Tirunelveli Medical College Alumni Association - Nellaimedicos

Golden Jubilee Celebrations Souvenir Sponsors Advertisement

2015-08-16T08:51:00.000+05:30

From

Dr Arumugapandian S Mohan MD,

Organizing Secretary,

Golden Jubilee Celebrations-2014-15

Tirunelveli Medical College,

Tirunelveli-11.

TvMCAlmni/Nursinghome owners,

Sir/Madam,

Sub: Tirunelveli Medical College-golden jubilee Celebration-souvenir-sponsors-advertisement-regarding.

In connection with the Golden Jubilee Celebration of our college,we are going to release a souvenir on 26.09.2015. We request you to contribute through advertisement for the souvenir.

We have attached the tariff for the souvenir advertisement.

The cheque or D/D in the name of

“Golden Jubilee Celebrations,TvMC”

Thanking you,

Tirunelveli-11 Yours,

09.08.2015. Dr Arumugapandian S Mohan MD,

Organizing Secretary,

Golden Jubilee Celebrations-2014-15

Tirunelveli Medical College.

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Rahmathnagar,

Tirunelveli-627011.

Message from Dr.N.Sivakumar 1986 to 1992 Batch

2014-02-18T21:38:00.003+05:30

Message from Dr.N.Sivakumar 1986 to 1992 Batch

Dear friends,Am Dr.N.Sivakumar-belonging to 1986 -1992 batch,all my classmates and my friends may communicate me.Am now anaesthesiologist in government service in kanyakumari district. Yours, Dr.N.Sivakumar,B.Sc,MBBS,D.A,(DNB)GENERAL MEDICINE.

Medicine Update 2013

2013-09-14T23:44:00.000+05:30

A college day batch photo of Zentaurianz

2013-08-18T01:33:00.000+05:30

Our batch, the ZENTAURIANZ (2006-2012) , tried to 'create' a batch photo during our college days.The same photo was taken thee times, but still not even one print was produced. At last, some of us got our hands on to a digital copy of the so called batch photo in which many of us looked like 'ghosts appearing from empty space'. This is that image which has left us with a beautiful spot in our memories. Posted by Dr. Midhun C. R., Zentaurianz

"Medicine Update 2013" will be on 21.09.2013 saturday

2013-07-01T12:32:00.001+05:30

Dear Sir /Madam/Friends,

This year, our "Medicine Update 2013" will be on 21.09.2013 saturday.Please keep the date free.

With regards.

Dr.S.Mohan

Organising Secretary,

Medicine Update 2013

Tirunelveli-11

Panneer Selvan 1988-1994 Batch : Written a Book on Psychiatry in Tamil

2013-05-23T22:06:00.002+05:30

Vanakkam, I belong to 1988 MBBS,TVMCH.( MGR university first batch). I have published a book on psychiatry in Tamil by kannadasan pathippagam. Regards, Dr.Panneer

TVMC UK Family Meet 11th May 2013

2013-03-15T06:56:00.003+05:30

TVMC UK Family Meet 11th May 2013

Dear
 TVMCians,

Kindly spare a few minutes to confirm your attendance for the upcoming 
TVMC UK FAMILY meet on 11th May 2013 in Woburn Village Hall. The link 
for the location is : http://www.woburnvillagehall.org.uk/index.html

To plan and confirm our lunch and dinner numbers for the catering, we 
would really appreciate your confirmation regarding the attendance 
please. Please respond by 7th April 2013.

you can fill it out online:


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dGNtTjRpdV95MXFJZHVWZzNDOU1jZnc6MA

Rajaram and Hari

The TVMC UK Meet is on the 11th May 2013

2013-01-19T07:05:00.002+05:30

Hello all

The TVMC UK Meet is on the 11th May 2013. Please ensure you swap or look out for your rota to ensure you and your partner(important!!!) are free that weekend.

The location is close to Milton Keynes, with various activities available-shopping/ tamil cinema/Sno!zone. The Woburn safari is not far and please book your hotels/B&B early to make a weekend out of it.

If you are interested, Hari has ideas on day 2 for families around Woburn.

We are also looking for ideas for kid's dressing up(may be you can think of Rajini themed!!), activities, entertainment. Please let us know early.

We will keep you posted on the developments over the coming weeks and months.

Regards

Raja Rajaram and Hari Durairaj

P.S: Please forward to friends who might not be on the mailing list.

