Through this window glass
I stare out for many answers
I feel the crispy wind
And I see the birds
I look for the possibilities outside
And the truth inside
Or is it the window to my soul
I see the clouds glide above the window
Why is there a pane of glass
Separating me from the truth and tears of joy
You complement each day of my life
You're indeed my soul
And the soul of my existence...Col Pradeep Pendyala
When you taste first slice of cake
When your parents are planning a special surprise
When the balls of red and gold allowed to shine
When you start hearing familiar Christmas carols
When the wintry sun appears with a sleepy head
When stars appear shivering in the sky
When St Nicholas comes down the chimney
When you start decorating the Christmas tree
When you find everywhere ribbons, packages and boxes
When there's thrill of hope
And your world rejoices
Christmas has truly arrived
Col Pradeep Pendyala
Professor of Anaesthesiology
My world is abuzz with soccer
The spirit of football everywhere
I've a thought
That would never go away
Argentina has ruled the roost
Though I couldn't give a hoot
My heart goes to Mbappé
He did win : people's hearts
And a Golden Boot
...Col Pradeep Pendyala
Professor of Anaesthesiology
Anaesthesiologists should always remember few facts about few important drugs without fail. Firstly, the drug of choice in surviving sepsis campaign is definitely Norepinephrine. Dobutamine is the drug of choice in post operative cardiac surgery cases. Renal dose of dopamine is a myth because it doesn't increase GFR and it's better avoided for fear of arrythmias. Phenylephrine is pure alpha 1 agonist and it lasts only for fifteen minutes. Avoid giving more than 2 microgram per kg per minute for fear of severe vasoconstriction and ischemia. Ephedrine lasts for one hour. But it's a tendency of causing foetal acidosis by decreasing uteroplacental perfusion due to its vasoconstriction. Ephedrine releases Norepinephrine from nerve terminals and produces its effects. When hypotension occurs after general anaesthesia, volatile extra usage or after spinal anaesthesia, ephedrine is the drug of choice. But it can cause tachyphylaxis by its prolonged usage as the Norepinephrine stores get depleted. Among the two...amrinone and milrinone, milrinone is preferred as it doesn't cause thrombocytopenia. Milrinone increases the cyclic AMP by inhibiting phosphodiastrase and thus calcium entry increased and myocardial contractility too. When there's refractive hypotension in septic shock patients, try Vasopressin but it can cause diabetes insipidus and hyponatremia... Col Pradeep Pendyala
I always believed that people who've good sense humour are generally more intelligent. The ability to produce humour is a sign of cleverness. Funny people are always loved in the society and they do have higher IQ ( intelligence quotient). Moreover, higher humour sense is linked to emotional intelligence. Comedians and mimicry artists usually have very good sense of observation. More curiosity means more intelligence. Someone actually said that you can tell how smart people are by what they laugh at. Col Pradeep Pendyala 😀🙏
Authored a chapter in the prestigious book 'ESSENTIALS OF ANESTHESIOLOGY, CRITICAL CARE AND RESUSCITATION FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS’...
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As a child, I saw many western movies ... The good, the bad and the ugly was definitely my favourite. But those days, there were no subtitles and the dialogues were very hard to understand. Everyone was seen killing each other... It's actually very difficult to know who's the good guy and who's the villain. All were good looking guys unlike Bollywood movies... You can easily make out who's the Hero. Many years later, once my nephew Akshit asked me, uncle, who's the bad guy in the movie... My answer was... I'm trying to figure out myself 🙂Col Pradeep Pendyala
We all miss our childhood but more so, people of my contemporary age. I can never forget the lovely Circus I saw as a child. I miss my picnics and the fairs which we attended so very often. I miss my simple and humble teachers teaching on the blackboard. I definitely miss the magical feeling of Sankranti and Durga Puja. I'm actually nostalgic for the simpler days and simpler people and friends 🙏🏼🙂Col Pradeep Pendyala
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa sir is known to me. I'm sure, you must be surprised by this revelation. I was posted at Command Hospital Air force Bangalore between 1989- 1992 and I used to work regularly as a Duty medical officer... almost once every month and one of the charter of my duties as a DMO was to meet the Field Marshal personally and to enquire about his health and do the basic monitoring of his vitals and know about his fresh complaints/ symptoms. Those days, he's given a separate room for his quasi permanent stay in the command hospital Bangalore during his last days. I used to wait eagerly to meet him in the evening... The time scheduled for his visit used to be 8pm. Whenever I met him, I found him very cheerful and extremely friendly and he had always offered me a drink as a mark of courtesy which I always refused, firstly, being a teetotaller and secondly being on duty. His only complaint used to be " Doctor.... Phain.... ( Pain ... He used to speak British English) here and I've phain here ... Do something. And yes, he used to talk about his paltan days very fondly and used to tell me never to accept a second prize in any competition... Because, in a war, a soldier never gets a second prize and yes, in war, there's no second prizes ever. I still follow his advice till date and I've never accepted a second prize in any competition till now 🙂🙏🏼Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor of Anesthesiology!!
