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In Capital Hospital Islamabad A workshop on the basics of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic techniques was held on 30th of October 2014. Dr Siddique Akbar Satti the Patron, with cooperation and coordination of Dr Farhal Ali, managed to conduct this auspicious, educational and practical session with great success. The chief guest was Dr Shoaib Shafi, the Professor of Medicine from Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, who is also well-known for his efforts to modernize the field of gastroenterology in Pakistan. “ The objective of this workshop is to educate the young doctors about the indications and prerequisites of upper of GI endoscopy, the basic technique and procedure, complications during and after the procedure, counselling of the patient ”, said Dr Siddique Akbar Satti, The Supervisor and patron of the course. The workshop started with the recitation of holy verses from The Holy Quran. After that, Dr Farhan Ali introduces the speakers, Dr Beenish, Dr Zahid ul Zahidin and Dr...

Miss Anum Aman Pasha is a Clinical Psychologist , well known for her excellent counselling and communication skills, currently working with an NGO called Rozan which is working for a violence-free society and she is also a member of visiting faculty team of CDA Training Academy . Anum Aman Pasha was born in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan on April, 15th 1990. She completed her matriculation and Intermediate in pre-medical from Bahria College E-8, Naval Complex, Islamabad. During her educational period at Bahria College, she participated in extracurricular activities such as sports, debates, dramatics e.t.c. Anum is a national level Basketball player and has won a gold medal against other Basketball teams from all over Pakistan. Furthermore, she has the honour of having been awarded  The best Athlete award of Bahria College for the consecutive three years. But due to a severe injury of her backbone and other health issues, she had to say goodbye to Sports. After completi...

Case History: A 61-year-old male patient presented in the outpatient department of medicine in Capital Hospital Islamabad, complaining of severe epigastric pain that had been increased in intensity since last 15 days. The onset of pain was sudden, burning and pinching in character, aggravated by intake of food and relieved by strong painkillers and pain radiated to back. The patient also had low-grade fever since last 10 days and generalized weakness. Pain starts a few minutes after taking a meal. There was no history of dysphagia, melena, shortness of breath, cough, chest pain or discomfort, food regurgitation, vomiting, hematemesis, altered bowel habits and burning or difficult micturition. There was no significant past medical or surgical history. The patient was a non-smoker, had decreased appetite and sleep disturbance. There was no history of Diabetes mellitus , hypertension, heart diseases , asthma or cancer in the family. On examination, his pulse rate was 76 and blood ...

Difference between Amoebic and Bacillary Dysentery Amoebic Dysentery Bacillary Dysentery Causative Agents of Amoebic and Bacillary Dysentery Amoebic Dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica Bacillary Dysentery is caused by Shigella species and Enterohemorrhagic E. coli Naked eye or Macroscopic Examination of Stool Frequency of stools in bacillary and amoebic dysentery In Amoebic dysentery patient usually, have 6-8 episodes of loose motions per day In bacillary dysentery patient usually complains of more than 10 episodes of bloody diarrhoea Amount of stools in amoebic and bacillary dysentery The amount of stool is copious in case of amoebic dysentery Patient complains of relatively small more frequent episodes of bloody diarrhoea in bacillary dysentery Colour of stools in bacillary and amoebic dysentery In Amoebic dysentery the colour of stool is dark red, that’s why we ask for the colour of stool while taki...

Beta blockers include, atenolol (Tenormin), propranolol (Inderal ) and metoprolol (Lopressor) and are used to treat high blood pressure, certain cardiac problems, migraine and few other conditions. People usually take atenolol, propranolol or metoprolol for many years as a treatment of high blood pressure or after having an episode of heart attack . Sometimes, it becomes necessary to withdraw these beta blockers due to their potential side effects that trouble the patients or sometimes doctor wants to change the drug and shift the patient to some other anti-hypertensive medicine. No matter whatever the cause is, whenever, a patient who has been using a beta blocker for a long period of time, and he needs to be stopped from further usage of that beta blocker, must not stop taking it. One should taper off the dose of a beta blocker. Now a question arises how to wean off or taper off a beta blocker? The method of tapering off beta blocker varies from individual to individual. Allow you...

Nabothian Cyst is something Related to Cervix of females. Nabothian cysts appear on Cervix. Cervix is the part of every normal and healthy woman's anatomy. It is located at the junction of uterus and vagina. It Leads from uterus to vagina provides support to the uterus and allows the flow of menstrual blood from the uterus into the vagina, and to direct the sperms into the uterus during intercourse. It shares the weight of the fetus in pregnancy. As cervix is present inside the body, it must be properly examined by a gynecologist to rule out any cyst, malignancy, infection or other diseases of the cervix. Cervix Location and Appearance Nabothian Cyst is related to cervix. Causes of Nabothian Cyst: In this condition, Mucous filled bumps appear on the surface of the cervix. Mucous is secreted by the cervical cells and ensure protection against bacteria and provide good media for sperm transportation. any blockage in the pores of mucous secreting cells resu...

First Aid for Dog Bite Victim Victim of rabid dog, cat or bite of any other animal that can transmit rabies should be brought to the emergency room immediately. In the emergency room a doctor, nurse or health care attendant should follow the following steps. 1. Reassurance and Counseling The victims of an animal bite are often fearful and worried. Especially when they think or know that the animal which has bitten was infected with rabies. Rabies is a deadly disease indeed. So reassurance and counselling should be done. Handle them with care, soothe the child and show him care and gently ask him to allow you to handle his wound. Tell him that you are going to wash the wound and vaccinate him and the chance of getting rabies will be very low. 2. Assess the number, location and depth of the wound Adults are usually cooperative and will tell you the number and location of the wound with accuracy. In the case of children, you must be careful. They may not cooperate due to fear. U...