Typhoid hepatitis: a case report

Enteric fever is a very common illness in our country. The patient presenting with jaundice is rarest form of its manifestation. It mimics clinical picture seen in other common infectious conditions like viral hepatitis, amoebic liver disease, and malaria with jaundice. We are reporting this case because of its rarity which responded very well to Ceftriaxone

Desirability of using buprenorphine and diazepam as an adjunct to atropine in patients undergoing fibreoptic bronchoscopy

This study endeavours to evaluate the need for sedation in fibreoptic bronchoscopy and response of the patients when sedation is not used. One hundred and five patients divided into three groups of 35 patients each, received buprenorphine [0.3 mg], diazepam [10 mg] and normal saline [0.5 ml] respectively alongwith atropine [0.6 mg] in each case. The study emphasizes that sympathetic explanation of the details of the procedure to the patients, administration of careful topical anaesthesia and avoidance of sedation makes the procedure acceptable, safe, comfortable with less complications and the need for admitting the patients to the ward is by [and] large avoided