Yes I'm walking in the rain
I'm walking in the campus
As I walked in the cricket ground I saw some birds going back to their nest in a jiffy
I saw contentment in leafs of the trees
My life's sweet short and quiet
But this rain has brought a whistle of soft hum
Let me enjoy my feet in the mud
Let me enjoy my dance in the rain without tripping
Let me enjoy looking at the animals taking refuge in the shadows of a tree
Let me enjoy a rainy day
... Col Pradeep Pendyala🙂🙏🏼❤️
Lieutenant Akshit ( name changed to protect identify please 🙂) I was posted at Military Hospital Agra in 1995 and was staying at officers' Mess along with my family before allotment of a permanent accommodation). I was working there as graded specialist in Anesthesiology. Life was going on as usual. Lieutenant Akshit was posted there along with three more interns from Armed Forces Medical College for their one year internship. I was a bit close to all of them. One of them was Lieutenant Pipariya ... He's excellent in Surgery... I always encouraged him to do more surgery under supervision of the Senior Surgeon Wg Cdr Ray. I must have given myself anaesthesia to many cases operated upon by lieutenant Pipariya under supervision of senior surgeon of course. Much later, after many years, I came to know that Lieutenant Pipariya opted for some other branch other than surgery... I was hugely disappointed. Well that's life. To make my Blog a bit interesting let me share with you one more incidence of the same period. As I have mentioned earlier about Lieutenant Akshit, it's related to him. Even in those days, I was very good at Mimicry. I called lieutenant Akshit on landline once posing as a reporter of Dainik Bhaskar who wants to interview him on his fabulous work at military hospital Agra. He's convinced that I was actually a reporter. Next day, we were all getting ready in the morning to go to the hospital for work but Lieutenant Akshit was well dressed and waiting eagerly to meet the Dainik Bhaskar reporter 🙂Col Pradeep Pendyaja... This blog is only in a lighter vein please 🙏🏼🙏🏼
PS. Lieutenant Akshit ( name changed please) is presently a well known Dermatologist at AFMC Pune 🙂
I'm a proud member of an elite group... ISA Cultural Club... It's a brainchild of Dr Naveen Malhotra sir. It's approximately hundred like-minded members. All are very talented and were handpicked by the admin. We enjoy sharing our creative work everyday. I usually make two new videos everyday and share them in this group. Besides this, the thing that keeps me going is teaching. I love teaching Anaesthesiology. This year, we'll have two more batches of NEET qualified post graduate students. What else do I need at my age ... Col Pradeep Pendyala 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Have you ever seen a MBA degree holder being a very successful corporate leader. Have you ever seen a topper of the university being very successful in real life. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Dhirubhai never had big degrees but look at the heights they could reach. Leadership can't be taught, explained or instilled... It comes naturally. With the rise in cutthroat competition in almost every field, we need natural leaders, skilled people, not MBA graduates or University toppers. We need people with excellent communication skills, inspiration excellence and people who can influence the society. Let's build a better society with better leaders... 🙏🙏Col Pradeep Pendyala.
PS. Wishing you all a Happy Holi 🙏🏼🙏🏼
I've done my MBBS from Andhra Medical College ( 1975-80 Batch ). After MBBS. Joined Indian Army Medical Corps in 1982. During my first annual leave, I visited my alma mater... Andhra Medical College. Met many of my friends and my classmates and a few professors. Moreover, now, I was a Captain ... not just a Doctor. Met our professor of Medicine, Dr Mastan Rao. He asked me about my career and when I told him that I have joined Army ... His first reaction... " Ayyo Paapam". Which means, ohhh, I'm sorry for you ! Those days, anyone joining army meant only one thing... that he's been a failure everywhere. I had one more issue after joining Army.... All the girls which were offered to me when I was pursuing MBBS were no more available, because, in Andhra Pradesh nobody wants their daughters to be married to an Army Guy. I lived as a forced bachelor for three years with no suitable matches ( rather none ). Well, my first pelli choopulu ( seeing a bride for matrimonial alliance) was held in 1985. The girl was from Nagpur although originally from Vizag ... They had no issues with me being an Army officer. I saw the girl and immediately approved her. When we reached home, my parents told me that I can still see some more suitable girls if I wish. I told them, if I had said once yes, it means only YES. And I got married🙂🙂
PS. I'm the same person even after 37 years of married life but Andhra Pradesh has definitely changed a lot... Now, they're giving their daughters to Army guys for marriage🙂🙏🏼Col Pradeep Pendyala
