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Research paper thumbnail of Congenital hypothyroidism presenting with severe neonatal anaemia

Current Paediatrics, 2015

A 26 days old female neonate presented with abdominal distension, hoarse cry, difficulty in feedi... more A 26 days old female neonate presented with abdominal distension, hoarse cry, difficulty in feeding since birth, and progressive paleness noticed over one week before her mother sought medical advice. On examination she was very pale with clinical features suggestive of congenital hypothyroidism. Conducted investigations revealed congenital hypothyroidism with severe macrocytic normochromic anaemia. The neonate improved with packed red cell transfusion and levothyroxine replacement therapy

Research paper thumbnail of A survey on internet usage and online learning behaviour among medical undergraduates

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016

Aim To determine the magnitude and pattern of internet usage by undergraduate medical students to... more Aim To determine the magnitude and pattern of internet usage by undergraduate medical students to retrieve medical information. Materials and methods A pretested questionnaire-based survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students who were willing to participate. The institute ethics committee approved the study. The responses of students to the questionnaire were analysed using VassarStats online statistical programme. Categorical variables were expressed as proportions. To determine the significance of the difference between proportions, the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used. Log-linear analysis was performed for significance of association among interacting variables. A p value <0.05 was considered significant. Results A total of 115 undergraduate medical students participated in the survey. The response was 100% and involved mainly IX and VIII semester students. Internet usage was found to be 97.4%. Of the students interviewed, 35.7% were frequent internet user...

Research paper thumbnail of Infection control care bundles prevents emergence of multidrug resistant nosocomial pathogens in newborn care units: A perspective

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding – is it adequate? A descriptive study from Pondicherry, India

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2008

Background Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding and postnatal lactation support are likely to im... more Background Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding and postnatal lactation support are likely to improve rates of exclusive breastfeeding. This descriptive study was undertaken to assess whether antenatal visits were utilized for promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in addition to the routine obstetric services. Methods This descriptive study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Pondicherry, India. Every third primigravida mother admitted in the maternity ward from June to December 2005 was recruited. Among these 144 primigravida mothers, 108 who had a minimum of three antenatal visits ("booked") were included in the study. These 108 mothers were administered a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire on breastfeeding in the local language, Tamil, within 24 hours of giving birth. Appropriate flash cards with pictures were also used while administering the questionnaire. The awareness among mothers (both "counseled" and "not counseled") regarding health...

Research paper thumbnail of Congenital hypothyroidism presenting with severe neonatal anaemia

Current Paediatrics, 2015

A 26 days old female neonate presented with abdominal distension, hoarse cry, difficulty in feedi... more A 26 days old female neonate presented with abdominal distension, hoarse cry, difficulty in feeding since birth, and progressive paleness noticed over one week before her mother sought medical advice. On examination she was very pale with clinical features suggestive of congenital hypothyroidism. Conducted investigations revealed congenital hypothyroidism with severe macrocytic normochromic anaemia. The neonate improved with packed red cell transfusion and levothyroxine replacement therapy

Research paper thumbnail of A survey on internet usage and online learning behaviour among medical undergraduates

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016

Aim To determine the magnitude and pattern of internet usage by undergraduate medical students to... more Aim To determine the magnitude and pattern of internet usage by undergraduate medical students to retrieve medical information. Materials and methods A pretested questionnaire-based survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students who were willing to participate. The institute ethics committee approved the study. The responses of students to the questionnaire were analysed using VassarStats online statistical programme. Categorical variables were expressed as proportions. To determine the significance of the difference between proportions, the χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used. Log-linear analysis was performed for significance of association among interacting variables. A p value <0.05 was considered significant. Results A total of 115 undergraduate medical students participated in the survey. The response was 100% and involved mainly IX and VIII semester students. Internet usage was found to be 97.4%. Of the students interviewed, 35.7% were frequent internet user...

Research paper thumbnail of Infection control care bundles prevents emergence of multidrug resistant nosocomial pathogens in newborn care units: A perspective

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding – is it adequate? A descriptive study from Pondicherry, India

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2008

Background Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding and postnatal lactation support are likely to im... more Background Antenatal counseling on breastfeeding and postnatal lactation support are likely to improve rates of exclusive breastfeeding. This descriptive study was undertaken to assess whether antenatal visits were utilized for promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in addition to the routine obstetric services. Methods This descriptive study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Pondicherry, India. Every third primigravida mother admitted in the maternity ward from June to December 2005 was recruited. Among these 144 primigravida mothers, 108 who had a minimum of three antenatal visits ("booked") were included in the study. These 108 mothers were administered a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire on breastfeeding in the local language, Tamil, within 24 hours of giving birth. Appropriate flash cards with pictures were also used while administering the questionnaire. The awareness among mothers (both "counseled" and "not counseled") regarding health...

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