Unique Facilities: Medicine


Medical Acute Care Unit (MACU):

MACU (Medical Acute Care Unit): another name for round the clock intensive care
MACU (Medical Acute Care Unit):
another name for round the clock
intensive care		 Ward 19, 6th Floor, Hospital Bldg. The unit admits patients who are haemodynamically unstable and/or requiring ventilatory support.

Patients commonly admitted include:
1.  Infectious diseases with complications: Malaria, Leptospirosis, Tetanus, Septicaemia, tuberculosis etc.
2.  Poisonings like Organophosphorous poisoning, Ratol, Snake-bite, Corrosives etc.
3.  Multiorgan failures including renal failure requiring dialysis.
4.  Neurological emergencies like GB Syndrome, Myasthenia Gravis, strokes etc.

The MACU is well equipped with various life saving equipments. Mechanical ventilators, non-invasive cardiac monitors, pulse oximeters, Infusion Pumps, Nebuliser, Blood Pump etc. More importantly, it has 24 hours availability of trained personnel viz. one lecturer, two resident doctors and & nurses for continuous intensive monitoring of seriously ill patients. Specialised procedures like peritoneal dialysis, plasmapheresis, central venous line insertions are available round the clock.


Medical Research Laboratory:

Advanced Autoanalyser in Medicine Research Laboratory
Advanced Autoanalyser in Medicine
Research Laboratory		 Situated at Room no. 107, 1st floor, College Bldg., this laboratory has facilities to investigate patients attending the speciality clinics of the department of medicine and also special investigations required for research projects of the medicine department.

These include:
1.  Pulmonary function tests
2.  Rheumatological profile including RA Factor, CRP, Cryoglobulins, Immunoglobulins, synovial fluid examination, and will soon establish ANA/DNA testing.
3.  Hypertension profile including Lipid profile and urinary VMA studies.
4.  Blood Investigations for patients attending Diabetes OPD and Nephrology OPD.
5.  Arterial blood gas, serum ammonia, serum barbiturates and urinary porphobilinogen for MACU & Medical Wards.
6.  HPLC facilities are also available for special research work.



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