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Brthya's Family Physician Center with basic facilities
was inaugurated on 6th
December 2006 to address the
medical needs of the middle
class society again with
quality and affordability as
the criteria. Initiatives
have been taken with a few
Doctors who are interested
in this concept.
In about an year's time
patient registration
exceeded 2500.
Additional expansion of
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Other than the regular medical treatment, the Centre handles important
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- Hepatitis B
Immunization camp
conducted at Avvai home,
a school for girl
students, established by
Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy
at Adyar, Chennai. About
1500 students from the
Nursery School to 12th
standard were immunized
along with 75 staff
trainees and 25 staff
members of the school.
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- The three
course
immunization
programme first
commenced on
August 17th
2007.
- The second
dose was given
on September
17th 2007.
- The
third and final
dose was
completed on
18th February
2008.
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- Hepatitis B
Vaccination camp was
conducted at the family
physician center for the
general public. The
three-course vaccination
program was successfully
completed in January
2008 when 150 families
were vaccinated against
this dreadful disease.
- Blood Transfusion
has been organized for a
few patients at
the centre:
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- Management of severe
diabetic foot ulcers.
1. Filarial foot ulcers
and septic wounds by
regular and daily
dressing.
2. Allopathic
antibacterial
preparations together
with herbal leaf
extracts are being used
at the centre for
healing of wounds.
3. Proper sterilization
of dressing materials
with an autoclave has
facilitated successful
dressing of wounds and
good healing rates.
- Home Health Care
through home-visits is
an important
characteristic activity
established by the
Centre.
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- The
objective of
House visits is
to minimize the
stress in the
minds of the
patients as well
as their
attendants.
- This also
helps build-up
confidence
between Doctor &
the patient,
Nurse & the
patient as well
as with the
relatives of the
patient.
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- Significantly, some
cases given up at major
hospitals in the city
have been taken over by
the centre.
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- A classic
case was that of
woman aged 69
years who
resides in Madhavaram,
Chennai.
- She was
being treated at
a major hospital
for IHD,
Metabolic
encephalopathy
and septicemia.
She was on nasal
tube feeding,
continuous
bladder drainage
and supportive
medication.
- On the first
examination she
was found to
have a huge
pressure over
the left gluteal
region. This
septic focus
together with
the urinary
track infection
was the
causative factor
for septicemia
which thereby
was worsening
the metabolic
encephalopathy.
She was getting
restless,
loosing touch
with the
surroundings.
She was pulling
off the Ryle’s
tube frequently.
- The primary
care was focused
on excision of
the dead and
necrotic skin
over the gluteal
sore .This
created a raw
area which was
allowed to
granulate by
regular and
aseptic dressing
measures.
- Secondly,
catheter was
changed
regularly once
in 3 to 4 weeks
with periodic
bladder wash.
- She was then
admitted in a
Nursing home for
thorough
investigation.
She was found to
be Hypothyroid
with severe
urinary track
infection.
Replacement
therapy with
thyroxin,
coronary
vasodilators,
broad spectrum
antibiotics,
vitamins,
frequent change
of posture,
mouth care, back
care,
bladder/catheter
care have made
her recover
satisfactorily.
- Ryle’s tube
has been removed
and she is able
to eat normal
food with
minimal support
from the nurse.
- She has been
catheterized
with the
silicone
catheter which
has a longer
life up to two
months thereby
minimizing
infection.
- Patient is
motivated to
move all her
limbs, she is
well oriented
and is able to
recognize people
and talks
coherently.
- To conclude,
prompt control
of infection,
electrolyte
balance and
proper hydration
have been the
cause for her
successful
recovery from a
crisis state.
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- A general health
camp was conducted at
the Ramakrishna Mission
Sarada Vidyalaya Girls’
school hostel located at
T-Nagar, Chennai-600017.
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- A total of
seventy five
students were
examined.
- The camp was
held in 2
successive
Saturdays from
9th Feb 2008.
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- At the request of
the School Management,
about 1000 students from
the two Sarada
Vidyalayas were
medically examined in
their respective schools
with the help of the
trained nurses from
Shraddha. The medical
examination was
conducted over a period
of ten days, commencing
from 26th March 2007.
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