Category: Health

Tele-Medicine best replacement for primary visit to doctor

Coronavirus has made life a bit hard, hard to earn and hard to spend but it is teaching us lot of good things too. Since coronavirus has extended it’s arms in India maximum hospitals and nursing homes either turned to coronavirus dedicated or closed. Government has allowed TeleMedicine in the health emergency that is currently affecting everyone.

what is telemedicine?

TeleMedicine or TeleHealth is a procedure which involve the diagnosis and treatment of patients through telecommunications technology. It is a subset of tele-health, which includes other types of technology-enabled care, such as promoting health and wellness, remote patient monitoring, provider-to-provider remote communication, and mobile health.

Types of TeleMedicine

There are essentially two types of telemedicine i.e AudioVisual & Text. The first involves real-time audiovisual encounters, also known as “synchronous telemedicine.” The patient can be on a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer that has a camera, or even on a smartphone with a camera or the real-time audiovisual encounter can take place in a physician’s office. This may be required by the payer or state regulation.

The second type of telemedicine is known as asynchronous, or “store-it-forward” or “Text” visits. In this case, encounters are not in real time and function like emails, where the response comes sometime after sending. Like emails, this can be more useful for busy patients and clinicians than a real-time session. In addition to text, asynchronous telemedicine may include lab results, images, videos, and medical records. It is commonly used in such specialties as dermatology, pathology, and radiology.

Benefits of TeleMedicine

Telemedicine shows great promise in improving patient care by helping patients make their appointments, adhere to doctors’ advice, and refill their prescriptions, to name a few benefits. If we list them in points , here they are

No Lines / waiting time
Schedule according to your own convenience.
Zero percent (0%) risk of getting communicable disease from Hospital/Clinic.
You Can reach your physician or general physician back without extra pay within limited time( as per tele-medicine providing company or doctor like 3days in practo, lybrate, whatsapp )
Easy follow up
Physical Visit to Doctor if he ask for physical examination only
Sharing of Investigation Result / images/ videos & Medical record is easy.
Save Time & Travel expenses to visit a doctor
Privacy is maintained
Improves quality of care delivery

July 4, 2020

Health / Kidney

Kidney Stones : Remember these points

Kidney stones are very common now a days and movements of these stone initiate pain. You may have pain on one side of your back or abdomen

Be Hydrated

if you are not a frequent water drinker then you can develop kidney stones soon. When you’re not drinking enough fluids, your kidneys produce less urine, making your urine become more concentrated and more likely to develop stones.

When you are suffering from kidney stones, you need to drink plenty of water.
Dr. Manish Jain asks to make sure you are drinking sufficient water every day to keep your body and kidneys hydrated. When you consume eight to ten glasses of plain drinking water along with other kinds of fluids, the color of your urine will become clear like water which is a good sign. It is recommended to drink mineral water as it is free of sediments. Mineral water will help in reducing the concentrations of calcium and uric acid from the urine, thus making it less alkaline in nature. At the same time mineral water will not allow the kidney stones to increase in size.

Watermelon

In comparison to other types of vegetables, watermelon is packed with potassium salts. Moreover, it is made up of high water content that helps with hydration. As it is regarded as a best diuretic and as such can also be used as natural remedy for kidney stones. Dr.Manish Jain recommend his patients watermelon in the summer season

Grapes

Grapes have long been regarded as the best home therapy for kidney stones. Grapes are made up of unique diuretic importance with respect to their excessive water substances as well as potassium salt. As a result of its minute sodium chloride plus albumin matter, grapes are of great importance when it comes to eliminating kidney issues.

Lemon Juice

The citric acid present in lemon helps to break down the calcium-based kidney stones and at the same time stops the further growth of such stones. Two to three times a day drink a glass of water with a few drops of lemon juice. When you drink lemonade, the volume of urination will also increase which is really good for those having kidney stones. Else you can mix one tablespoon of lemon juice with one tablespoon of organic olive oil and drink it straight followed by half glass of mineral water. After half an hour add the juice of half lemon in half glass of mineral water and one tablespoon of organic raw apple cider vinegar and drink it. Dr. Manish jain recommend lemon juice to his patients very frequently as it is available most of times and easily available in market.

Pomegranate Juice

Both the seeds and juice of pomegranate can help in the treatment of kidney stones due to their astringent properties. Try to eat one whole pomegranate daily or else drink one glass of freshly-squeezed pomegranate juice. You can eat this fruit in the form of a fruit salad also. Another option is to take one tablespoon of pomegranate seeds and then grind it to make a fine paste. Now take this paste along with a cup of horse gram soup once daily. This remedy will help in dissolving the gravel in kidneys.

Be active and maintain a healthy weight

“As the obesity epidemic has continued in this country, so have the risks for kidney stones,”.Obesity is strongly correlated with diabetes — another kidney stone risk factor — and to the kinds of high-sodium processed foods that increase calcium in the urine.

July 3, 2020

Health / Life Style Disease

Hypertension : These Lifestyle changes will help you

Lifestyle plays an important role in treating your high blood pressure. If you successfully control your blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle, you might avoid, delay or reduce the need for medication.

