As the nation’s capital reiterates its decision of reserving 80% Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds for COVID-19 patients in private hospitals due to the surge in cases, a sense of caution flows across the nation’s healthcare community, to prepare for the challenges associated with rapid diagnosis, isolation, clinical management and infection prevention of the virus.…
The novel coronavirus conjures up such images of healthcare warriors inserting long pipe-like sticks with soft brushes up a nose and twirling it around for a few seconds. An extremely good specimen is apparently collected only when the swab goes far back for cells and fluids from the entire passageway that connects the base of…
Thanks to our technological advancements in diagnostics, we have made rapid progress in early diagnosis and contact tracing of the novel coronavirus. Three main tests have emerged as the gold standard in detection and treatment – the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), ELISA igG & Covid Antigen. RT-PCR Of the three, the extremely common…
Diagnostic testing has become an important aspect of the response to the COVID-19. Along with the widely used standard PCR tests, an alternate, COVID-19 antigen test has also been developed that is widely accepted by the healthcare community and the medical fraternity. However, advanced RT‑PCR based COVID-19 diagnostic kits like the COVIDsure Pro Multiplex RT…
A majority of people believe that dialysis replaces the function of healthy kidneys. This is not completely true as the sole purpose of kidneys is not just to remove waste products and excess fluid from the body in the form of urine but, kidneys have other duties as well. Among the various other functions, kidneys also…
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou In these unprecedented times, how you make your employees feel will be remembered in the years to come. And if you do it well, even the coming…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate millions of lives around the world while also heavily influencing their behaviours. With people falling prey to the rampant disease, lives being lost, job insecurity at an all-time high and financial instability growing by the day, it’s safe to assume that there’s increased stress. The pandemic has kindled fear…
The way of everyday life post-pandemic is still uncertain. As coronavirus continues to affect people, the pandemic’s full impact on our businesses, economy and overall stability is still undecided. But to get through this with even the slightest hope for a positive future, we need to focus on logical and value-driven leadership right now. Here…
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly overwhelmed healthcare systems around the world. And the healthcare system in India is no exception. With a population of over a billion people, the system is grappling to increase testing while curbing infection. And with the COVID-19 patients tally having crossed the five lakh mark, hospitals, both government and private,…
A thorough analysis of laboratory findings in patients suffering from COVID-19 pinpoints the lab values that could facilitate predicting the course of COVID-19 disease. Various biological parameters like Lymphocytes, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), D-dimer, and other inflammatory, organ function, and cardiac markers might flag risk and poor outcomes in severely ill patients. A recent…
