDICATION NON-ADHERENCE: THE HIDDEN EPIDEMIC
Author: Pankti Parikh Participant in AMSACON White Paper Competition According to WHO, Medication compliance (now better known as Medication Adherence)...
Sexual Abuse by Healthcare Workers
Won: 1st Place in AMSACON White Paper Competition Authors: Mariam Jaza Murtaza, Reethika Ramalingam, Vaishnavi Shashidhar, Ruchitha Madhavan Introduction:슠 Sexual...
Stroke: A spooky tale in reverse
…here’s a memory aid-
FAST. F stands for Face
If the smile droops on a side
A for Arms that cannot rise
S for Speech incoherent/slurred
As soon as you grasp what has occurred
T is for Time, that you must save
Call an ambulance lest it gets more grave.
So remember, act F-A-S-T.
Etch this one in memory.
Living With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS)
An anecdote: The incidence that is etched in my mind is of this little girl, Sarah who came to the...