IMS-BHU gets Ultrasound, Echocardiogram Machines

• 01 May 2024

Why in News?

The department of Geriatric Medicine at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, officially unveiled two new portable ultrasound and echocardiogram machines.

Key Points

• The department offers complimentary in-house bedside electrocardiogram and spirometry services, along with body composition analyzer and hand grip dynamometer for frailty assessment, all provided at no cost.
• IMS BHU gave a presentation on the range of Ankylosing Spondylitis impacting the bone.
  • The event was arranged by AIIMS, Jammu as part of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Young Surgeons Forum.

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)

• It is a type of arthritis that mainly affects the back, by causing inflammation in the spine. This can make your back, rib cage and neck stiff and painful.
• It often starts in people who are in their late teens or 20s.
• In response to the inflammation, the body produces extra calcium around the bones of the spine. This can make extra bits of bone grow and cause your back and neck to be more stiff.

The Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)

• It is a regional organisation of orthopaedic surgeons from the Asia Pacific region.
• It began in 1962 as the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association. With the inclusion of countries of the Indian sub-continent in 2000, the association was renamed as the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association.
• It has 24 member chapters and more than 65,000 members from over 40 countries.
• Its core mission is to promote the education, research and fellowship amongst orthopaedic surgeons in this region.