How to prepare for the exams

 I always tell my students to read atleast one page a day... because, I know too very well that it's impossible to read only one page. The moment you complete one page, you feel the desire to read one more page and the process goes on. Well, frankly, it's always better to plan your studies spread over one month. Understanding the concept and deeper understanding of the topic is essential rather than cramming it and trying to memorize it verbatim. If you try to memorize everything without understanding, it's a huge stress generating exercise. Try to entertain yourself while reading...eg listen to your favourite song after completing a difficult chapter or present yourself a Cadbury after writing down all the important points. Easier way to learn is reading a PPT or understanding a diagram or a table connected to the concerned topic. And yes, if you want to memorize it for a lifetime, simplest thing is to teach someone... your junior or your classmate, the things you've learned already... Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor of Anaesthesiology at ASRAM Medical College

हम निश्चेतक हैं।

 सभी के लिए अज्ञात

हम आपको जीवित रखते हैं

हम आपको सुरक्षित रखते हैं

हम आपको जगाते हैं

हम आपको घर भेजते हैं

हम जोखिम उठाते हैं

हम निश्चेतक हैं

हमारे पास केवल एक आदर्श वाक्य है

हम आपके जीवन को महत्व देते हैं

हमारे से ज्यादा

हम आपकी सांस की निगरानी करते हैं

हम आपके दिल की धड़कन को मापते हैं

हम निश्चेतक हैं।

हम आपकी नब्ज देखते हैं

हम आपको कीमती मानते हैं

हम आपको नींद से वापस लाते हैं

घंटे, और उम्र के लिए

हम वहाँ स्थिर रहते हैं

दुनिया के सर्वश्रेष्ठ सैनिकों की तरह

हम निश्चेतक हैं। 

कर्नल प्रदीप l

An Anthem

 Invisible to you 

Unknown to all

We put you to sleep

We keep you alive

We keep you safe

We wake you up

We send you home

We take the risks

We call the shots

We hold your life, praying

In the palm of our hands

We do not gamble 

With its price

We take the blame

In case we fail

We let others take the credit

When we succeed

Which is most of the time

We are the anaesthetists

We have only one motto

We value your life

More than ours

We monitor your breath

We measure your heartbeat

We master machines

Save countless lives

We are the anesthetists.

We watch your pulse

The rise and fall of your chests

We hold you precious 

Remember your loved ones

We bring you back from slumber 

Stupor and drugged states

We stand for care and value

And e-quality

We cannot have a gap 

Between our words and actions

Name and reality

Unlike  other professions

Such a slip would be costly

We stand at our post 

For hours, and ages

We remain there steadfast

To the end, as needed

Forsaking food and drink

And sleep and loved ones, if need be

Like the world's best soldiers

Concentrated, focussed

We are the anaesthetists.

Peace of mind...

 

Getting a kick...

 I love to write real-life inspirational blogs. I'm sure, you might be loving to read the travel blogs or a foodie blogs... but I may not write much on those topics. Some of my followers actually say that my blogs are life changing. Well, you may ask me, does people still read blogs. The answer is definitely yes. A blog where I wrote about my saving a life of a Pakistani while serving at Poonch was read by more than one and half lakhs people all over the world. I know nobody would give me bharat ratna for that...but writing blogs gives me kick which I don't get anywhere else. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor of Anaesthesiology, ASRAM Medical College

Do you Know...???

 Do you know what we do 

When the patient is asleep during surgery 

Do you know what we do 

When you are not breathing enough to sustain yourself 

Do you know what we do

When there are no heart sounds 

Do you know what we do

When everyone says there's 

No hope of your survival 

Do you know what we do

When you're declared a Corona  positive and struggling to breath 

Do you know what we do 

When you need a Cesarean 

Do you know what we do

By looking and analyzing the monitors when everything goes wrong 

Yes we're the Anaesthesiologists 

Yes we're the one 

Who saves you 

When everything goes wrong 

Anaesthesia is not just 

Putting you to sleep 

But making sure 

You wake-up

After you sleep...Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor of Anaesthesiology, ASRAM

Nobody knows...

 Nobody knows that my own uncle was once deputy speaker of 6th Lok Sabha...Sri Godey Murahari. I stayed with him in Delhi when he's a MP during 1975. He's also Rajya Sabha deputy chairman during 1972-77. He started his political career along with Sri George Fernandes of Samata Party an

d later joined Indian National Congress. Well, you can see me in this picture along with the then Defence Minister, Sri George Fernandes when he had visited the Bhachau sector of Bhuj during the well known Earthquake of 2001. I was in charge of the Operation Theatre of Bhachau for a record period of three months during those earthquake and aftershocks. I must have given anaesthesia to thousands of people those days at Bhachau and interestingly, not a single death. Believe it or not, I was a huge fan of Sri George Fernandes and his style of working and thinking.  ...Col Pradeep Pendyala, Professor, ASRAM.