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Coimbatore 641 045
Tamil Nadu
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Journal Club

The Journal club meets every Thursday to update knowledge from research articles in peer reviewed medical journals and eventually implement the knowledge in our patient care. These Journal club meetings will be open to medical professionals outside our institute.

What's on this week

Date: 07 January 2010, Thursday
Time: 3 pm to 4 pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, Medserve
Presenter Article
Dr. N. Sudha

Pharmacotherapy and Surgery Treatment for the Severely Obese Adolescent
Jr. Peadiatric Health Care, 2009

Ms. Suguna Nutritional Aspects In Renal Failure
Nephrology
Ms. Sumithra E Salmonellosis and the GI Tract: More Than Just Peanut Butter
Cur. Gastroenterol. Rep

 

Over the Past Weeks

Date & Time Articles

31 December 2009
3-4pm

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009: Epidemiological, clinical and prevention aspects
The National Medical Journal of India
Ms. Sangeetha

Plant-based vaccines against diarrheal diseases
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association
Ms. S. Saradhamani

A Look at the Low-Carbohydrate Diet
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. K.S.Ramalingam

24 December 2009
3-4pm

International Expert Committee Report on the Role of the A1C Assay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes      
 Diabetes Care
Mr. Saravanan

Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit: A Nationwide Survey
International Anesthesia Research Society
Dr. Sekar Michael

The H1N1 2009 Pandemic: Who is afraid of the big bad wolf?
The National Medical Journal of India
Dr. Jansi Ramalingam

17 December 2009
3-4pm

The multi-talented podocyte
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Dr. S. Vikas

Efficacy and tolerability of lamivudine in hepatitis B infected renal transplant recipients:A single center study
Indian Journal of Nephrology
Dr. R.M. Vijay

Clinician Attitudes Toward Biostatistics
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Mr. Rajesh Kumar John

10 December 2009
3-4pm

1. HIV Vaccine Trial Results — An Opening for Further Research
The New England Journal of Medicine
2. Rise of the Machines — Left Ventricular Assist Devices
as Permanent Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. K.S. Ramalingam

Crossmatch Testing in Kidney Transplantation: Patterns of Practice and Associations with Rejection and Graft Survival
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl.
Ms. Prabha Rani

Cardiac Enzymes, Renal Failure and Renal Transplantation
Clinical Medicine & Research
Mr. Paveen Kumar

3 December 2009
3-4pm

Intracellular bacterial communities of uropathogenic Escherichia coli in urinary tract pathogenesis
TRENDS in Microbiology Vol.12 No.9 September 2004
Mr. Jonathan

Soluble HLA-G Expression and Renal Graft Acceptance American Journal of Transplantation 2006; 6: 2152-2156
Mr. Lokesh

Treatment of hypertension : postmarketing surveillance study results of telmisartan monotheraphy, fixed dose combination of telmisartan + hydrochlorothiazide / amlodipine
Journal of the Indian Medical Association
Dr. Ramakishnan

26 November 2009
3-4pm

The use of Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in the treatment of poisoned and snake bite victims: An academy emergency department’s experience.
Journal of Clinical Apheresis       
Dr. P. Gurumoothi

Positive Correlation of PTH-Related Peptide with Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes
Ms. Dhayalini

Serum cystatin C concentration as a marker of acute renal dysfunction in critically ill patients
Critical Care
Mr. Jestin P Jose

19 November 2009
3-4pm

Circadian sleep–wake rhythm disturbances
in end-stage renal disease
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Aravindan SJ

Invasive fungal infections following renal transplantation:
A review of 2410 recipients
Ann. Transplant                   
Mr. Chris Marx MI

12 November 2009
3-4pm

Steroid-free maintenance immunosuppression in
kidney transplantation: is it time to consider
it as a standard therapy?
 Kidney International
Dr. Vijay RM

New aspects of pre-eclampsia: lessons for the nephrologist
 Nephrology Dialysis Transplant
Dr. Vikas S

The Effect of Use of Dates on Serum Potassium in Non diabetic Hemodialysis Patients
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and transplantation
Ms. Suguna

