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Plain answers to the questions patients ask us most — what a symptom means, when it needs a doctor, what treatment involves, and what it costs at AJSMC.
Infectious DiseasesChennai Monsoon Fever: How Doctors Tell Dengue, Typhoid, Chikungunya and Leptospirosis ApartFour monsoon illnesses that all begin as fever, and the day-by-day test timing that separates them. Which test on which day of fever, and why testing too early comes back falsely negative.16 August 2026 · 22 min
Infectious DiseasesDengue Platelet Count: What the Number Actually Means, and What to Do at HomePlatelets fall in dengue between day 3 and day 8, and in most people they recover on their own. What the count does and does not tell you, and the warning signs that matter more than the number.16 August 2026 · 23 min
Infectious DiseasesFever After Walking Through Chennai Floodwater: When It Could Be LeptospirosisFever starting 2 to 30 days after contact with floodwater, sewage or wet mud can be leptospirosis. The usual gap, the symptoms that point to it, and why it is treatable when caught early.16 August 2026 · 19 min
Child HealthWhen a Child's Fever Needs a Doctor: The Signs That Cannot Wait Until MorningFever in a child is 38.0 °C or higher. Which readings need to be seen the same day, which signs mean go now, and which fevers can safely be watched at home.16 August 2026 · 19 min
Child HealthChild Vaccination Chart 2026 (IAP Schedule): Which Vaccine at Which Age, and How the Clinic RunsThe full IAP immunisation schedule from birth onwards, what is due at each visit, what to do about missed doses, and what actually happens on vaccination day at the clinic.16 August 2026 · 18 min
Infectious DiseasesVomiting and Loose Motion After the Chennai Rains: What to Do at Home, and When a Stool Test Is Worth ItMost loose motion after the rains is treated with fluid, not with a test and not with an antibiotic. How much ORS to give, and the signs that mean it is time to come in.16 August 2026 · 14 min
Lifestyle DiseasesHigh Sugar Reading at a Government Screening Camp: What Confirms Diabetes, and What Happens NextA finger-prick reading at your door is a screening trigger, not a diagnosis. The four laboratory tests that confirm diabetes, which need fasting, and the reading that skips a second test.16 August 2026 · 14 min
Lifestyle DiseasesYour First Diabetes Consultation: Which Tests Are Done, and What to BringWhat a first diabetes appointment actually involves, the three baseline checks that belong at diagnosis rather than later, and what to bring so the visit is not wasted.16 August 2026 · 16 min
Lifestyle DiseasesFatty Liver on Your Scan Report: What Grade 1, 2 and 3 Mean, and What Comes NextThe grades describe how much fat is scattering the ultrasound beam — not how much scarring there is. What the grade does tell you, and which test answers the question that matters.16 August 2026 · 14 min
Senior HealthHealth Checkup After 40 in Chennai: Which Tests Are Worth Doing, and the Fasting RulesAfter 40 the list of tests with proven screening value is short. Which ones are worth doing, how often, which need fasting and for how long.16 August 2026 · 15 min
Women's HealthPap Smear in Chennai: When to Book It, What to Avoid Beforehand, and What Happens in the RoomWhen cervical screening is due, what to avoid in the days before so the sample is usable, and exactly what the test involves — written to remove the reasons women put it off.16 August 2026 · 15 min
Women's HealthPCOS Testing: Which Blood Tests, and Which Day of Your Cycle They Must Be Done OnThe PCOS panel is timed to the cycle, and a test drawn on the wrong day is a wasted test. Which tests, which days, and what the results can and cannot settle.16 August 2026 · 16 min
Mental HealthSeeing a Counselling Psychologist: What the First Session Involves, and What Stays ConfidentialA first counselling appointment is a conversation, not a test. What happens in the room, and exactly what confidentiality means in law — including its limits.16 August 2026 · 14 min
Senior HealthWhat Actually Slows How Fast You Age, and What the Evidence Says About the Things You Are SoldNo drug, supplement, drip or hormone has been shown to slow human ageing. What the published evidence does support, and how to read the claims made for everything else.16 August 2026 · 29 min