Department of Medicine

EDUCATION

Postgraduate

Short term training

Continuing medical education

RESEARCH

Research completed

A.   Influence of smoke from traditional fuels ( STF ) on lung function of healthy Indian adults.

B.   Cognitive function screening for ambulatory elderly subjects.

C.   A comparitive study of laboratory indices in the young and elderly subjects.

D.   Clinical profile of elderly patients with altered level of counsciousness.

E.    Profile of asymptomatic azotemia in the elderly.

F.    Rheumatological manifestations in elderly.

G.   Fenugreek in insulin resistance syndrome.

H.   Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of lovastatin in patients with hypercholesterolemia ( Multicentre Trial ).

I.    Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Community Health W ( CHWS ) in Geriatric Care in India.

Research Continuing

A.   Effect of air-pollution caused by vehicular traffic on respiratory health status.

B.   Reintroduction of rifampicin and isoniazid in patients with anti-tuberculosis drugs induced hepatitis.

C.   Ethnic variations in pulmanory function tests among Indians.

D.   Evaluation of prevalence of hyperlipidemias in patients attending AIIMS OPD with minor ailments.

E.   Correlation of nutritional fat intake, body fat content and hyperlipidemia.

F.   Double blind randomised trial of "Baralgan vs Novalgin".

G.   Role of Doxycycline in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

H.   A study of the efficacy of nebulized ipratropium in the treatment of acute bronchial asthma.

I.    Fibro myalgia in systematic lupus erythematosus.

J.    Identification of mycobacterial species in tuberculous lymphadenitis.

K.  A prospective study of rheumatoid arthritis treated with a combination of chloroquine and low-dose methotrexate.

L.   Anti-c1q antibody as an index of sle activity.

M.  Comparison of estimation of antinuclear antibody by indirect immunofluorescence and elisa techniques.

N.   Adenosine deaminase estimation in the diagnosis of tubercular pleural effusion.

O.   A double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of oral ofloxacin in the treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis.

P.    Cytokine release in tuberculosis.

Q.    Functional and morphological evaluation of suprarenals in tuberculosis.

R.    Family environment and respiratory disease in elderly.

Collaborative research completed

A.   Evaluation of the WHO clinical case definition of AIDS ( CCDAIDS ) and its modification in Indian context. (Microbiology )

B.   Nutritional status and nutrient intake of urban Indian elderly. ( Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition )

C.   Clinical and neuroimaging observations in dementia in a developing country. ( Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine, Psychiatry )

D.   Cholelithiasis in Diabetic and nondiabetic elderly subject. ( Gastroenterology )

E.    Role of mycoplasma pneumonia in community acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. ( Microbiology )

F.   Significance of blood and ascitic fluid endotoxin levels in patients with cirrhosis of liver ( Gastroenterology )

G.   Cardiac involvement in systemic sclerosis. ( Cardiology )

H.   Prospective study of colonic symptoms in the elderly. ( Gastroenterology )

I.    Anterior and posterior subcutaneous abdominal fat mass and its relation to insulin sensitivity ( In collaboration with Centre of  Human Nutrition, Medicine, U.T. Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, U.S.A. )

Collaborative research continuing

A.   Antimicrobial utilization study at a tertiary care referral hospital in India ( Pharmacology )

B.   Genomic variability of human immuno-deficiency  virus. ( Microbiology )

C.   Estimation and significance of serum and synovial fluid malondialdehyde levels in rheumatoid arthritis. ( Biochemistry )

D.   Imaging modalities in CNS lupus. ( Radiology, Nuclear Medicine )

E.   Detailed clinical and immunogenetic studies in granulomatous lung diseases. ( Unit-II, Immunogenetic )

F.   Electrolyte imbalance in the elderly. ( Laboratory Medicine )

G.   Estimation of Body Fat using MRI Scans in Generalised Lipodystrophy: ( Centre of Human Nutrition, Medicine, U.T., Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas,U.S.A. )

H.   Immune status in heroine dependence. ( Psychiatry )

I.   A study on chromium status in obese, hypertensive and non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. ( Pharmacology )

J.   Accuracy and validity of indegenous glucose sensor ( for testing capillary blood glucose in diabetic patients ). ( National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi )

K.  To elucidate the role of regulatory proteins in complement activation and modulation of immune-complex degradation in immune-complex mediated disorders.( Biochemistry )

L.   Lead-induced immunotoxicity and its reversal : role of oxygen free radicals. ( Pharmacology )

PUBLICATIONS

PATIENT CARE

Respiratory laboratory

 Clinical Immunology laboratory

ŠAIIMS , New Delhi, 1998.