5 November 2009
3-4pm

Outpatient Gatifloxacin Therapy and Dysglycemia in Older Adults
Dr. Sudha N
The fallacy of ‘alternative’ medicine
nature reviews  nephrology
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease: Has it declined in India?
Dr. K.S Ramalingam
29 October 2009
3-4pm
Case report: Unilateral negative pressure pulmonary edema - a complication of
endobronchial intubation
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Dr. Sekar Michael
Membranous lupus nephritis in Chinese children-a case series and review of the literature
Pediatric Nephrology
Dr. Saravanan
Virus Nephritis after Renal Transplantation Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Dr. Subha R
22 October 2009
3-4pm
Hazardous alcohol use in rural southern India: Nature, prevalence and risk factors
National Medical Journal of India
Dr. Radhakrishnan
Acetylcysteine and non-ionic isosmolar contrast-induced nephropathy—a randomized controlled study
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Stem cell research and Kidney Disease
Kidney Times
Mr. Samuel JC
15 October 2009
3-4pm
Donor biopsy evaluation at time of renal grafting
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery
New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Surgical Treatment of Obesity — Weighing the Facts
New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Bias in clinical research
Kidney International
Mr Rajesh Kumar John
08 October 2009
3-4pm
Haemophagocytic syndrome-a life-threatening complication of renal transplantation
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Dr. Jansi Ramalingam
Relationship between pp65 antigenemia levels and real-time quantitative DNA PCR for Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) management in immunocompromised patients
BMC Infectious Diseases
Mr. Jonathan
Molecular Phenotypes of Acute Rejection Predict Kidney Graft Prognosis
Journal of American Society of Nephrology
Mr. Lokesh
01 October 2009
3-4pm
Should renal biopsies be performed in the very elderly?
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Aravind
Observation time after kidney biopsy: when to discharge?
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Aravind
Epilepsy in the Elderly
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
Dr. Bala Senthil Kumaran
Protocol Transplant Biopsies in Kidney Allografts: Why and When Are They Indicated?
Clinical Journal of American Society Nephrology
Dr. Gurumoorthi
24 September 2009
3-4pm
Should Coronary Screening be used in Cardiovascular Prevention Strategies?
New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Pre-eclampsia : A Foetal view
National Medical Journal of India
Dr. Ramalingam K S
10 September 2009
3-4pm
Randomized Comparative Efficacy of Dexamethasone to Prevent Postextubation Upper Airway Complications in Children and Adults in ICU
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
Dr. Sekar Michael
Will non-coding RNAs help to decipher renal allograft failure?
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Weighing Benefits and Risks – The FDA’s Review of Prasugrel
New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Intestinal Transplantation
New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Does elective re-sitting of intravenous cannulae decrease peripheral thrombophlebitis? A randomized Study
National Medical Journal of India
Dr. Ramalingam K S
03 September 2009
3-4pm
Controversies in the treatement if idiopathic membranous nephropathy
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Vijay R M
Looking into the crystal ball : Kidney Transplantation in 2025          
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Are we really dressed to kill?
Kidney International
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Clothes make the Man. Not any more
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
The National Medical Journal of India
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
27 August 2009
3-4pm
Urbanization – An Emerging Humanitarian Disaster
British Journal of Neurosurgery
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Putting clinical trial on trail - Lupus nephriti trials end in disappointment
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
20 August 2009
3-4pm
Typhoid Vaccines Ready for implementation
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Malaria Control – Addressing Challenges to Ambitious Goals
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Renal and Retinal Effects of EnalaprilThe New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
13 August 2009
3-4pm
An update on acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis worldwide
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Saravanan
Debating the source of hypertension
Nature Reviews Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
06 August 2009
3-4pm
Current Views on Collapsing Glomerulopathy
Journal of American Society of Nephrology
Dr. Sudha N
Nephrolithiasis
Kidney International
Dr. Ramalingam K S
30 July 2009
3-4pm
Psychosis-like syndrome associated with intermittent intracranial hypertension caused by a large arachnoid cyst o the left temporal lobe.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
Dr. Bala Senthil Kumaran 
Emergence of Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) from a tertiary care hospital from northern part of India.
BMC Infectious Diseases
Mr. Jonathan Sampath  
23 July 2009
3-4pm
The effects of renal transplantation on circulating dendritic cells
Clinical and Experimental Immunology
Mr. Balakrishnan U 
A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Molecular Signatures induced by interleukin 2 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells and T cell subsets
Journal of Translational Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Interleukin 2 receptor antagonists for kidney transplant recipients
Cochrane Database Syst. Review
Dr. Ramalingam K S

Induction Strategies for Developing Economies Journal of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation 5. Can Single Dose Induction Regimen With IL-2R Monoclonal Antibodies Improve Long Term Renal Function Over Multiple Doses In Indian Renal Transplant Recipients?
Journal of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation
Dr. Ramalingam K S

16 July 2009
3-4pm
Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (Insulin Pump) Therapy Can be Safely Used in the Hospital in Select Patients
Endocrine Practice
Dr. Sudha N
Pregnancy in women with existing lupus nephritis: predictors of fetal and maternal outcome
NDT
Dr. Jansi Ramalingam
09 July 2009
3-4pm
Dual inhibition with losartan and aliskiren: a promising therapeutic option for type 2 diabetic nephropathy?
Nature Clinical Practice
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Is it time to change the definition of normal urinary albumin excretion?
Nature Clinical Practice
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Is poverty a risk factor for CKD?
Nature Reviews - Nephrology
Dr. Ramalingam K S
02 July 2009
3-4pm
Ethics in Medical Research (a presentation)
Dr. Noela Prasad
25 June 2009
3-4pm
Brown Adipose Tissue ? When It Pays to Be Inefficient
The New England Journal of Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S

Clinical features, laboratory data, management and the risk factors that affect the mortality in patients with postoperative meningitis.
Neurology India
Dr.  Balasenthil Kumaran M R

18 June 2009
3-4pm
The Indian Polycap Study – Review of present status of  ‘the polypill’
The Lancet
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Comparison of two techniques for insertion of classic laryngeal mask airway
Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Dr. Sekar Michael 
11 June 2009
3-4pm
Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus Vs cyclosporine in children with steroid –resistant nephritic syndrome: A Randomized trial
Am.J Kidney Disease
Dr. Balakrishnan
HPV screening for Cervical cancer in Rural India
New Engl. Jr. Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
4 June 2009
3-4pm
Emerging biomarkers for Acute Kidney Injury
CLI
Dr. Jansi Ramalingam
Insulin sensitivity and cardiac autonomic function in young male preactitioners of Yoga
NMJI
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Long-term consequences of kidney donation
New Engl. Jr. Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
28 May 2009
3-4pm
Effect of Dipyrridamole plus Aspirin on Haemodialysis Graft Patency
New Engl. Jr. Medicine
Dr. Ramalingam K S
Prediction of the severity and outcome of acute tubular necrosis based on continuity of Doppler spectrum in the early period after kidney transplantation
Nephrol Dial Transplant
Dr. Ramalingam K S
21 May 2009
3-4pm
Evidence-based Nephrology – An Introduction
Mr. Rajesh Kumar John

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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