2011 ends with added miseries for patients

Rawalpindi The year 2011 ended up with added miseries for the poor patients for whom the cost of treatment is about to get out of reach as in the last one year, the prices of almost all medicines and surgical equipment have witnessed 50 per cent to 200 per cent increase. The cost of treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases along with cost of all sorts of surgeries has almost become unaffordable not only for poor but also for those belonging to middle class of the society. According to health experts, both the federal and

Read More

Why are substandard medical universities being approved?- Hippocratic Hypocrisy

The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has accused the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) of violating the laws and principles of merit, hence, compromising the state of medical education in Pakistan.

The association alleged that many medical universities in Pakistan recognised by PMDC should not be recognised at all because they didn't meet the necessary requirements.
"The recognition of Colleges like Rehbar Medical College, Red Crescent Medical College, Hashmat Medical College and others is against the rules and regulations prescribed by the PMDC itself." said the General Secretary of PMA, Dr. Mirza Azhar Ali, at a news conference at PMA House.
Dr Ali said that some universities

Read More

Confessions of Pakistani doctors

We all grew up hearing the importance of medicine sciences and most of us were encouraged to adopt it as a profession. We were told that serving humanity, saving lives and helping people in distress is an essential component of developed societies, which is truly noble and fulfilling in their own way. In fact, doctors were considered the epitome of prestige and grace in Pakistani society, an echelon which remained unmatched by all the other significant and emerging professions.

However, the situation has changed drastically over a period of time. The plight of Pakistani doctors reverberates across the globe and remains an open question mark to our ‘political leaderships’ and law enforcing agencies. It is not just the security of these professionals which is at stake in our

Read More

Top 10 medical institutes in the world

World's top medical universities are vibrant centers of research and medical training. Many of the world's most talented doctors and physicians graduate from these schools, which are extremely competitive to get into. U.S. News & World Report releases an annual list ranking the top medical schools according to a variety of factors, including research contributions and peer evaluation.

Harvard University

As America's oldest institution of higher learning, Harvard is one the world's premier universities and its medical school ranks among the very best. Harvard's laboratory and research facilities are world-class and many important medical discoveries have been made on its campus. Harvard offers both MD and PhD medical degrees. Harvard University 20 Quincy Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-5758 harvard.edu

University of Cambridge

England's second oldest university is widely considered one of the best in Europe, and its School of Clinical Medicine is world renowned. Cambridge attracts top pre-medical students from Europe and beyond with its outstanding record of excellence in this field.

Read More

CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER- by Prof Dr Abbas Hayat, Dr Aiman Aijaz and Ahmad Iftikhar

Read More

Forensic sorted out SEQz (sendup papers 2011)

   *Important* Anything you find that is not at the right place,leave your comment for that.Thankyou.
  
  ASPHYXIA
    *what are autopsy findings in case of throttling? (CPMC)
    * WHAT IS?(AIMC)
      A)CELLULAR DEATH B)SUSPENDED ANIMATION C)
      WHAT ARE THE FINDINGS ON NECK AND FACE IN CASE OF DEATH DUE TO MANUAL STRANGULATION?(AIMC)
      Give biochemical changes in
      a. asphyxia(PMC)
      Give forensic classifation of aspyxial death(MMDC)
    * Write notes on auto erotic asphyxia(SIMS)
    * Define Lynching,garroting&mugging(MMDC)

Read More

Pathology Sorted out SEQz (sendups 2011)

 **IMPORTANT**: You may find some clinical scenarios that are not under the right unit heading.In that case, kindly inform so that it may be placed in the right unit.Thanks
General Pathology

1-Cell injury and adaptation

-Define apoptosis. give 2 examples of this process (Akhtar saeed Medical College)
-role of mitochondria in Cell injury.(Akhtar saeed Medical College)
--Define Necrosis? 3 types of necrosis with examples? (FMH)
-Define and classify types of necrosis?morphological changes in necrosis? (MMDC)
-consequences of decreased ATP during cell injury??2 differneces bw metastatic and dystrophic clacification? (NSMC)
-65 yr old man died after an episode of severe chest pain.examination revealed loss of cross striations and the nuclei in cardiac muscle fibers but tissue features remained as such. type of cellular change? what type of injury may be caused to myocardium with thrombolytic therapy in management of MI? mechanism for such inury? 4 pathologic conditions which lead to apoptosis? (WMC)

Read More

Pharma Sendups 2011-sorted out SEQz

Pharma:: TOS
SEQz
 General Pharma 1SEQ
 Autonomic Nervous System 1SEQ
 Central Nervous System 1SEQ
 NSAIDs + Blood 0.5=0.5
 Cardiovascular System 1SEQ
 Endo 1 SEQ

 Gastrointestinal tract+Respiration 0.5+0.5

 1st 4 chapters of chemo 1 SEQ
 Antimycobacterial drugs/antifungal/antimalarial 1 SEQ
 anticancer+Antiviral drugs 0.5+0.5

Read More

POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS

POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS (PRIMARY TYPE 1 OSTEOPOROSIS)

---

(ARTICLE BY: Hina Fatima, 3rd Year MBBS, Rawalpindi Medical College)

The term osteoporosis as defined by The National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference reveals “a disease of increased skeletal fragility accompanied by a low bone mineral density (a T score for bone mineral density lower than 2.5) and microarchitectural deterioration”.
Postmenopausal osteoporosis,however strongly refers to

Read More

Gen. Pathology MCQz (Sendup paper RMC 2011)

3RD YEAR MBBS SENDUP EXAMINATION 22nd OCTOBER 2011


GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY MCQ’s (THEORY)

Time allowed: 65 minutes Marks: 65

65 MCQs distributed according to modules, with Topic of Specifications.

Attempt all questions, each question carries one mark

Read More

USMLE step 1 Experience-2 (95/227)

Ali Usman shares his Usmle step 1 experience.

Here I am! finally the day has come when its over…
Took my exam on august 5th and the result is out today…
I have upcoming final yr exams without any prep…but I am happy that the reason I ignored final yr has paid off well and I am ending up with a decent score…
95/227
In my view…it’s a good score…the baseline for

Read More

USMLE step 1 Experience-1 (99/242)

Someone shared his experience of usmle step 1. Just to share it with you all..here you go.
99/242 during Final Year-My Experience
Assalamualaikum

Got my result ... and alhamdulillah its 99\242

My post would be a bit different in a way that it is much of guidance for those who want to take the test during their course. But it may generally be helpful for all others too.

I took the test in final year mbbs out of very odds.. cos there was not much of a trend in king edward medical university to go for the test during the course.. but owing to few of my seniors i had

Read More

3rd year patho send up result...clear format

Read More

Addressing The Problems Faced By 1st Year Medical Students

Reaching a top-profession institute like a medical college is dream and desire of every passionate student. Every student who aspires to choose the profession of medicine and does all the studies devotedly and passionately, finally reaches the rank of those who are considered the cream of nation's education and are admitted into a medical college.

At this point, he considers himself as one of the most successful persons in the world and rightly so. He would be able to continue his studies without

Read More

How To Lose weight- Day to day Plan

1. Day 1 plan
2. Day 2 plan
3. Day 3 plan
4. Day 4 plan
5. Day 5 plan
6. Day 6 plan

Read More