Medical Negligence and the Law in India, Duties, Responsibilities, Rights
Medical malpractice, perceived and actual, is among the most hotly debated issues in India today. Related litigation has been increasing every year, especially since the enforcement of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), 1986. This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth survey of the law under the CPA, the law of torts, and the Penal Code. Addressing doctors, patients, and lawyers, it explains how the law operates in the country in the context of increasing rights consciousness among patients and doctor-patient conflict. Analysing major Indian cases, as also cases and law abroad, the book throws light on a wide range of issues including the duties, responsibilities, and rights of doctors; likely areas of litigation in medical specialities; consent of patients; and compensation. Additionally, the volume includes appendices on medical services and malpractice suits (with statistical information) and consumer disputes redressal agencies.
Rapid Review of ECG: Self-Assessment Questions, Case Studies and Clinical Correlation
This book makes for great reading and easy comprehension of ECG – at your pace! It is written mainly for students and family practitioners. The topics are covered using high-quality ECG tracings, summary boxes, and informative colored diagrams.
The book starts with the fundamentals of electrocardiography and acquaints the reader with common electrocardiographs seen in coronary care units and also indoor and outdoor settings of hospitals.
Divided into short 30 chapters, this book covers all the essential aspects, including electrophysiology, regular waves and complexes, electrical axis determination, and various abnormalities, including hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, infarction, conduction disturbances, the effect of drugs and electrolytes, and cardiac arrhythmias. One can learn a topic in 12-15 minutes!
The proposed book will empower readers and guide them through the challenges associated with learning the art of interpretation of ECGs ‐ providing readers the knowledge, the skills, and most importantly, the confidence necessary to make informed decisions, both at the examination hall as well as the bedside of the patient.
Rapid Review of ECG: Self-Assessment Questions, Case Studies and Clinical Correlation
Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition.
1.Introduction
2. Pandemic: the basic principles
3. Pandemics: a trip down memory lane
4. Origin spread and global response to COVID-19
5. Emerging global hotspots of COVID-19
6. COVID-19: the signs of death
7. Impact of COVID-19: on people and the economy
8. Containing the contagion
9. COVID-19: global challenges
10. Old and new coronavirus variants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron
11. 2020 and beyond: the global geographies of COVID-19
12. Features, treatments and vaccines: new developments and configurations. Afterword to the first edition