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October-December 2019 Pages.Pmd Vol.5 Issue 1 OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 THE DIAGNOSTICS NEWS JOURNAL Published at Agappe Diagnostics Limited on October 01, 2019 | 62 Pages |` 20 AGAPPE MAKING AN INDELIBLE MARK IN THE PRE-ANALYTICAL DIAGNOSTIC REALM Mr. Thomas John ASTHMA: AN OVERVIEW Prof. Dr. D M Vasudevan EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON ASTHMA Dr. S K Jindal CAUSES AND CONTROL MEASURES OF ASTHMATIC DISEASE Prof. Dr. P R Goyal PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR ASTHMATICS : INDIAN PERSPECTIVE Dr. Rajinder Singh Bedi IN THE ZENITH OF SERVING PEOPLE: RAJAGIRI HOSPITAL AND ITS NOBLE CAUSE Fr. Jose Alex CMI & Fr. Johnson CMI ASTHMATIC DISORDERS Discussing Common Asthmatic Disorders & Showcasing Tales Of Triumph HAVE YOU RECEIVED TECHAGAPPE (20th ) PAEDIATRIC EDITION ? 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TEL: + 91 484 2867000 | [email protected] | www.agappe.com TECHAGAPPE OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 03 Volume 5 | Issue 1 | October-December 2019 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ CONTENTS○○○○○○○○○○○○ 7 Breathe Easy 12-15 Asthma: An overview 20-23 In the zenith of serving people- Rajagiri Hospital and its noble cause 24-25 Offer- Mispa i2 Ayushman 26-29 Patient education programme for Asthmatics: Indian perspective 08-11 AGAPPE MAKING AN INDELIBLE MARK IN THE PRE-ANALYTICAL DIAGNOSTIC REALM 50-51 Unseen Facts - Sample Integrity 54-55 Engagements - Domestic & International 56-57 AGXplore - Kochi and Kolkata 16-19 58 CSR - Health Checkup FROM BREATHLESSNESS TO 60 Editorial Feedback BREATHTAKING TRIUMPHS 36-38 Causes and control measures of 30-33 asthmatic disease SCALING NEW 39-41 Conquering terrains with HEIGHTS unconquerable confidence CHALLENGING THE 42-45 Effects of smoking on asthma BOUTS OF ASTHMA 46-48 Asthma is not a disability! Views and opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of Agappe Diagnostics Limited, its publisher, or editors. We do our best to verify the information published but do not take any responsibility for the absolute accuracy of the information. We do not take responsibility for returning unsolicited material sent without due postal stamps for return postage. No part of this magazine can be reproduced without the prior written permission of the publisher. Techagappe publishers reserve the right to use the information published herein in any manner whatsoever. Caution: After going through the techniques, procedures, theories, and materials that are presented in Techagappe, you must make your own decisions about specific treatment for patients and exercise personal/professional judgment for further clinical testing or education and your own clinical expertise before trying to implement new procedures. Contact info: The Manager-Corporate Communication, Agappe Diagnostics Limited, “Agappe Hills”, Pattimattom P.O., Ernakulam district , Kerala-683 562, India. www.agappe.com Contact: Ph: + 91 484 2867065, Mob: +91 9349011309. Published from Agappe Diagnostics Limited, “Agappe Hills”, Pattimattom P.O., Ernakulam district , Kerala-683 562, India. Contact: Ph: + 91 484 2867000, Fax: + 91 484 2867222; Printed at Five Star Offset Printers, Nettoor, Cochin-40, for Agappe Diagnostics Limited Printed and Published by Ms. Meena Thomas on behalf of Agappe Diagnostics Limited and Printed at Five Star Offset Printers, Nettoor, Cochin-40 and published from Agappe Diagnostics Limited, “Agappe Hills”, Pattimattom P.O, Ernakulam district, Kerala-683 562. Editor is Ms. Meena Thomas. 4 TECHAGAPPE OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ From The Chief Editor’s Desk THE DIAGNOSTICS NEWS JOURNAL Volume 5 | Issue 1| October-December 2019 ○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ASTHMA, WITH A EDITORIAL BOARD DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE... EDITOR Meena Thomas I am proud to bring out this 21st edition of TechAgappe. During the last 5 years of its existence, this magazine is being regularly published every 3 CHIEF EDITOR months. This edition covers various aspects of Asthma. Here we have Prof. Dr. D M Vasudevan tried to include the best stories and medical articles to make the reader more impressed. CONSULTING EDITOR Rarima N S The first article is from Agappe’s MD’s desk, where he explains our new commitments and innovations in the pre-analytical field. Recently EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Agappe has launched Mispa Label for intelligent tube labeling and Mispa Rajesh M Patel View to be used while difficult venipuncture, the details of which is well Dr. C S Satheesh Kumar discussed in this session. Sudhir K Nair Varghese George In the medical article session, we have included three articles on Sanjaymon K R Asthma. The first one is an overview of clinical presentation of asthma John Mathayi from my desk. The second one is from Dr. S K Jindal, from PGIMER, Sankar T S Chandigarh, emphasizing the effect of smoking on Asthma. The