Dr.Arul Vijaya Kumar's Interview in Pothigai TV

2012-12-14T17:27:00.001+05:30

Medicine Update 2012

2012-08-14T01:51:00.000+05:30

Dr.Dorai 1992 to 1998 Batch, letters to the editor

2012-01-14T17:23:00.001+05:30

From http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/article2799258.ece

A 50-year-old woman was brought in a state of septic shock to the hospital where I worked. An emergency surgery was performed and everyone was shocked to find a ripe coconut in her uterus. Enquiries revealed that the patient suffered from uterine prolapse and was treated by a quack in Kanyakumari. The coconut had held the uterus in position for some time but eventually created a life-threatening sepsis.

Similarly, using irritants like alum for treating piles and fistula; making a burn injury on the forearm with a heated coin for viral hepatitis; and pouring fish oil in the nose for bronchial asthma are some of the tricks of quacks. They exploit the ignorance of the common man. The switch from holistic to ‘evidence-based medicine' by allopathic doctors — confirming diagnoses after costly investigations to save themselves from legal action — has made health care costlier, which is the main reason for quacks flourishing.

P. Durai,

Tirunelveli

Message from Dr.Sampath, 1974 to 1980 Batch of TvMC

2011-11-22T00:41:00.002+05:30

Message from Dr.Sampath, 1974 to 1980 Batch of TvMC

I am Dr.Sampath of 1974 Batch-I am Trivandrum.Just happened to see this page and want to thank those who have really took the pain to make a page like this and appreciate them from the depth of my heart.I am in Trivandrum practicing on my own as well as a part of ISRO,Terumopenpal an MNC and Abhaya a charitable institution for the mentally handicapped and deranged.Wd like to include the photo of my batch mates. Love and regards to all those good old pals of mine from all the batches of my time.

Hello,I am Dr.Sampathof 1974 batch was a footballer sportsman and a musician of my time at campus.I just happened to see this page.An wonderful job and hats off to those dear souls who had took the pain to establish a page like this.I am at Trivandrum.What should I do to include the photo of my batchmates? Regards to all of you.

I belong to the 1974 Batch.I express my sincere thanks to all tose who took the pain to make a page like this. I really appreciate your work.i accidently found this when I was brouwsing for some this else. I am at Trivandrum. Love to all my batch mates and all who know me.

Dear Sir,

Please send your photos to bruno@nellaimedicos.com

Message from Dr.Nagarajan - 1965 to 1971 Batch- Reunion March 2012

2011-11-10T00:04:00.001+05:30

We are planning to have a reunion for 1st batch[1965-1971] students of TVMC. It will be held at Courtallum in early part of March 2012. For info. call me.U.S.phone 352 596 7815,[eMail- nagarajanvp@yahoo.com] You may also call.Dr.Balagurusamy 9842158257, Dr.E.M,Mohamed Ismail 9600095067,Dr.Amaladevi 9443928218. Posted by Nagarajan

Message from Dr.P.S.Narayanan (Octavians)

2011-11-10T00:03:00.000+05:30

hi , i am p. s.narayanan from 1st batch of tvmc (octavians).i would like to b in touch with all my tvmc friends.i am now in dubai since 1985 as a traumatologist.kindly tell me how to go about to do so.my mail id is drpsn@hotmail.com & mobile no is 00 971 50 6501200.i would b too happy if any tvmcian will pick up my link to go further. regards & best wishes dr.p.s.narayanan

A doctor? nay, a saviour

2011-09-25T10:10:00.002+05:30

From http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article2482366.ece

Medical teachers of yesteryear enjoyed a demigod status among students not merely for teaching skills but also for their inspiring personality. Clinical acumen, knowledge, experience, ethics, and demeanour in various proportions contributed to the charisma of the doyens. But the ability to inspire, an attribute of a good teacher, is not happening regularly these days. Hence, the intention to emulate has taken a beating. The concept of mentor and apprentice is not natural anymore and has to be enforced in a curriculum. I could not believe when I was told that Chief Minister Kamaraj, who came to the Government General Hospital, Madras (now Chennai), to meet Dr. Rathinavel Subramanian, waited until after he finished his class. Such stories are not only inspiring but epitomise the values of dignity and humility in great men.

