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• Which Patient Are You?

  

  I am back to the comfortable zone of writing a blog post after a while. Do not expect me to be regular when the boards are coming, (it’s this January). Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Block Moments : Screwed Otolaryngology!

  First of all, you would like to know, what “Block” means. Well, Blocks are rotations, clinical rotations, rapid fire rotations at different centers of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• What Is The Value Of Medical Students?

  You have value. Your value lies in the knowledge that you built inside, which you have worked on for all these years. You cherish the fact that the general... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Who Are We to Decide Our Fate?

  Last three weeks have been a constant reminder of how lucky I have been. The pediatric ward has its own aroma; it took me a while to grasp. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• How To Beat The Heat Waves?

  

  I asked this very question to a doctor, few years back when I was not even a medical student. I usually expect people to respond to me. Even if they just reply... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Babies Fate in One Rubella Shot!

  

  She is just 7 months old and she lies in the hospital bed with her mother, unaware of her future. Her mother did not know about her baby’s condition prior to th... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• How To Deal With Medicine Ward?

  1. History: one of the most important aspects of this ward is history writing. It’s someone else’s story elaborated and you need a precise and well cut theory... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Screwed Up Kid.

  I don’t know how to exactly describe what a screwed up kid means. Different people have different perspectives of what screwed up means. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• History Writing in Medicine

  Starts from the moment when the patient enters the room (only possible in outpatient department), what’s the gait of the person? Does he/she have an abnormal... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Case of COPD ( Preventable Lung Disease )

  

  It’s your children. They are supposed to be your support when you grow old. No matter how many helpers you keep, blood is always thicker than water. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• 8 Medicines That Everyone Should Have At Home:

  

  Keep a First Aid kit at your home. It can save life at times. Any kind of excessive fluid loss, either vomiting or diarrhea :ORS ( Oral Rehydration Solution )... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• What Happens When A Med Gets Sick?

  I am very punctual when it comes to eating, sleeping, waking up and getting ready to go out. Amidst all this punctuality, I was hampering my health unknowingly... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Patients Grief Becomes My Grief!

  There is no paragraph, no sentence, and no word that actually teaches you to avoid such circumstances. I have watched many movies, teachers telling med... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Keep Your Strainer Clean!

  

  Kidneys are organs that lie in the right and left side of your upper abdomen, to be more precise they occupy the left and right lumbar and hypocondrial... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The “D” Of Diarrhea

  

  It’s not a mysterious disease. It has happened to you, me and most others who are trying to make their living in the developing world. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Last Day : Good Bye Nepal!

  

  I am like a material which gets parceled in and out of my country. It does not make a difference, to the wide majority of people, if I was here to increase the... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• How To Tackle The Pollution At Rise:Living in Baneshwor

  

  Life is all about finding your passion and driving towards it. I love to walk now. As a kid, I never liked it. I wanted my parents to buy a car. Complained and... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Common Antibiotic Sense:

  

  Antibiotic is one of the most common essential drugs after paracetamol. It has also been one of the drugs that are indiscriminately used by patients,... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• When She Left Us, It Made A Difference: Ovarian Carcinoma

  

  It was in the evening. We were asked to stay calm in the house. Mother said she was no longer alive. I remember crying, begging her to take me to Kathmandu. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• V Day in Nepal and Dharara:

  

  The Nepalese people have decided to make Valentine’s Day their official day of love. Despite its Christian origin, it has served to spread love among Hindus... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 TRAVEL