vedahari Ponnaiah

After years of working in thoracic anaesthesia, there comes a moment when you realise the gap between what you were taught and what you actually need to know. For me, that gap was in One Lung Ventilation. It's one of the most technically demanding parts of our practice, yet for a long time, dedicated teaching just wasn't there. So I made it my mission to change that. l've spent years teaching and building resources for anaesthetists, ODPs and cardiothoracic teams at all stages of their careers to pave the way for confident, well-prepared clinicians. Because when the teaching is right, better outcomes follow. That's why I built the FREE ONE-LUNG UK tutorial series. You can already watch the teaser videos now on tagguk.com Inkd.in/eeCw9XKC The full chapters drop this Thursday. And if you want hands-on experience, join us for the live ONE-LUNG UK course on 29th May at Guy's Hospital. More info & Inkd.in/er54sJva #OneLungVentilation @GSTTanaesthesia

இந்த உலகில் கடைசி தமிழன் இருக்கும் வரை இந்த ஒற்றுமை தொடரும் ❤️😭

கடந்த 10 அல்லது 15 வருடங்களாக தமிழ் சினிமாவில் இன்றைய தலைமுறையால் கொண்டாடப்பட்டு பெரும் வெற்றி பெறும் திரைப்படங்கள் ஏன் இவ்வளவு கொண்டாடப்படுகின்றன என என்னால் புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியவில்லை . நம்மோடு தொடர்பில் இருக்கும் 10 வயது குறைந்தவர்களிடம் கேட்ட போது அண்ணே ! உங்களுக்கு வயசாயிடுச்சு என நீ ஒரு பூமர் என்பதை நாகரீகமாகச் சொன்னார்கள் . என்றாலும் நானும் தொடர்ந்து யோசித்துப் பார்த்ததில் வன்முறை , சைக்கோத்தனம் , ஊதாரித்தனம் இவற்றை மையமாகக் கொண்ட திரைப்படங்கள் பெரும் வரவேற்பை பெறுவதாக தெரிகிறது . கதாநாயகன் கொஞ்சம் அடிதடி , அலப்பறை என இருப்பது ஒன்றும் புதிதல்ல . ஆனால் தனுஷ் போன்ற நடிகர்கள் ஊதாரித்தனமாக இருப்பது , அப்பா அம்மாவை அலட்சியப்படுத்துவது , விட்டால் உதைப்பது போன்றவற்றை வில்லத்தனத்திலிருந்து கதாநாயகத் தனத்துக்கு கடத்தினார்கள் . பின்னர் வில்லன் செய்ய வேண்டியதெல்லாம் கதாநாயகன் செய்வது தான் கெத்து என்பதாக மாறியது . உச்ச நட்சத்திரங்களே ஒரு சைக்கோதனம் கலந்த வில்லன்களாக நடிக்க ஆரம்பித்தார்கள் . இரண்டாம் கட்ட கதாநாயகர்கள் படங்களில் கதாநாயகனுக்கு பதிலாக வில்லனுக்கு விசிலடிக்க ஆரம்பித்தார்கள் . உச்சநடிகர்கள் படத்துக்கு படம் யார் அதிக குரூர வன்முறையை வடிவமைப்பார்களோ அவர்களை சூப்பர் இயக்குநர்கள் என வாய்ப்பு கொடுத்தார்கள் . KGF போன்ற படங்களின் வன்முறையை பார்த்து goosebump வருவதாக பலர் சொன்னார்கள் . மாமன்னலும் பராசக்தியிலும் வில்லன்கள் கொண்டாடப்பட்டார்கள் . எதையும் மென்மையாக கையாளுவது பூமர்தனமாகவும் , சைக்கோத்தனமான வன்முறையும் , அறிவற்ற ஊதாரித்தனமும் கதாநாயகத் தன்மையாகவும் கெத்தாகவும் மாறி விட்டதாக தெரிகிறது . சினிமாவைத் தாண்டி சமூகத்துக்குள்ளும் இந்த மனநிலை அழுத்தமாக ஊடுருவியிருப்பதை சமீபத்திய வெளிப்பாடுகள் உணர்த்துகின்றன .இது ஒரு சமூக வீழ்ச்சி !

There’s this really annoying ED doc at my hospital. She calls me on my personal phone without going through my PA first. Calls me even on days when I’m not on call about dumb crap. Also happens to be my wife and idk how to get out of it.

went out to a restaurant last night ate a delicious meal for only €12 drank one of the most beautiful wines I've ever had in my life (just €7) at the end of the night, the waiter didn't beg for a 50% tip instead, the restaurant paid him a respectable living wage without having to rely on charity from the diners on my way home, I enjoyed a free ride on public transit instead of paying $3,200 a month for a leased car that costs an additional $750 a month in petrol just to operate The American mind cannot comprehend the beauty of living in Europe

Honestly for me I lost a lot of my emotion, passion and interest for the Indian cricket team the day BCCI argued that it was not an India team but a BCCI team because they didn't want to come under RTI or something. BCCI actually put it in black and white, on paper, preserved for posterity that what they were selecting was a private team, selected by a private body and did not belong to the country. And It actually took a court ruling to prove that the Indian cricket team was actually the INDIAN cricket team Always remember this when you get emotional about cricket

