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Month: November 2018

Emergence of Carbapenem resistance : A retrospective study in a tertiary care centre in North East India.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)is “a global health security threat that requires action across government sectors and society as a whole” The World Health Organization (WHO)1. In the United States alon...

Stress Cardiomyopathy: In the perspective of critical care management

Stress cardiomyopathy is a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness.1 It mimics myocardial infarction with changes in the electrocardiog...

The “4B Concept” : Critical Strategy in Critical Care Learning and Teaching

The ICU is a super dynamic environment. The learning part is very challenging here for novices. With lots of things going on simultaneously, it is sometimes difficult to focus on important things. Man...

Alcoholic ketoacidosis: A case report in Emergency Department

Alcoholic ketoacidosis (AKA) is a cause of severe metabolic acidosis usually occurring in malnourished patients with a history of recent alcoholic binge, often on a background of alcohol dependency. A...

Malaria with HLH: a case report

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(HLH) is a life threatening and an aggressive condition of excessive immune activation.It was first described as “familial hemophagocytic  lymphohistiocytosis”(FLH) i...

Safety and Efficacy of sedation with Butorphanol and Midazolam in Intensive care unit patients on Mechanical Ventilation

Introduction: This retrospective single centred observational study assessed the safety and efficacy of sedation with Butorphanol and midazolam in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients in an...

A rare case of acute Intermittent Porphyria in a patient with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome

Acute intermittent porphyria is an unusual presentation with median arcuate ligament, both of these two conditions may mimic each other in their symptomatology and may confuse physician to pinpoint th...

Emergence of Colistin resistance : A retrospective study in a tertiary care centre in North East India

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is “a global health security threat that requires action across government sectors and society as a whole” The World Health Organization (WHO) 1. In the United States al...