Dr. Venkita S. Suresh

Group Medical Director, Kauvery Hospitals, India

Dear Colleagues

The Daring Dozen make up the contents of the 22 September 25 edition of the NIGHTINGALE!

12 fresh authors debut in the issue!

At last we have a paper on “Home -based Cardiac Rehabilitation”, from Vijayaragavan Vaiyapuri, Physiotherapist from Vadapalani, who debuts on this issue.

Jebatharani and Mercy Ezhil Rani, staff nurse and clinical educator respectively, debut from Hosur, and write on Liver Transplantation at Hosur, for a young man with Wilson” s Disease.

Karthik M, Physician Asst, debuts from Hosur, and resurrects the title “The invisible man”, first used by HG Wells in 1897, to report on Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, a disorder of sexual development.

Abitha, staff nurse from Maa Kauvery Trichy, debuts along with her senior colleagues Gayathri Devi, Sonya Mercy and Ruby, to write about Pericardial Effusion in a 12 year aged child.

Nivetha, debuts from Maa Kauvery Trichy, along with her senior colleagues Malathi, Sonya Mercy and Ruby, to describe the care they provided to 4-year-old female child with Scalds

Nandakumar, Clinical Pharmacist from Radial Road, debuts by catching a bull by its horns!  That raging bull is the much prevalent Poly Pharmacy in the Elderly.

Gracelin Jebamalar from, along with Arputhamary, both nursing stalwarts from Tennur, describe Bullous Pemphigoid in a 67 year aged male.

Arputhamary bats again from Tennur, along with Nivetha, with a dramatic description of Herpes Zoster Encephalitis in a 38 year aged male with Diabetes.

Vijayakumari D debuts from Electronic City, along with her senior colleague Shalini, Varun Kumar, Operations Manager, and Dr. Muralidhar, HOD, Critical Care, with their vividly ilustrated report on Sternal Osteomyelitis.

Subhadra Devi, Senior nurse educator from Cantonment, along with Mahalakshmi, NS, file their report on an impressive CNE, on “Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries”.

Iswarya, staff nurse from Salem, debuts, along with her colleague Sakthivel and Yashoda, DNS, and report their experience in ” Prevention of Hematoma and Thrombus after CAG and PTCA”.

Gayathri from Marathahalli presents ” Neonatal Hirschsprung Disease”.

Gowtham , also from Marathahalli, crisply reviews ” STD”, a subject that is long overdue to receive attention at corporate hospitals.

Arti ,staff nurse  from Alwarpet,  debuts with ‘ Lipo injection for fat deficiency in Right Cheek.”

Pushpa debuts from Heart City, along with her colleagues at the OR- Rathika and Mounika- with their report on Left Atrial Myxoma.

Revathy and colleagues Vijayalakshmi and Devibala, from Heart City, report their experience with ” DSA on Sturge – Weber Syndrome”.

“Jaya Menon and colleagues Jasmine and Tamilselvi from Heart City write about Sick Sinus Syndrome, now called as Sinus Node Dysfunction, that indicates the beginning of conducting system disease in the aging heart.

Jaisha, Nursing Supervisor, debuts from Hosur with ” Post-Partum AKI”.

What is ” SUMO” in Healthcare? L& D stalwarts Dr Subburethina Bharathi and Dr. Arunkumar tell us all about it.

We have a new poet from Salem.! Ramya Raja debuts with a heart-warming tribute to ” Amma” and rings the curtain down on this spectacular edition of the NIGHTINGALE!

Do read, write, and sing with the Kauvery Nightingales!

Best regards

Kauvery Hospital