A plethora of teachers

I was fortunate to be blessed with a plethora of inspiring teachers. I graduated from the Tirunelveli Medical College in Tamil Nadu in the late 1980s and we had a teacher Dr. Venugopal, fondly called by everyone VG. He must have inspired an entire generation of doctors who graduated from TVMC in the 1980s and 1990s. Dedication to the profession was so natural to him that he empathised with his patients.

I myself was a beneficiary of his empathy when I suffered from severe aphthous ulceration. Though a relatively minor ailment, the care he gave was amazing. The pleasure derived from healing others is enviable and incomparable. We have seen him giving money to very poor patients. The gesture was very natural and infectious. Such undocumented charity is essential for humanity to retain its sanity.

Once VG was heading a team of interns for a medical camp at a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camp. Minor ailments were treated and patients needing admission referred to the medical college hospital. The last patient was a child suffering from acute gastroenteritis (diarrhoea). As an intern was about to prescribe oral rehydration solution, VG came on the scene. He quickly noticed the Bitot's spots in the eyes (vitamin A deficiency) of the child. Immediately, he told us that the child needed hospitalisation and vitamin A injection as otherwise the child would lose vision due to keratomalacia.

In normal circumstances, the mother would have been advised to take the child to hospital for admission. But VG himself took the child and the mother with us in the hospital van in spite of lack of space. On our way back, we stopped for snacks and as expected, VG paid for our gastronomical indulgence. I was moved, when I saw VG buying some biscuit packets for the mother and the child in the van. When we reached the hospital VG caught hold of me and instructed me to take personal responsibility of admitting the child. He gave me money to buy vitamin A injection from the pharmacy and ensured that I myself gave the injection without fail. He anticipated non-availability of the drug in the hospital and hence asked me to buy from the pharmacy. Such a passionate and dedicated approach to patient care was awesome and is not to be seen these days.

I understand VG has superannuated and is now rendering service in a rural hospital. He has not been decorated with any award but any TVMC alumnus will vouch for the unsung hero, our mentor.

(The writer is Professor & Head, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, SRMC&RI, Porur, Chennai. His email id is: drsshankar@gmail.com)

Official Web Site of TvMC

2011-09-18T18:53:00.001+05:30

The Official Web Site of TvMC is right now at the Alpha Stage . . . . It will be fully functional in a short while Please visit Official Web Site of TvMC for further details

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, TvMC CME-“MEDICINE UPDATE-2011”

2011-09-10T11:26:00.001+05:30

The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University

ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS

TIRUNELVELI- CHAPTER

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, TvMC

CME-“MEDICINE UPDATE-2011”

18.09.11

Programme

08:00 am to 09:00 am –Registration

09:00 am to 09:30 am –Inauguration

Dr.M.S.Ashraf, Chairman, API. Tamilnadu Chapter.

SESSION A

09:30 am to 10:10 am- Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias. .

Dr.Krishnakumar,. Cardiologist, Thiruvananthapuram

Chair Person: Dr.Rajan

10:15 am to10:55 am- UTI in Clinical Practice

Dr.Muthusethupathi M.A., Nephrologist ,Chennai.

Chair Person: Dr Selvaraj

10:55 am to 11:05 am- Tea Break

SESSION B

11.05 am to 11:45 am- Current trends in Management of Hemophilia management.

Dr. Dr. Cecil Ross MD, Bengaluru

Chair Person: Dr Kaniraj Peter

11:50 am to 12:30 pm- Non-alcoholic Steato Hepatitis.

Dr.Padmanaban,Gastro-enterologist,Chennai

Chair Person: : Dr.Vairamuthuraju

12:35 pm to 01:15 pm-Diseases peculiar to women and pregnancy.

Dr.Geetha , Kovai

Chair Person: Dr Ramola Janet

01:15 pm to 02:00 pm- Lunch Break

SESSION C :

02:00 pm to 02:40 pm- Clinical Approach to Coma.

Dr.Bala murugan ,Neurologist,Salem

Chair Person: Dr Alagesan

02:45 pm to 03:25 pm-Newer Oral Anti diabetic Drugs

Dr.Vadivel Murugan S.,Diabetologist ,Madurai

Chair Person: Dr A K Srinivasan

03:30 pm to 04:15 pm- Thyroid Emergencies.

Dr.Arun Kannan, Endocrinologist,Madurai

Chair Person: Dr Nallamuthusamy.

