Pandemic Roundup: Past, Present and Prospects
The COVID-19 pandemic is now more than two years old. It has changed the world in a previously unimaginable manner, and fast. We are all witnesses to that change and the new normal. Before...
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A list of featured articles on mediscuss.org
Understanding Antibiotics (Part 1)
Antibiotics are an important type of modern medicine. But they are not just like any other. Most medications modify the function of our body to control or cure a symptom or a disease. However,...
Death – The Ultimate Reality
Life asked Death, “Why do people love me, but hate you?” Death responded, “Because you are a beautiful lie and I am the unpleasant truth.” As I read the above lines a long time...
Drinking too much water?
“I make it a point to drink a LOT of water daily.” “If my urine colour is not as clear as water, I am drinking too less water.” “I get up four times at...
Eat Right, Eat Light
People often try anything to help them lose weight. The reasons to lose weight are many – to be healthy, maintain fitness, or to look and feel better. Most companies that promote special diets...
Bitter taste in mouth during illnesses
You must have experienced that bad taste in your mouth during fever. Also called dysgeusia, this is a very common occurrence in various illnesses, and a frequent complaint as patients start recovering from their disease....
Respiratory Auscultation
Auscultation of breath sounds is one of the most essential and useful clinical techniques for evaluating a patient’s respiratory pathology. You will find the description of various respiratory auscultation findings with audio examples in this article....
Examination of the Cardiac Apex Beat
Apex beat is the palpable cardiac apical impulse. It is the lowermost and outermost (most lateral and most inferior) prominent cardiac pulsation in the precordium. Examination of this cardiac impulse can give valuable inputs...