Reduce sodium in your diet

Even a small reduction in the sodium in your diet can improve your heart health and reduce blood pressure by about 5 to 6 mm Hg if you have high blood pressure.

The effect of sodium intake on blood pressure varies among groups of people. In general, limit sodium to 2,300 milligrams (mg) a day or less. However, a lower sodium intake — 1,500 mg a day or less — is ideal for most adults.

Quit smoking

Each cigarette you smoke increases your blood pressure for many minutes after you finish. Stopping smoking helps your blood pressure return to normal. Quitting smoking can reduce your risk of heart disease and improve your overall health. People who quit smoking may live longer than people who never quit smoking.

Cut back on caffeine

The role caffeine plays in blood pressure is still debated. Caffeine can raise blood pressure up to 10 mm Hg in people who rarely consume it. But people who drink coffee regularly may experience little or no effect on their blood pressure.

Although the long-term effects of caffeine on blood pressure aren’t clear, it’s possible blood pressure may slightly increase.

To see if caffeine raises your blood pressure, check your pressure within 30 minutes of drinking a caffeinated beverage. If your blood pressure increases by 5 to 10 mm Hg, you may be sensitive to the blood pressure raising effects of caffeine. Talk to your doctor about the effects of caffeine on your blood pressure.

Lose your waistline

Blood pressure often increases as weight increases.

Weight loss is one of the most effective lifestyle changes for controlling blood pressure. Losing even a small amount of weight if you’re overweight or obese can help reduce your blood pressure. In general, you may reduce your blood pressure by about 1 millimeter of mercury (mm Hg) with each kilogram of weight you lose.

Besides shedding pounds, you generally should also keep an eye on your waistline. Carrying too much weight around your waist can put you at greater risk of high blood pressure.

Exercise regularly

Regular physical activity — such as 150 minutes a week, or about 30 minutes most days of the week — can lower your blood pressure by about 5 to 8 mm Hg if you have high blood pressure. It’s important to be consistent because if you stop exercising, your blood pressure can rise again.

If you have elevated blood pressure, exercise can help you avoid developing hypertension. If you already have hypertension, regular physical activity can bring your blood pressure down to safer levels.

Some examples of aerobic exercise you may try to lower blood pressure include walking, jogging, cycling, swimming or dancing. You can also try high-intensity interval training, which involves alternating short bursts of intense activity with subsequent recovery periods of lighter activity. Strength training also can help reduce blood pressure. Aim to include strength training exercises at least two days a week. Talk to your doctor about developing an exercise program.

Eat a healthy diet

Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your blood pressure by up to 11 mm Hg if you have high blood pressure. This eating plan is known as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.

It isn’t easy to change your eating habits, but with these tips, you can adopt a healthy diet:Keep a food diary. Writing down what you eat, even for just a week, can shed surprising light on your true eating habits. Monitor what you eat, how much, when and why.

Consider boosting potassium. Potassium can lessen the effects of sodium on blood pressure. The best source of potassium is food, such as fruits and vegetables, rather than supplements. Talk to your doctor about the potassium level that’s best for you.

Be a smart shopper. Read food labels when you shop and stick to your healthy-eating plan when you’re dining out, too.

July 2, 2020

Health

Celebrating Doctor’s Day, Remembering Doctors Died as Coronawarriors

If we did not recognise the importance of doctors before, we are certainly learning just how much they contribute to society, amid the coronavirus pandemic. While we are self-isolating, it is the doctors who are constantly fighting for the lives of people who have been infected with the deadly virus. With the number of infected people on the rise every day and hospitals teeming with hundreds of people, it has never been more important to appreciate the efforts that doctors make to ensure that we sufficiently recover from whatever may be ailing us and continue to remain healthy. Doctors are truly the greatest heroes, of not just the present but of all time. We have lost more than 21 doctors in delhi due to COVID19.

Why do we celebrate National Doctors Day?

The National Doctors day is celebrated in remembrance of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, former West Bengal Chief Minister and a physician. He was born in 1882 AD, and with his hard work in medical field became the legendary physician, who was also honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1961. He served a long tenure of 14 years as a Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948–1962 post independence. He was a close friend and Doctor of Gandhiji and fought many movements for independence of India.

Dr. B.C. Roy was one of the foremost Indian leaders of the 20th century. He was a legendary physician, distinguished political leader, philanthropist, educationist and social worker. He laid the foundation in the formation Indian Medical Association in 1928 and making it the largest professional organisation in the country. He served the association in various capacities including as national president for two terms. The Medical Council of India was his creation and he was its first president in 1939, a position he held till 1945. He played a key role in establishing the Indian Institute of Mental Health, the Infectious Disease Hospital and the first-ever postgraduate medical college in Kolkata. Beside a Lawyer, an MLA, a Physician, a Freedom fighter, he used to spend time in serving people’s health.

Unexpectedly, on his birthday he left this world leaving his memories of service to mankind at the age of 80 in 1962 AD.

Understanding the doctors

There are a lot of sacrifices in world in first becoming a doctor and name in continuing to practice like one. On the occasion of doctors day we should reach out and understand that they are standing with you and making the sacrifices every single day. Day in and day out out they are out their battling disease and regulations. If you understand even a part of the sacrifices that will be service enough for the nation

June 30, 2020