User talk:Balaji Ravichandran

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Welcome!

Hello Balaji Ravichandran, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!  JFW | T@lk 13:57, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BMJ

Could you provide some sources for your work on British Medical Journal. Thanks. JFW | T@lk 13:57, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Most of the information presented here can be found by searching the BMJ home page at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com. I happen to be the 2006 BMJ Clegg Scholar, and researched about the BMJ, and thought I could try writing a piece for Wikipaedia. I have edited numerous other articles on Wikipaedia, but shall create a lot more articles!

Which facts do you think need sourcing?

--Balaji 16:47, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

As much as possible, but figures for its popularity, "the journal has long criticised the misuse of impact factor", the Guardian rating... JFW | T@lk 08:51, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Anaemia

I understand completely that anaemias can be classified in various ways, and that the homeostasis model (?production, ?breakdown) is favoured by some sources, but for the purposes of this article I'm not really sure if this should be in the intro. In clinical practice, most physicians are comfortable diagnosing anaemias without ordering a retic count on everyone, from iron deficiency to myelodysplasia.

That said, the article could still do with some work. The point about the megaloblastic anaemia is taken.

Could you please sign posts on talk pages? This is done by simply typing ~~~~, which will be converted into a username + timestamp, like this: JFW | T@lk 18:21, 23 January 2006 (UTC)


  • Hi Balaji and JFW--I've added some info that I hope balances the different approaches. I do find that many physicians around here-especially hematologists-want the retic count right up front--but my own experience is of course limited. I find even within the single Up-to-Date article on "approach to the adult patient with anemia" a suggestion that retic count should be ordered immediately as well as an algorithm for pediatric pts which suggests that it should just be ordered in normocytic anemia. I suspect that this is a moving target, and the retic count may be more common among docs working in populations where multiple causes of anemia are likely to coexist (for instance, patients hospitalized in tertiary care centers?). Hopefully the changes I've made reflect both of your POVs on this issue? Balaji, welcome to Wikipedia--we have many interests in common so I hope to see more of you on other pages! Joewright 21:06, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Med school

Where do you study? JFW | T@lk 21:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

I study at Madras Medical College, in Chennai, India.--Balaji 15:20, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

What made me think you were in the UK? Good, we needed some medics from non-UK/non-US countries. You may have a bit more perspective on diseases more common in India, e.g. poliomyelitis. JFW | T@lk 16:52, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
That's not remotely surprising. Most assume I'm British (with the exception of my name, of course). I'll be coming to the UK soon, anyway, on a scholarship for two months. After that, I'll edit a large number of articles for Wikipedia... --Balaji 03:09, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
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