Dr. Venkita S. Suresh

Group Medical Director, Kauvery Hospitals, India

Dear Colleagues,

The 22nd June issue of the NIGHTINGALE brings 24 extraordinarily educative and expressive papers written confidently, expertly, informatively and elegantly by a total of

31 authors and co-  authors out of whom 15 are Debut Authors!

They address varied and complex presentations of clinical challenges.

Hypokinesia, rigidity and tremors, the three hallmarks of Parkinson’ s Disease, engage the attention of Santhi, Subhadradevi and Mahalakshmi from Cantonment.

GBS, always an enigma, unpredictable in its evolution, is the focus of the report by Christina Rajathi, Subhadra Devi and Mahalakshmi, again from Cantonment.

Iatrogenic Mediastinitis, a formidable entity, is described vividly by Deepa, from Cantonment.

A major threat to the life of a mother- Puerperal Sepsis – is succinctly presented by Kokila and Kalaiselvi, both debut authors, from Cantonment.

An equally complicated entity- Cholangitis, with septic shock- is described by yet another debut author – Vigneswaran from Cantonment.

Nellai covers itself with glory, by fielding eight writers, primary authors are all Debut!

Devi, Sheetal and Angel Roseline report Acute Cholecystitis after CABG.

Amuthakani vividly describes Diabetes – Cellulitis in the hand.

Keerthana reports on a successful Kidney transplant on a patient who bravely waited over many years of dialysis.

Kalaivani colorfully describes the ” Mystery of the Blue Boy”!

Karpagam bats for Nellai with ” Torsion of Ovarian Cyst”.

Vijayabharathi closes the impressive Nellai innings with “Status Epilepticus”.

Hosur is never behind with its bats!

Vishnu proudly presents a successful Liver Transplant and an equally successful discharge of a patient who arrived with a brain tumor.

Vinothini reports on a ” break heart illness, – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Suganya steps in from Alwarpet, reporting Surgery on the Carpal Tunnel, releasing its captives!

Deula matches her colleague with one of her own – describing the Zadek Procedure!

Muthulakshmi drives in from Radial Road with Impella excelling in an impossible situation

Deeparani, also from Radial Road, presents Nursing in a new dimension, enhancing patient safety and patient satisfaction.

Revathi, stalwart nurse leader of ER at Heart City, discusses management of penetrating chest pain.

Leema Rebekkal Rosy, seasoned writer from Tennur, confronts us with deft management of a horrifying blast injury

Suganya , also from Tennur, reminds us that the spectre of Pul. Tb is never far from our lives

Ruby, another seasoned maestro, bats brilliantly for maa kauvery, her new baby, with a stunning account of Secondary PPH.

Salem seals the edition with two papers- with Gowri Sankari writing on Spondylodiscitis and Baby Blessy closing the issue with Cauda Equina Syndrome.

This is a brave, blazing and brilliant edition penned by bright Nightingales with beautiful hearts and minds.

Do sing with the NIGHTINGALES, and cheer them on

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