Being in Army for 33 years, I've worked in every corner of India. Hindi and English are common languages that unite India. Interestingly, English is spoken differently in each state of India. Some are extremely confused with its pronunciation. Most of the Andhraites pronounce Against as Agnaist. National is always pronounced as Neitional and Nation is pronounced as Naytion. This reminds me of our Associate Professor, Dr Venkat Rao garu of Andhra Medical College of Physiology department used to say ... Asked not, asked not, you asked this question... Professor is often spelt as Proffesor. When it comes to English, nobody can beat the Bloopers of Bengali English. There's a joke circulating in WhatsApp that recent accidental launch of a missile from India to Pakistan was the strange pronunciation of lunch by a Bengali commanding officer ... He wanted his Lunch ... But he sounded as Launch... Ha ha 😂 Col Pradeep Pendyala... ( Please read this post in a lighter vein... I've malice towards none 🙏🏼🙏🏼
People often get jealous of other people's success. They hate other's success. People rarely feel good when someone else is successful and happy. Strange but often true. To be successful, we must stop worrying about other people's business. We should never compare ourselves with others. God has given each one of us a strange ability and skill which others don't have. We must only focus on our plus points that's all... Happy weekend... Col Pradeep Pendyala
All of us live two lives... First one everyone knows... Second one, we start living only when we suddenly realise that we've only one life and it's about to be over. Trust me, our second life is very enjoyable and very fruitful. We suddenly become very magnanimous and forgiving. We suddenly realise the importance of family and friends in our life. We develop deep understanding of the world around us and we also start appreciating the nature, birds and animals around us. We start respecting food and love eating fruits. And yes, we start practicing omnism... recognising and respecting all religions and their gods. Col Pradeep Pendyala🙏🏼🙏🏼
Twelve years ago, when I joined Facebook, my wife didn't approve of it ... My own son didn't like it. I was about to retire from my army life and I was not sure what I would be doing after my retirement. But after joining Facebook, I met people like Ampat Koshy sir and Archna Pant ma'am who were exemplary in their English and Hindi respectively. Meeting them online was the turning point in my life. I developed a passion for English as well as for Hindi. I started reading serious literature which I had never done earlier. My English and Hindi considerably improved. And a virtuous cycle began in my life. There were chain of events in my life which I never dreamt of earlier... One desirable event leads to another... And that's what is a virtuous circle🙏🏼🙏🏼Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor of Anaesthesiology, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, India
Always standing behind you
Always watching over you
Always feeling your pulse, hear you breathe and watch your heartbeats
Though, the devils want to take you
When I'm there with you
Devils dare not venture
I'll take your hand
I'll make you walk again
I'll make you smile again
We'll climb every mountain
We'll swim every ocean
When I'm there as your shadow
When I'm there as your saviour
Always as an Anesthesiologist...Col Pradeep Pendyala🙏🏼🙏🏼
Let me talk about Chutzpah ( pronounced as hutspuh...c is silent 🙂). Synonyms are nerve, gall and audacity. You need nerve. You need self-confidence. You need boldness. You need audacity. You need all these things to be happy and also successful. And that's what is Chutzpah... all about🙏🏼🙏🏼Col Pradeep Pendyala
Hey you !
Are you Anaesthetist ?
No ma'am 🙏🏼
What are you ?
I'm an Anaesthesiologist🙂 🙂
What's the difference 😇
An anaesthetist is a nurse anaesthetist,
A registered nurse trained to safely administer anesthesia.
An Anaesthesiologist is a licensed medical doctor who specialises in administering Anesthetics before, during and after medical procedures.
He's a complete Doctor 🏥
He knows a lot about specialties as paediatrics, obstetrics, cardiac or critical care 💊💉
Anaesthesiologists work in operating rooms, providing pain relief during surgeries.
They also work in intensive care units and in labor and delivery units as well as providing care for patients suffering from chronic pain. Anaesthesiologists collaborate with other doctors and surgeons to coordinate treatment and care for patients. They must be familiar with all types of surgeries, Emergency cases and organ transplants. Anaesthesiologists work long hours, often without breaks.🙏🏼🙏🏼
Col Pradeep Pendyala, Anaesthesiologist🙂🙂🙏🏼🙏🏼
COVID has come as a Tsunami in everyone's life...There won't be a single person who's not affected by it in this planet ... Many lost their dear and near ones and many lost their livelihood. In my case, I was devastated in altogether different ways... my regular tennis 🎾 stopped for good... my regular visits to our college library stopped and my favourite restaurant, Mama's kitchen next to my residence was closed forcing me to start a Zomato. Our classes became online and regular interactions with my friends and relatives has come to a naught. My shuttling between Eluru and Secunderabad has decreased considerably. I lost few of my dear classmates and relatives which made me very very sad. Vaccination after vaccination but no guarantee against it... Like someone said, we lost a doctor recently, he was fully vaccinated, had he have not taken the vaccination, it could have been worse 😀😀
