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Telemedicine can complement medical tourism - The Hindu BusinessLine

Telemedicine can complement medical tourism × Through preliminary assessment, telemedicine helps patients decide whether they need to make the journey for advanced treatment Internet-propelled technologies that are shaping the new-age globalisation are also in some ways diminishing the need for trans-border travel for services. And telemedicine is one such technology-based service. With the ongoing pandemic leading to near crystallisation of all-round behaviour in terms of restricted physical and social fraternising, telemedicine has come to acquire a permanent value in our lives. Particularly in the backdrop of the advent of medical value travel (MVT) as a specialised health-driven travel service in recent years, telemedicine has emerged as a potent alternative to those wishing to access quality healthcare outside their own countries.

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution

A CT scan for COVID merits a word of caution Updated: Updated: May 06, 2021 01:48 IST Going by data and the risk factors, its widespread use in diagnosing the infectious disease needs to be questioned Share Article AAA Going by data and the risk factors, its widespread use in diagnosing the infectious disease needs to be questioned There are broadly three reasons why we perform tests in clinical medicine: diagnosis (what is the disease?), etiognosis (what caused a disease?), and prognosis (how will the disease evolve?). It is also important that the outcome of a test should guide treatment in some way, especially when it is being touted as being a monitoring test that provides unique information that cannot be obtained by easier means. Considering how widespread the use of computerised tomography (CT) scans of the thorax during the novel coronavirus pandemic has been, one would assume that the test would satisfy one, if not all the above criteria, for an accurate diagnostic t

CT scans not needed in mild Covid-19 cases: AIIMS chief | India News

NEW DELHI: Cautioning that CT scans and biomarker tests were not needed in mild Covid cases, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said one CT was equivalent to 300-400 chest Xrays and could pose potential risk of cancer if the scans were overused. “There is a lot of misuse of CT scans and biomarkers and this can do damage. A lot of people are doing CTs the moment they test positive. There is no point for mild cases. There will be some patches even in some asymptomatic people and they go away without treatment. If you are in home isolation with mild illness and oxygen saturation is good, there is no point in doing a CT scan,” Dr Guleria said.

1 CT Scan=300 Chest X-Rays, Says AIIMS Chief As He Advises Patients With Mild Covid-19 Symptoms To Opt Against It

1 CT Scan=300 Chest X-Rays, Says AIIMS Chief As He Advises Patients With Mild Covid-19 Symptoms To Opt Against It
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