In pediatric practice, the transition from acute volume resuscitation to maintenance therapy requires a precise shift in both fluid tonicity and additives. For pediatric rehydration, selecting the appropriate fluid depends on whether you are providing volume resuscitation (bolus) or maintenance therapy. The following table compares common crystalloids. Note that standard “off-the-shelf” fluids like Normal Saline (NS) or Ringer’sContinue reading “Pediatric Intravenous Fluid Management”
Author Archives: Dr. Ramakanta
Gauri Putra Vinayak
Chanting the auspicious names of the Mahaganpati fulfils your wishes early. Just try and see
India’s 11th-Hour Diplomacy for Chabahar.
As a doctor, I tend to view geopolitics through a clinical lens. Think of the Chabahar Port as a vital organ in India’s trade anatomy—specifically, a bypass graft allowing us to reach Central Asia while avoiding the “blockage” of the Pakistani land route. It is the heart for India’s ambitious International North-South Transport Corridor INSTCContinue reading “India’s 11th-Hour Diplomacy for Chabahar.”
Dola Melana
ଦୋଳ ମେଳନ Dola Melana ( the grand assembly of gods from various temples) —where deities from multiple villages travel in ornate palanquins to a central “field of gathering”—is a unique and defining characteristic of Odisha, particularly its coastal regions.
A Bend in the River: Bhagavad Gita 6.47
The Tactical Pivot that Absorbed an Empire Is the Bhagavad Gita a seamless spiritual monologue, or is it the most successful “hostile takeover” in religious history? At verse 6.47, the river of Indian philosophy hits a sharp, irreversible bend. This is the moment where the cold, monastic logic of the “Middle Way” was hijacked, rebranded,Continue reading “A Bend in the River: Bhagavad Gita 6.47”
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