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by DrRatnadip
30 Jul 2020 23:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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https://m.timesofindia.com/viral-news/this-virus-has-a-cure-its-called-hydroxychloroquine-us-doctors-video-goes-viral/articleshow/77236226.cms Wouldn't it be a good idea to start giving HCQ to the population, as a malaria prevention, given it is monsoon, with the added benefit of covid? The irony i...
by DrRatnadip
30 Jul 2020 10:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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We are hardly getting pts from slum areas now.. Last month most cases were from slums.. Doctor, if this is the case can we allow it to happen safely to the rest of the population? To go from most cases to hardly any in a month means that herd immunity works right? This is getting attention around t...
by DrRatnadip
29 Jul 2020 18:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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57% of people in slums and 16% outside slums have been exposed to the China virus in Mumbai. From a serosurvey. Seems like overall, 40% of people have been exposed in Mumbai. Calculated IFR from the above seems to be between 0.05% and 0.1%. We are hardly getting pts from slum areas now.. Last month...
by DrRatnadip
24 Jul 2020 09:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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https://m.timesofindia.com/city/pune/my ... 136530.cms

Mylabs gets approval for antigen kits.. Hope its widely available soon..
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 23:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

vijayk wrote:It is time for Center to set up 10000 bed hospitals in Mumbai, Pune, BLR, Chennai, Hyderabad and provide plenty of medicines
It is not difficult to build 10000 bed hospital sir.. Difficulty is to get experienced doctors, nursing and support staff to run it..
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 23:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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^^ Seems like a made up news. We are good extremely well. Our mortality rate is very low. People are getting admitted in hospitals, treated getting well. Please don't spread doom and gloom. None is warranted. Saar these are not made up news. Someone in my wife’s family recently died due to heart co...
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 20:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Very clearly, the MH administration does not know what to do when presented with a bill after eating happily for years. It seems like many state governments all over India are struggling. Look @ BLR as well...I think an article about a front line Doctor dying due to being denied by Private Hospital...
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 13:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Are discharged patients kept under some kind of quarantine? Some discharged patients have seemingly been re-admitted and thus, they still do carry (low) viral load? That can be an infection source for the rest, and the recovery process isn't that simple nor easy? Discharged pts are advised home qua...
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 13:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

^^ sad news.. RIP brave doctor..
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 11:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

One wonders how many such unreported deaths may be present in other Indian cities. Anecdotal reports that I'm getting from family and friends in Mumbai paint a scary picture. UT is like a deer caught in the headlights. He had zero administrative experience before becoming the CM and he just wasn't ...
by DrRatnadip
23 Jul 2020 11:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

- As antibody tests are gettinge widely available , it is increasingly clear that number of infected is much more than official numbers.. In huge population like India it is near impossible to know exact number of infected , especially since most of infected are asymptomatic.. - Govt is yet reluctan...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 15:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

https://images.livemint.com/img/2020/07/15/600x338/PTI01-05-2020_000241A_1593075143718_1594815752928.jpg we use this darth vader mask in theatre on covid theatre lists...what is he doing with this..with people around in clothes mask that too w/o nose covered :eek: sir many non medicos are using the...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 15:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Many elderly pts ( around 60 %) , even those with comorbidities improve relatively well.. Pts who present late i.e those require ventilation within 24 hrs of admission have poor outcome.. I think so called " happy hypoxia " is at play here.. Pt dont realise about gross lung damage untill ...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 15:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Many elderly pts ( around 60 %) , even those with comorbidities improve relatively well.. Pts who present late i.e those require ventilation within 24 hrs of admission have poor outcome.. I think so called " happy hypoxia " is at play here.. Pt dont realise about gross lung damage untill ...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 12:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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still used prophylactically and in mild to moderate cases with good results.. One doctor friend I know who was using HCQ for 9 weeks got infected. He stayed in the same clinic where he worked in Hyd for 10 days. He is fine now. He is back home. He feels because of HCQ, his symptoms were mild. He sa...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Thank you for your insights DrRatnadip. How often do you see aged patients with co-morbidities do well after severe covid ? How long does Remdesivir take to act ? Many elderly pts ( around 60 %) , even those with comorbidities improve relatively well.. Pts who present late i.e those require ventila...
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 00:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Gyan wrote:Whats the status on use of HCQ?
still used prophylactically and in mild to moderate cases with good results..
by DrRatnadip
22 Jul 2020 00:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

India must look beyond western mega pharma for answers. Several other countries are effectively repurposing drugs and using them without a huge cost impact. https://www.trialsitenews.com/how-a-grass-roots-health-movement-led-to-acceptance-of-ivermectin-as-a-covid-19-therapy-in-peru/ Trials that rep...
by DrRatnadip
18 Jul 2020 16:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Krita wrote:Thyrocare is offering Covid Antibody test for 699 including collection and tax.
They will collect sample at home and the results will take up to 72 hrs. Booking can be done through onemg and Netmed.
How accurate is this test?
Most available kits in market are fairly accurate..
by DrRatnadip
18 Jul 2020 14:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