For Registration contact

Dr Arumugapandian @ S Mohan M D 9443869846

Organising Secretary

Medicine Update-2011

A-139, Ist Street

Rahmathnagar-627011

Inaugural Function

MEDICINE UPDATE-2011

Invitation

The Tamilnadu Dr M G R Medical University,

The Office Bearers and members of API Tirunelveli Chapter , The Department of Medicine and The Organizing Committee of

‘MEDICINE Update-2011’

Cordially invite you for the Inaugural function at 09:00 AM on 18.09.2011 at the Auditorium,Tirunelveli Medical College.

Dr M Manoharan

(Dean,TvMC)

Will preside over the function

Dr.M S Ashraf,

(Chairman, API. Tamilnadu Chapter.)

will be the Chief Guest and will inaugurate the Conference .

Dr. Jimla Balachandar

(Medical Superintendent,Tv.M.C. H)

will release the Souvenir. Dr.J.Rajkumar Edwin Dr.Geetharani

Chairman Organizing Chairman

API,Tirunelveli

Dr.V.Manakavalaperumal Dr.A.S.Mohan Organizing Treasurer, API,Tirunelveli Organizing Secretary ,API,Tirunelveli

Programme

09:00AM

Tamil Thai Vazhthu

Physician’s Prayer Dr Marchwin

Welcome Address Dr A S Mohan

Organizing Chairman’s Address Dr R.Geetharani

Dean’s Address Dr M Manoharan

Chief Guest’S Address Dr M S Ashraf,

Lighting of Kuthuvilakku Dr Jimla Balachandran

Release of Souvenir

Presentation of Memento

Vote of Thanks Dr V Manakavalaperumal

Sleep well, so that you will be awake at work

2011-07-15T16:55:00.000+05:30

From http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article2233678.ece

Sleep well, so that you will be awake at work

DR. P. DURAI

SHARE · COMMENT (5) · PRINT · T+

Sleeping at the roadside is better than sleeping at the wheel. File photo: S. RAMESH KURUP

A vast majority of road accidents result from drivers falling asleep at the wheels. Naturally, the death toll for every undiagnosed OSA syndrome in drivers is directly proportional to the size of the vehicle he drives. Imagine the magnitude of destruction that will result if men at nuclear power plants, dynamite factories and other scientifically tempered industries have this disorder.

It is often customary to say that a patient is in sound sleep if he snores. But snoring sometimes reaches unacceptable decibels, vitiating the serene night ambience, forcing neighbours to shut windowpanes and family members to frown on you.

“Snorers are not good sleepers,” medical researchers have said recently. The global medical fraternity was not fully acquainted with sleep-disordered breathing and sleep studies until the early 1990s. However, for most medical colleges and doctors in the Indian subcontinent, it still remains an alien terminology, for all sleep-related research and infrastructure remain confined to a few corporate hospitals and training in sleep medicine remains well within the precincts of few pharmaceutical majors.

Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or the first alarm, of a dangerous phantom that is lying in the airway and trying to spread its fiery tentacles to the brain and the heart. The phantom is named obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

What is this OSA? It is a condition where your upper airway (i.e., the pipe that connects your nose to your lungs) gets constricted during sleep, and airflow to the lungs is compromised. As a result, the patient puts an increased effort at breathing, gets agitated and wakes up frequently during sleep. The next day, he feels drowsy and confused, and is unable to concentrate. As the disease progresses, the urge to sleep during daytime while at work becomes irresistible. Gradually, these persons develop high blood pressure, resulting in damage to the brain and the heart.

In most instances, the patients themselves are not aware that the previous night was not peaceful. They regard themselves as good sleepers and sleep anywhere, for example, while in office, at a dinner feast, in a railway reservation queue, while waiting in a bank to deposit cash, etc., leading to a volley of errors — sometimes comical but mostly ending up in tragedies. Morbid obesity is pointed out as the main reason for all these deleterious events.

A vast majority of road accidents result from drivers falling asleep at the wheel. Naturally, the death toll for every undiagnosed OSA syndrome among drivers is directly proportional to the size of the vehicle one drives. Imagine the magnitude of destruction that will result if men at nuclear power plants, dynamite factories and other scientifically tempered industries have this disorder.

Several tragic events have occurred and are happening throughout the globe due to sleep disorders. A U.S. study estimates that roughly one in every 15 Americans is affected by at least a moderate degree of sleep apnoea. Sleep-related accidents comprise 15-20% of all motor vehicle crashes.

