{"id":8747,"date":"2024-08-12T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/ima-journal\/?page_id=8747"},"modified":"2025-04-09T08:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:42:01","slug":"ima-journal-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/ima-journal\/ima-journal-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"IMA Journal – August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IMA Journal – August 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Message from Team IMA Chennai Kauvery Alwarpet Branch” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%239a286d” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1618206149394{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner el_class=”blog-col1″ width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n

Wishing everyone a very Happy Independence Day and greetings from IMA Kauvery.<\/p>\n

Health care in India is now the best in the world.<\/p>\n

IMA and digital platform to update our knowledge is the main stay of our clinical knowledge.<\/p>\n

We shall be effective and safe doctors and need publish our clinical work to extend our knowledge.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s edition carries various interesting articles which will reflect the above.<\/p>\n

We extend our thanks to all the authors and coauthors.<\/p>\n

Yours in IMA service,<\/em>
\nDr S Sivaram Kannan<\/strong>
\nPresident[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”blog-col1″ width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Dear IMA members,<\/p>\n

Education is power.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s IMA journal is filled with articles of interest from various branches of Clinical Medicine.<\/p>\n

Yours in IMA service,<\/em>
\nDr. Bhuvaneshwari Rajendran<\/strong>
\nSecretary.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”blog-col1″ width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\"\"<\/p>\n

Dear friends<\/p>\n

Once again, I am happy to meet you all with the next edition of our journal.<\/p>\n

Our postgraduates share interesting cases that we treated last month in our hospital.<\/p>\n

It is satisfying to see the scientific work of the high standards are being done in our hospital.<\/p>\n

My appreciation to all of them and a big thanks to their consultants.<\/p>\n

As usual the branding and editorial teams have done their job perfectly on time.<\/p>\n

Happy Independence Day wishes.<\/p>\n

With best regards<\/em>
\nDr. R. Balasubramaniyam<\/strong>
\nEditor[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”blog-col” css=”.vc_custom_1617009566389{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8756″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”It\u2019s Always More Than Just Low Hemoglobin: A Case of Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%239a286d” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Case history<\/b><\/p>\n

Mrs. X, a 63-year-old female, presented to the emergency department with high-colored urine for five days, yellowish discoloration of the skin and eyes for two days, and shortness of breath for one day. She reported a history of fever two weeks prior, lasting two days without localizing signs, which resolved spontaneously. She denied symptoms of fever, hematuria, dysuria, increased urinary frequency, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, visual disturbances, headache, cough, chest pain, palpitations, weight loss, loss of appetite, evening fever, or oral ulcers. She gives history of Menopause by age 47 with no history of abnormal uterine bleeding. She had no previous similar episodes or other comorbidities, apart from a total knee replacement one year ago.<\/p>\n

Read Full Article<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”blog-col” css=”.vc_custom_1617009566389{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8758″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Fluid Dynamics: A Tale of Parapneumonic Effusion” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%239a286d” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Case history<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Presenting complaints :<\/strong><\/p>\n

56 year old male known case of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented with complaints of fever associated with chills and rigor and cough with yellow colour, sputum, and breathlessness of grade 4.<\/p>\n

Examination:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patient was febrile , tachycardic (pulse rate was 119\/min) and saturation was 98% in room air.
\nRespiratory system examination revealed pleural rub.<\/p>\n

Read Full Article<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”blog-col” css=”.vc_custom_1617009566389{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8814″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”HIV and Renal Disease” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%239a286d” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

A 50 years old lady, a diabetic, hypertensive and ischemic heart disease patient, who underwent CABG in 2023 was admitted with complaints of bilateral lower limb swelling, low grade fever, nausea and vomiting since 10 days. She was a case of PLHA since 13 years on regular ART with Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir regimen. She was found to have elevated creatinine levels in March 2024 (around 1.7mg\/dl), but was not evaluated further. She now presented with serum creatinine of around 6mg\/dl with non oliguric status. She was initiated on hemodialysis in view of the renal parameters and planned for a renal biopsy.<\/p>\n

HIV associated kidney disease encompasses several types of kidney damage related to HIV infection. The most common and severe form is HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN), but other kidney-related issues also arise in HIV-positive individuals.<\/p>\n

Read Full Article<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=”blog-col” css=”.vc_custom_1617009566389{border-radius: 5px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”8854″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Case Report: Management of severe Scrub typhus with intensive dual therapy” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%239a286d” google_fonts=”font_family:PT%20Sans%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Patient\u00a0Profile:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

42\u00a0years\u00a0old\u00a0male\u00a0presented\u00a0with<\/p>\n