^^ Thanks for sharing the picture from a medical professionals point of view. Absolutely makes sense, but also it explains why patients are unfortunately turned away in many places. - There is in general ignorence about insurence in common public.. many people have no provision for possible healthc...
by DrRatnadip
18 Jul 2020 11:51
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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- 1.5 L for 3 days seems exagerated .. It is wrong if somebody is charging this much.. Unless pt asks for super delux facilities average charges are between 6 k to 10k - Number of Investigations required for Covid pts are higher than usual and they constitute large part of pts bill.. - As I mentione...
by DrRatnadip
17 Jul 2020 11:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Cases in Pune and PCMC are rising at alarming rate since last wk.. Even private hospitals in most peripheral areas are full.. People needing treatment for non covid illness are also suffering ..Ventilator shortage is a big problem... But bigger problem is availability of staff for nursing , cleaning...
by DrRatnadip
30 Jun 2020 14:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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-Spirometer is better than simple balloon.. -Usual recommendation is set of 10 breaths , 5 times/ day.. -Ventilation perfusion mismatch is common in elderly, bed ridden and post operative patients..This means there are few alveoli (air sacs) who have blood supply but no air flow and vice versa.. De...
by DrRatnadip
29 Jun 2020 21:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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One question for doctors. In Dr. Sandhya's video, on lung exercises she mentions blowing up a balloon. I have a 3 ball Respiratory Spirometer Lung Exerciser (dad had bought it a while ago). https://www.infihealthcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/respiratory-exercisor.png Can I use it instead of b...
by DrRatnadip
23 Jun 2020 10:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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-Favipiravir is included in official treatment protocols in maharashtra..

-It will be used as ALTERNATIVE to Hcq in moderate symptomatic cases and mild symptomatic with comorbidities..

-HCQ No Longer recommonded in asymtomatic and mild symptomatics without comorbidities..
by DrRatnadip
20 Jun 2020 23:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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^^So will Favipiravir will be included in to standard treatment protocol for most patients in India? INR 3,500 for the entire course is reasonable. Russians are at least swearing by Favipiravir. So hopefully it helps as much as possible. Perhaps in a week or two, we will see the effect of this drug...
by DrRatnadip
20 Jun 2020 20:41
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Read that both Favipiravir and Remdesivir have gotten approval for Covid treatment. Dunno about Favipiravir, but Remdesivir seems to be expensive at approx INR 60,000 for entire course. I do hope the above drugs decrease fatality and improve recovery times. Also read that Covid "immunity"...
by DrRatnadip
19 Jun 2020 11:51
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
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Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

https://m.timesofindia.com/india/another-round-of-major-general-level-talks-between-india-china-today-after-10-indian-soldiers-released/articleshow/76457915.cms By talking and showing excessive willingness to deescalate , we are strengthening Chini salami slicing.. If we dont show national resolve t...
by DrRatnadip
13 Jun 2020 13:53
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

I received very interesting msg on whatsapp from fellow surgeon.. I am not able to open actual paper.. Any expert comments are welcome.. Dear friends, finally I have invented a new therapy that will be effective against all bacteria, fungi, viruses including Covid19 and drug resistance will not be p...
by DrRatnadip
13 Jun 2020 13:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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Read at one forum that Ivermectin + Doxycycline combo is yielding good results, even in India. Apparently, even the recovery period is shortened to 4-5 days (not sure about the state of the patients i.e. if this will work if patient is critical). I hope the reports about the combo is true and ICMR ...
by DrRatnadip
11 Jun 2020 18:01
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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IndraD, Isn't povoidoine used as a pain killer in the mouth? It numbs the mouth. Suraj, On Telegram, GOI updates all Covid-19 data everyday. Povidon iodine / betadine is very broad spectrum antiseptic effective against viruses, bacteria and other pathogens.. ( Numbing agent is lignocain.. Betadine ...
by DrRatnadip
03 Jun 2020 15:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Wuhan tests nearly 10 million people, finds only 300 COVID-19 infections Not posting the article. Anyways, seriously gotta hand it to the Chinese. Testing 10 Million people is no joke...its almost like testing entire BLR population. How are we going about Anti-body tests? Read somewhere that only 3...
by DrRatnadip
01 Jun 2020 11:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

hanumadu wrote:Daily new cases hitting 8500. Will we have the highest number of daily cases eventually? I really hope the June 20 date for peak active cases is true. Daily deaths are also now consistently above 200.
Highest cases are expected to rise further as train and flights are resumed..
by DrRatnadip
31 May 2020 15:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1187889

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

This Twitter image Looks like unconscious & hurt Indian soldiers have been tied up by Chinese. https://twitter.com/iq_examiner/status/1266983275417001985?s=21 Any one has context ? There is a boat on the top left corner This is very disturbing to see our soldiers tied like this.. Hope we got th...
by DrRatnadip
31 May 2020 01:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Sounds fishy as hell, and I think it's way too premature for WHO to halt HCQ trials. Are there any HCQ RCTs running in India? I highly suspect that it's effective when given early and perhaps even as a prophylaxis, but a lack of evidence is both frustrating and puzzling. While I can see how in the ...
by DrRatnadip
30 May 2020 18:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

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^^ So basically a hit job on HCQ. Big Pharma strikes, again. Exactly.. HCQ is drug with very long half life ( between 22 to 30 days).. Currently many pts take it for years ex lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis.. very long course is also used in chronic amoebic infection.. maximum limit for Cumulative dose...
by DrRatnadip
30 May 2020 15:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2707285

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Any reliable sources for this? COVID-19: Community transmission widespread in Chennai, say doctors Dr. Ratnadip, is HCQ being administered (or being considered) to populace in Mumbai (in places where population density is very high and chances of transmission is quite likely) to see if it can slow ...