Animal Lovers...

By and large, an animal lover is usually very nice and compassionate person as far as I know. They are fun loving and they are easygoing person. Trust me, animal lovers make better partners because they learn to read subtle cues and provide what is needed for the ones they love. I strongly believe that people who love dogs are the Best People around. And I also believe that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man. Interestingly, many meat eaters want animals to be treated as humanely as possible, and many of them take part in efforts to stop animal abuse just as vegetarians do. But it would be better to be a vegan if you are a true animal lover. If we actually see where the meat come from many of us would be disgusted....hence, all animal lovers who are non vegetarians are actually hypocrites. Unfortunately, many vegans are not animal lovers...let us be vegan as well as animal lovers. Col Pradeep Pendyala, Anaesthesiologist.

Second Lieutenant Achyuta Rayalu...

Second Lieutenant Achyuta Rayalu of second Sikh Light Infantry may not be known to you but he was my uncle who sacrificed his life in 1962 Sino-Indian war. In every war, many soldiers become Heroes but many more remain as unsung Heroes...an unsung hero who acts bravely in a battle but without being noticed, without much recognition. In every war, thousands or hundreds of soldiers get killed but only a few get recognition for their sacrifices. All war represents failure of diplomacy... with all its death and destruction, war is nothing but a catastrophic failure of diplomacy.To stop terror and avoid war, we must first understand what causes it. Can we prevent a war? Can we make our world a safer place to live in? More attention needs to be given by our leaders in implementing prevention strategies that remove the conditions for conflict and war. Let us prevent future wars and make this world beautiful and peaceful. Col Pradeep Pendyala, Anaesthesiologist.

Be Vigilant...

I feel bad when I see a person lost in his Whatsapp and remains aloof from the surroundings. I am not asking you to abandon whatsapping but I want you to be a bit open eyed and a bit attentive to your surroundings. I want my juniors to be aware of their surroundings... they must Identify every strange sounds or smell around them and savor the food they eat. Yes, I want them to pay attention to detail although it may not concern them directly. It needs a bit of training but you can easily become more attentive. No, I don't want you to become a Sherlock Holmes but paying attention to small detail would definitely improve your concentration and memory. Moreover, I am an Anaesthesiologist and I am trained to pay attention to every happening in the operation theatre and remain vigilant all the time. Pay a little more attention to the world around you and mark my words, your world would never be the same again. Col Pradeep Pendyala.

How to make MBBS more interesting...

Flashback...I was sitting in the Physiology class of Dr Venkat Reddy and he was taking a class on Deglutition ( Swallowing ) in 1975 at Andhra Medical College. His words...deglutition, is divided into three phases: The buccal phase occurs voluntarily in the mouth when the tongue forces the bolus of food toward the pharynx. This was the second lecture of the day after a class of Biochemistry on Metabolism which I could not understand despite my sincere effort...same happened in the dissection class of Anatomy where we learn anatomical structure of a deceased body through dissection with the help of Cunningham manual of practical anatomy. I was a bit confused with the whole education system which was not very interesting despite my sincere attempts...I was visualizing Physiology lecturer's muscles of deglutition more than paying attention to his class. Fortunately, rigmarole of such classes abruptly ended when I reached third year of MBBS and started attending Surgery, Medicine, Gynaecology and obstetrics classes...they were lively, very interesting and most practical. I could easily understand my anatomy, physiology and Biochemistry classes in an operation theatre or a medical ward where I saw the actual patients and their problems. Col Pradeep Pendyala, Anaesthesiologist.