DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE

Dr. K G Lynrah, MD, Assistant Professor

Patient Services

• The Department of General Medicine runs OPD six days a week from Monday to Saturday.
• Gastroenterology services are being provided by the Department of Medicine including diagnostic and therapeutic Endoscopy.
• The Department is divided into two Units for better patients care and services. Each Unit has got a bed strength of 34 plus 2 and 1 bed respectively for the staffs which include both male and female.
• Specialized Procedure
  • Six numbers of haemodialysis machines have been installed in the third floor of the Hospital building near the ICU complex and hemodialysis services was started since 27th January 2011.
  • Lung function test
  • Peritoneal and Pleural Aspiration, Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy, Lumbar Puncture are performed as per case indications.
• Department provides Investigative Facility through its endoscopy section
  • UGI endoscopy
  • LGI endoscopy
  • Endoscopic Biopsy
  • Endoscopic Variceal Ligation

Academics

• Teaching programmes for undergraduate MBBS students of the Institute and of the BSc Nursing students of the College of Nursing.
• The Department conducts regular ward discussions, seminars, journal review and interdepartmental case discussions and seminars.
• Journal Club: Every fortnightly on Tuesday at 2:30 PM by a Senior Resident for one hour.  The session is chaired by one of the Faculty members of the Department
• Case presentation: Every fortnightly on Friday at 2:30 PM by a Junior Resident Doctor.
  The above mentioned teaching programmes are also actively participated by other Departments.