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Calculate eGFR from creatinine with the CKD-EPI 2021 formula, see worked examples for men and women, and understand the five CKD stages and urine ACR results.
29 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Scrub typhus is a treatable infection spread by chigger bites. Learn the fever pattern, the eschar, which tests work and why doxycycline is started early.
29 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Which blood tests to get every year in India by age and risk: sugar, lipids, thyroid, vitamins, liver and kidney, plus how to prepare. Prakash Hospital Noida.
28 Oct 2026
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A PET-CT combines a metabolic scan with a CT. Learn who needs it, fasting and diabetes rules, what happens on the day and what the report can and cannot show.
28 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Treat mild dehydration at home with ORS, small sips and the right fluids. Learn the home ORS recipe, how to judge severity and the signs that mean hospital.
27 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
How accurate are smart scales, skinfold calipers, the Navy tape method and DEXA for body fat? What affects each reading, and how to track it consistently.
27 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Erectile dysfunction causes in Indian men, why it can be an early heart warning sign, when to see a doctor and which treatments work. Prakash Hospital Noida.
26 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Why gas and bloating are common in pregnancy, the causes in each trimester, safe relief at home, foods to adjust and pains that are not gas and need a doctor.
26 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
A heart attack is a blocked artery; cardiac arrest is the heart suddenly stopping. Compare symptoms and first aid, learn hands-only CPR and when to call 112.
23 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
How to check muscle mass, what normal skeletal muscle mass looks like, the Asian sarcopenia cut-offs and simple home tests of strength. Prakash Hospital Noida.
23 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Know the early signs of a stroke, the BE-FAST check, what to do first and why minutes matter. Causes, risk factors and prevention. Prakash Hospital Noida.
22 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
You can estimate body fat from BMI with the Deurenberg formula, but it often gets Indians wrong. See worked examples, the thin-fat problem and better methods.
22 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
Focus, concentration or ADHD? Learn how they differ, the types of attention, what an ADHD diagnosis needs, other causes of poor focus and when to get tested.
21 Oct 2026
by Prakash Hospital
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