Former president APJ Abdul Kalam has called on doctors to treat patients with a smile.
"The patient is the most important person in the hospital, ensure that when he comes inside, all the medical and para-medical staff greet him with a smile; this reassures the patient," the former President said. He was speaking at the inauguration of the mobile dialysis facility set up by Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.
Dialysis
Dialysis is an artificial process for removing excess water and waste from the blood. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are the types of dialysis.
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He also said that hospital authorities should think about extending their facilities to rural areas. "The 108 mobile ambulance concept under the Arogya Kavacha scheme is a huge success in Karnataka," he said.
He also recommended that doctors must play an active role in spreading awareness about kidney diseases and ways to prevent them so that costly treatments like dialysis and transplant could be avoid.
Source: Medindia
Source: Medindia
Kidney Stones
A kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals and may appear in any area of the urinary system.
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