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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia occurred in a sizeable number of patients on Mechanical Ventilation. Chronic lung failure, H2 blockers usage, and supine head position were the risk factors associated with VAP. Awareness about these risk factors can be used to inform simple and effective preventive measures.

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Information may be readily available on the internet, but it is not an independently sufficient, prerequisite for people to contend with the physical and psychological distress associated with disease and disability. We need to understand and promote the crucial role doctors play in society at a time of tremendous change in the attitudes to, and within, the profession.

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Medicon, is an annual undergraduate Medical students research conference, which provides a platform for novice medical researchers to present their work and learn from their peers. It is the flagship event of The Forum for Medical Students’ Research, India.

We report a case of Kingella kingae endocarditis in a patient with a history of recent respiratory tract infection and dental extraction. This case is remarkable for embolic and vasculitic phenomena in association with a large valve vegetation and valve perforation.

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Authors report a case of a homeless 28 year old aboriginal male who presented to an Australian Hospital with signs and symptoms of pneumonia. Incidentally it was found that he had significant physical characteristics of lepromatous leprosy and was treated accordingly.

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A 55-year-old male patient presented with gradual progressive outward and downward deviation of right eye since last two years, with history of a similar complaint 10 years ago when he was diagnosed as having neurofibroma of the orbit. Computed Tomography imaging revealed a large, multilobulated, heterogeneous, soft tissue density mass lesion in the retro bulbar region on the medial side of right orbit suggestive of a neurofibroma. Excision and histopathology confirmed it to be a recurrence of neurofibroma of the orbit.

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Authors report a case of a right radial pseudoaneurysm due to assault. The pseudoaneurysm was treated successfully with prolonged ultrasound-guided compression for more than 300 minutes over multiple sittings coupled with the use of a compression device. Authos suggest that if initial compression fails, a prolonged ultrasound-guided compression repair coupled with a compression device can greatly improve the success rates and can negate the use of more invasive procedures to treat pseudoaneurysms.

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Education for innovation in primary care; Health promotion innovation in primary health care – Action required.

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An avalanche is coming Higher education and the revolution ahead.

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