What is Low Dose CT Screening?Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer is a specialized test that is used to find lung cancer before it is symptomatic and before it has spread.The exam itself is quick and easy. While lying on your back, you are moved through a small donut-shaped machine – not a tunnel – so there is no worry of feeling claustrophobic. There are no needles for contrast or x-ray dye, and no need to fast before the exam.Most importantly, this screening test is covered by almost all insurance plans for most people at high risk.How do

Airway foreign body - Chikoo seed (மூச்சுக்குழாயில் சப்போட்டா விதை)An elderly gentleman came with cough and breathing difficulty after accidental aspiration of Chikoo seed while eating. CT chest showed the seed in right lower lobe bronchus. Bronchoscopy was done and the seed was removed successfully. Initial attempt with zero tip foreign body retrieval basket failed, which was then removed using roth-net basket.Tips to prevent aspiration- Always chew your food well before swallowing- Eat or drink slowly- Sit up straight while eating or drinking- Stay upright for at least 1 hour after eatingEat Healthy ! Stay Healthy !!Dr.M.D.VarunnM.D., D.N.B.(Pulmonology), Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology,

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Too Much Medicine or Appropriate Risk Reduction?                                              Hypertension among young people is common, affecting 1 in 8 adults aged between 20 and 40 years. This number is likely to increase with lifestyle behaviors and lowering of hypertension diagnostic thresholds. Early-life factors influence blood pressure (BP) although the mechanisms are unclear; BP tracks strongly within individuals from adolescence through to later life. Higher BP at a young age is associated with abnormalities on heart and brain imaging and increases

HEART ATTACK                  Heart Attack is the sudden blockage of one of the vessels that supply to the heart. Heart is an organ that works non stop to supply blood to the entire body by which the brain, kidney, liver, muscles and all organs maintain the function. No organ can withstand even in a decrease in the supply from the heart. If heart itself got into lack of supply, it withstands the block for a certain period after which it goes for permanent damage of that area of the heart which has got