But in India we do not have any data relating to sleep apnoeas and related accidents. So it is high time we developed our own sleep labs in medical colleges and make it mandatory for men in high-risk areas to undergo sleep-study.

Medical and surgical management of OSA is really promising, but sadly about 80% of the patients are undiagnosed and untreated.

An appeal to men behind machines, men behind the wheel and those in the midst of scientifically critical junctures: try and find ways to fill your nights with peaceful sleep and help society for safe and secure days ahead.

(The writer is a postgraduate student in Thoracic Medicine, Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. His email is: drpdorai@yahoo.com)

Tvmc 1991 to 1997 Batch get together Hotel Kodai international, Kodaikanal on Dec 30th

2011-06-22T07:34:00.000+05:30

Arul Vijaykumar (1991 to 1997 Batch) writes

Our Tvmc 91 batch get together is organized at Hotel Kodai international, Kodaikanal on Dec 30th.

Message from Mehraj Beevi 1991 to 1997 Batch

2011-05-04T23:22:00.001+05:30

Hai i am Mehraj Beevi still i am in the same college doing my MD (GM)pray for my success May is our Final Exam ... tx

Message from Dr.Tamilkothai 1987 to 1993 Batch

2011-05-04T23:21:00.001+05:30

Hi TVMCians
I am Dr.THAMILKOTHAI belonging to YUPPIE batch(1987-1993).I am really happy to see this website.I am presently working as an assistant professor O&G in our college.

TVMC Family Get together 2011 - 14/05/2011 Saturday - 1200 to 2100hrs

2011-03-30T01:41:00.002+05:30

TVMC Family Get together 2011
Are you ready to see your friends and get more gossips
about TVMC and NHS?
We are meeting soon
Book your place

Venue: Community Centre: Woodlands, Winthorpe,
Newark. NG242NL
Date: 14/05/2011 Saturday
1200 to 2100hrs

Good food, entertainment for kids and family,
Games for boys and girls, Disco for everybody

GET READY, BLOCK YOUR DATES AND FURTHER DETAILS
WILL FOLLOW-SOON

PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL UK TVMCns YOU KNOW.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS GENERAL: R SRIRAMAN 07740594686, DRRSRIRAMAN@GMAIL.COM
REX 07930895844
FOOD: RAMESH SHANKAR 07960511427
ENTERTAINEMENT: RAGHAVAN, 07813003636
GAMES: BAVANA 07515817209 INDRASUJATHA 07859358558

Phonetics and phone tricks... doctor's dilemma

2011-03-27T10:43:00.000+05:30

DR. G. RAMANUJAM

From : http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article1574365.ece

“Statutory warning: Getting prescriptions over phone is injurious to health.”

A phone call can become an acid test for one's language skill. Even though my wife doesn't rate my linguistic skills highly, I was thinking so. The first thing she does on receiving my romantic messages is to correct them. Of course, no man is hero to his wife.

Once, a school teacher received his wife's suicide note. It said, “As there is no love between you and me, I am going to commit suicide.” He immediately responded: “You should have written you and I, and not you and me. Me should be used as an object.”

Coming back to phone calls, so many times we are in a situation, having to spell some words on the phone. Be it our address, email ID, or website, spelling matters much.

Once I went through the ordeal of answering the customer centre of a bank. The honey-tongued girl asked me to spell almost every word. When I mentioned my degree as M.D, she asked for the spelling. When it comes to alpha-numerals like PAN, the confusion never ends. There is always the confusion whether it is zero or the letter O.

Just like for Radia-friendly politicians, a telephone conversation might become a nightmare for both the doctor and the patient.

Medical terms are neither tongue friendly nor telephone friendly. Many times, my relatives or friends would read a scan or laboratory report on the phone. Out of curiosity, they would spell every printed word, right from the scan centre's name to the reporting doctor's name. Of course, there would be terms like salphingo-oophoritis in between. By the time they finish reading, my hair would have grown two more inches. Nowadays, I ask them to e-mail them. Phone calls can never become a better alternative to personal appearances.

But there are things worse than this. As a doctor, I sometimes have to spell the names of drugs on the phone. I always discourage this practice. Of course, there is no remuneration for a phone consultation. It so happens that the drug that I have prescribed might not be available in the pharmacy and I could not be seen in person. Usually I ask the person to hand over the phone to a nearby pharmacist or doctor. Sometimes, you have no option other than spelling the names.