We’re very proud of Terry Edwards and his England Over 70s teammates who retained the ‘Grey Ashes’ this week. They now move onto New Zealand for the World Cup which starts next week. Good luck to him and the rest of the team 💚💛💚

A strategy to choose an airway strategy wisely 🟠For basic airway Standard induction, mask ventilation, direct or video laryngoscopy, supraglottic device backup. You can usually proceed without extra personnel or equipment beyond your usual standard, although good practice still applies. 🟡For low-complexity advanced airway Choose an advanced "gold standard" technique (e.g., VL first-line, asleep FOB, awake technique depending on factors). Prepare backup devices and rescue strategy (e.g., second-generation SGA, alternative VL blade, guidewire techniques) 🔴For high-complexity advanced airway Escalate: involve the most experienced airway anesthesiologist available, secure extra help and advanced equipment, consider awake intubation or alternative location (e.g., OR vs ward). • Make an explicit front-of-neck/surgical airway plan, ensure ENT or surgical backup if indicated, and minimise attempts. #airwaystrategy #airwaytriage

There are two rules in life: 1) Never give out all the information.

Hang on! 18% of fasted elective patients NOT taking semaglutide (with risk factors for delayed gastric emptying other than diabetes excluded) still had “full” (not empty) stomachs? This is no good.

A mathematician demonstrating the "Kaprekar's Routine" and explaining why this number acts as a black hole for all others. In 1949 Indian mathematician D.R. Kaprekar introduced the world to a mysterious constant that now bears his name. Speaking at a conference in Madras, he revealed a strange property inherent in four-digit numbers. He showed that if you take any four-digit number (as long as it has at least two distinct digits), arrange the digits in descending order to form the largest number possible, then in ascending order to form the smallest, and subtract the smaller from the larger, a pattern emerges. If you repeat this process with the result, you will always reach the number 6174 within seven steps. Once you reach 6174, the process loops endlessly because 7641 - 1467 equals 6174.

This is the type of content that brings me to this platform. This is what matters.

"Slowly, the real world didn’t matter to me, I was too busy tracking the progress & passion of a guy who seemed to have the aggression like I wished to have..." It takes real craft to make words step back & still say everything & this piece does exactly that... Brilliant 👌

@DrJPGannon @AirwayMxAcademy You're not aware of problems. However, if you followed up your patients you would discover that many are still experiencing pain from the throat pack even a week later.

"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it." H. L. Mencken

It has been 67 years since she left Earth… and yet, her story still sits heavy on the human conscience. Laika was not just a dog in a rocket. She was trust, wrapped in fur. A quiet heartbeat that believed humans would protect her— because that is what dogs do. Her real name was Kudryavka, meaning “curly.” A stray from the frozen streets of Moscow. No crown. No shelter. No choice. She was chosen not for greatness, but because she was calm, obedient, and strong enough to endure pain. As if suffering itself became her qualification. On November 3, 1957, she was placed inside Sputnik 2. The capsule had food. It had water. It had padded walls. But it had no return plan. No goodbye. No understanding. No way home. Some say she lived for a few hours. Some say a few days. What we know for certain is this— Her final moments were spent alone, orbiting a planet she could no longer touch, surrounded by silence, fear, and heat— unaware that the world below was cheering a victory built on her life. Laika circled Earth 2,570 times. A small body carrying the weight of human ambition. Until, months later, her capsule burned up on re-entry— and she disappeared into the same fire that made her a legend. Laika never chose to be a pioneer. She never asked to be history. She never understood science, politics, or progress. She only trusted. And in that trust, she became the first living being to bridge the distance between Earth and the stars. Today, we don’t remember her with pride alone. We remember her with gratitude, with regret, and with the quiet promise that progress should never forget compassion. Because sometimes, the bravest hearts don’t roar. They beat softly… and still change the world forever. 🐾🌍✨ #Laika #NeverForgotten #SpaceHistory #SilentHero #Courage #Sacrifice #HumanityAndScience #Gratitude #Guilt #StarsWithAHeartbeat

Everyday. Parents of autistic kids. Falling prey to scams masquerading as "treatment" No. It is not lack of information. It is inability to understand what "evidence of effectiveness" really means in healthcare. And Emotional difficulties due to having a disabled child. No matter what is ephemised as "differently abled" and "दिव्यांग". Parents know what it is. They live through it everyday.

This is a 15 minutes- A must watch video "which school board to select for your child?" Very well explained by Dr. Bhooshan ( @docbhooshan ) It is in Marathi but you can alway see the translation. आपल्या मुलांना कोणत्या शाळेत घालावं?

I think about decisions in three ways: hats, haircuts, and tattoos. Most decisions are like hats. Try one and if you don’t like it, put it back and try another. The cost of a mistake is low, so move quickly and try a bunch of hats. Some decisions are like haircuts. You can fix a bad one, but it won’t be quick and you might feel foolish for a while. That said, don't be scared of a bad haircut. Trying something new is usually a risk worth taking. If it doesn't work out, by this time next year you will have moved on and so will everyone else. A few decisions are like tattoos. Once you make them, you have to live with them. Some mistakes are irreversible. Maybe you'll move on for a moment, but then you'll glance in the mirror and be reminded of that choice all over again. Even years later, the decision leaves a mark. When you're dealing with an irreversible choice, move slowly and think carefully.