third Bintu Lijo article is from Dr. Rajinder Singh Bedi, Bedi Clinic and Nursing Home, Patiala about the Indian perspective on Asthma. LEGAL ADVISOR Adv. Denu Joseph Further in the life story session, we have three stories about people who have succeeded in life even though they suffer from asthma. First PUBLISHING COORDINATOR one is on Mr. Parupalli Kashyap, who is an international badminton player. Jayesh Kumar The second story is on Mr. Satyarup Siddhanta, who is a mountaineer with a Guinness record in his credit. The third story is on Ms. Sumedha DESIGN AND LAYOUT Mahajan, an athlete, who could achieve a lot by controlling the asthmatic M T Gopalakrishnan ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Dezign Centre, Kochi.9947144570 attacks. In addition, we have included two interviews to share the experiences PHOTOGRAPHY of medical professionals. The first interview is with the management of Nelson Thomas Rajagiri Hospital, Kochi, to discuss the hospital’s public support initiative for the welfare of mankind and to emphasize their relationship with BOARD OF DIRECTORS Agappe. Second interview is with Padmashree Dr. P R Goyal, who was the CHAIRMAN physician to former president of India. To empower the knowledge of IVD Prof. M Y Yohannan technicians, we have a technical article on laboratory procedure, high- lighting unseen factors of IVD testing. To develop and support rural vil- MANAGING DIRECTOR lages of the country, Agappe has launched a new scheme “Ayushman” to Thomas John promote Mispa i2 - the patented Specific Protein Analyzer. We have placed an article on this to highlight the scheme. EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Meena Thomas I am glad to state that we have received very good feedbacks and great Sangeeta Joseph appreciating letters for the previous issues, out of which some selected Mary Baby Meleth letters are published in this edition. We thank all the readers for their Prof. Dr.D M Vasudevan continued support. I am sure, this issue of the TechAgappe will give useful insights to the asthmatic problems, and different aspects of laboratory practices. Your constructive criticisms to improve the contents will be Subscription-For subscription queries, write to techagappe@ greatly appreciated. agappe.in or call us at +91 484 2867065. Permissions-For permis- sions to copy or reuse material from Techagappe, write to techagappe With warm personal regards and wishing a very happy reading. @agappe.in Letters to the editor-Email: [email protected] Postal address: The Manager-Corporate Communication, Agappe Diagnostics Limited, “Agappe Hills”, Pattimattom P.O., Ernakulam district, Kerala-683 562, India. Advertisement Queries- Email: [email protected] Dr. D.M. Vasudevan TECHAGAPPE OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2019 5 VOICE OF READERS TechAgappe continuously for a few years and am very proud to Salubrious Content in Lucid Language say that it is very informative Dear TechAgappe Team, Very happy to receive your maga- and useful to pathologists and zine. Since each edition is published with specific cover clinicians alike. Kindly provide stories, it is easy to order book in our library and con- your copies regularly and I shall cerned departments can easily use its content for educating their be grateful to you for your valu- students. Other articles like health tips and life stories are good able initiative in publishing such and excellent parts of the magazine. It pro- TechAgappe - a great magazine. vides a charming effect to the analysing Prof. Dr. A K Das, Cuttack habits of readers. Nicely presented and Imparting Knowledge lucid language is the essence of easy read- and Motivation Good Read on ing from an ordinary man’s view. The en- Laboratory Practices tire team deserves a sincere pat. Keep go- Dear Agappe Team, We are highly ing with this great effort. All the TechAgappe editions fol- thankful for the valuable informa- Dr. Kamlesh Kumar Tanwani, low a good ethics, nice approach tion imparted through Tech Aga- J L N Hospital, Ajmer and are very useful for the labo- ppe journal. Every issue contains ratories as well as the propri- significant and updated informa- etors and technicians. We ap- about their beloveds’ health and plete the entire reading and dis- tion, which is useful not only to preciate the quality articles welfare. The poem, ‘The Child is cerned the sweetness of knowl- the doctors but also to the pa- about good laboratory practices the Father of Man’ was expedi- edge sharing. I use this oppor- tients. Beside clinical advice, your session. ently written and placed. There- tunity to congratulate the entire journal inculcates motivation and fore, I am very happy to enjoy read- team who have come up with provides moral support to those Bhupesh Rajan, ing your magazine. Thank you and such a noble initiative in pub- suffering from various ailments. Delta Q Labs, Puducherry keep in touch. lishing such a beautiful maga- The language being lucid and in- Great and Beneficial Dr.
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