You cannot simply spell a drug name like “ASPRIN” and get away with it. The person at the other end usually wants to be very sure and immediately asks “A for?” or “P for?” It is only then I start experiencing word-finding difficulty. I have difficulty with at least 25 alphabets.

For some letters I use to think hard as if I were Samuel Johnson but only to remain clueless. Words with a silent first letter cause confusion like when I say “K for knight or T for tsunami.” Due to a lack of words, I sometimes give many phonetically funny statements like “B for bee” (a spelling bee question?) or “Q for queue.” Once a person asked, “W for what, sir?” I had to reply, “Yes! W for What!”

The final blow came one day. While I was spelling the name of a drug, I was searching for a word starting with the letter N. Neptune.. Nebula ..Nest.. not even ‘Nothing' came to mind. Suddenly, I said N for Nayanthara! The caller was an old religious man. I didn't know what he thought of me. But he never turned to me again. Maybe, he expected a Narayana from me or probably he is a Trisha fan!

In psychiatry, we use a test called ‘FAS' to test verbal fluency. It tests how many words a person can tell in one minute starting with these letters (F, A and S). I never dare to attempt it on myself.

With the advent of the mobile phone, now I have the option of sending an SMS. But, at times, I find my daughter's alphabet book handy. Never forget your basics!

(The writer's email is: ramsych@sify.com)

When doctor's prescription becomes injurious to health!

2011-03-27T10:42:00.000+05:30

DR. G. RAMANUJAM

From : http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/article1574291.ece

In many of the celebrity writer Dan Brown's novels, the famous Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon would be summoned to decode a symbol, the meaning of which only he can unearth on earth. But he too will meet his Waterloo deciphering some of the doctors' prescriptions.

Why do doctors pre-scribble? Handwriting itself is on the verge of extinction. But we find that most of the prescriptions are handwritten if not hand-scribbled. A prescription usually has two parts. The first part contains some notes about the disease and the patient .Next come the names of drugs per se.

Doctors usually like to keep some facts about the patient secret even though the latter fully deserves to and, invariably, is curious to know them. Of course, the doctor and the patient never tell each other the whole truth.

Once I worked under a doctor a decade ago. He used to write something like EO or AOO in his prescriptions. Even after referring to many international medical journals, I was not able to decode them. So I dared to ask him and came to know that the secret code stands for his fees. Alphabets represent numbers and thus EO becomes Rs. 50 and AOO, Rs. 100.

Many times doctors write something mystically to mask their limitations. I have heard patients saying that they suffer from a serious disease called NYD fever or NYD chest pain while, in fact, NYD stands for Not Yet Diagnosed!

Regarding drugs, essentially they have to be written in capital letters and any ambiguity can create serious problems. Unfortunately, some write in such a way that only a particular pharmacist, usually attached to the same hospital, can understand the drug names pre-scribbled. Probably, the doctor might have a noble ambition of getting his name included in the Forbes list of billionaires.

Some are too busy to spend time on writing legibly. But that cannot be taken as an excuse when it causes damage to a patient's health. But some are habitual poor in handwriting and they can better switch to typewriting or hire a ghost writer. Once, a pharmacist, failing to understand the name of a particular drug, substituted it with another drug. On cross-checking with the doctor, the patient was informed that it was not the name of a drug but was his own.

All doctors might have the experience of being woken up in their sleep and scribbling something in a trance-like state. Such somnambulistic errors may cause the danger of sending the patient to unwakable sleep.

A study by The Royal College of General Practitioners found that 3-5 per cent of doctors' prescriptions contain errors mostly harmless (grade D) but sometimes lethal (grade A). Stringent guidelines have been laid down but they need to be followed more vigilantly.

Interestingly, a doctor wrote a romantic letter to his lady love. It was the pre-email era and hence was handwritten. The poor girl could not identify even a single word. But she was very clever that she went to a pharmacist and got the letter read though at the expense of their privacy.

There are many ways of taking care of a patient, and prescribing legibly is certainly one of them. Luckily, I just have to e-mail this article, instead of writing!

Message from Dr.Mohan Kumar 1983-1989 Batch

2011-03-04T15:56:00.001+05:30

Hai,
I am Mohan Kumar 83-89 batch. I feel very happy to see and go through these postings. Kudus to the earnest efforts of the moderators. Wishing you all good luck