Physiology

Research:

Total number of Publications:  30                      National:  19                                        International: 21

Titles of all the Publications to be mentioned below

1. The effect of yoga therapy on selected psychological variables among male patients with insomnia.
2. Effect of Rag Neelambari on Certain Physiological and Behavioral Parameters of Preterm infants. 
3. Association of cardio metabolic and anthropometric risk factors among impaired fasting glucose subjects in rural pondicherry population
4. A Cross Sectional Study on the Autonomic Modulations Produced By Music Listening in Anxious Medical Professionals.
5. A Study on the impact of day time nap on declarative memory in young adults.
6. a study of colour vision in non-insulin-dependant diabetes mellitus (niddm) subjects.
7. Pulmonary Function Test in Distillery Factory Workers.
8. Validity of office blood pressure measurement compared to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hypertension outpatient clinic in a tertiary
9. Lung function assessment by spirometry among distillery factory workers
10. Efficiency of office blood pressure measurement in comparison with 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in the diagnosis of hypertension
11. Learning styles and learning approaches – Are they different?
12. A case of acquired amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenic purpura.
13. Assessment of the environmental worldview of young undergraduate medical students using the New Ecological Paradigm Scale.
14. Awareness about environmental risks to children in women of the reproductive age group in Pulipakkam village, Tamil Nadu
15. Awareness about indoor air pollution in young undergraduate medical students.
16. Professional identity formation of undergraduate medical students – The proposed fifth level of Miller’s pyramid.
17. A call for more research in medical education.
18. A Study of the Learning Approaches of Medical Students before and After Clinical Posting in a Medical College in South India.
19. Oxidative stress in Pregnancy
20. Effect of Trigonella foecum graecum intake on oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemic subjects
21. Effect of chronic exposure to indoor air pollutants on lung function
22. Evaluation of pulmonary functions in alternate fuel users
23. A comparative study of oxidative stress among gestational diabetics and normal pregnancy.
24. Effect of low dose ionising radiation on oxidant status in Radiology unit workers.
25. Study of T- score in sedentary adult workers
26. Effect of hypomagnesemia on glucose homeostasis in diabetic foot ulcers.
27. Effect of Tobacco on Cognitive Function in Elderly People –A Pilot Study
28. Effect of stress and anxiety on 1 st year medical students.
29. Brain stem auditory evoked potential in medical students who use ear phones for varying time durations.
30. Short term effect of integrated yoga on stress, anxiety and heart rate variability in first year medical students.
31. Introduction of multiple-choice questions at the end of lecture for medical undergraduate students- A pilot study.
32. Effect of integrated yoga on psychological variables- a comparative study
33. Learning style preferences among first year and second year medical students: A cross sectional study.
34. ABO and Rh blood group frequency distribution among medical and dental students in kanchipuram district, tamilnadu
35. Antioxidant activity of triphala and its individual components – an in-vitro study
36. Blood types and personality traits: Is there really a correlation
37. Peak expiratory flow rate in obese and non-obese individuals
38. Alkaline Phosphatase, Minerals and Bone Mineral Density in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients –A Comparative Study
39. Effect of nerve conduction studies on hypothyroid patients
40. Estimation of serum calcium in sub clinical hypothyroid females in different age groups in kanchipiram population.
41. Estimation of iodine content of commercially available consumable salts in and around Madhuranthagam, Tamil Nadu, South India.
42. Bone mineral density in chronic kidney patients
43. Pulmonary function test in petrol pump workers in Kanchipuram district
44. Assessment of serum calcium and phosphorus levels in newly diagnosed hypothyroid patients

Facilities:

Investigations done for patients and for research purposes:

1. Pulmonary function test
2. Nerve conduction
3. Autonomic function test (Physiopac)
4. EEG, EMG, EOG, VEP, BERA (Evoked potentials) ( Physiopac)

Polywrite for assessing respiratory and cardiovascular functions.

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Average percentage of the students passed in last 2 years: 60%