Saundarya Monga

M.B.B.S @MAMC_NewDelhi
Anaesthesiologist in training @AIIMS_NewDelhi

Here for #MedTwitter, #GlobalHealth , #Anaesthesia and #Paediatrics🌟

(She/her)

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

Posting this today, not to mark this date but this moment- at 3am on a 24hour duty at MCH block , looking outside the window on my way back to DDR, thinking how this 'new' institute kinda feels like my own now. #residency #Anaesthesia

[Nachiket Bhatia @bhatia_nachiket]

Happy #DoctorsDay to every doctor who keeps showing up despite a system that often fails them.

To the interns working endless hours for stipends that barely cover living expenses.
To the residents surviving 30–36 hour shifts.
To the junior doctors facing violence, abuse, and burnout.
To the FMGs and young graduates battling uncertainty.
To the consultants carrying impossible patient loads because there simply aren’t enough doctors.

India celebrates doctors today—but respect cannot be limited to one day.

Doctors deserve:
• Safe workplaces
• Fair working hours
• Timely and dignified pay
• Better infrastructure
• Strong legal protection against violence
• Transparent and accountable medical governance

A healthcare system cannot be strong if the people holding it together are exhausted.

Today, let’s thank doctors not just with words, but with reforms.

Happy Doctors’ Day to every doctor who continues to heal, despite everything.

#NationalDoctorsDay #DoctorsDay #Healthcare #ProtectDoctors #MedicalProfession

[Maryam @hell_line0]

Patient: My mom keeps asking me when I’m going to have a baby

Her medical oncologist: Tamara, remember we talked about this? You won’t be able to get pregnant on Tamoxifen and we don’t recommend getting pregnant for five years because the Tamoxifen is helping make sure your breast cancer doesn’t come back.

Patient: I know. My mom thinks I’ll regret it if I don’t have a child.

Med onc: What do YOU want?

Patient: I want to live and not worry my cancer will come back from the pregnancy.

Imagine going through breast cancer in your 30s and your mom is more focused on her future grandchild than on helping YOU remain cancer free.

Women are worth more than our uteruses...

[Aniket Lohani @AniketFiles]

The men defending this deeply disturbing plot in Chiraiya do it because they’ve been conditioned to view marriage as a transfer of ownership, not a partnership.

They genuinely believe a marriage certificate permanently bypasses the need for continuous consent.

We need to make the logic brutally simple for those defending it: Getting married is like giving someone the key to your house. It means they are welcomed in. It does not mean they own the building, and it absolutely does not give them the right to kick down your bedroom door when you are sick, scared, or begging for space.

​The fact that the reality of marital rape is still furiously debated over a web series proves how broken our societal conditioning is. If a ring permanently overrides a woman's right to say "no," they aren't defending a marriage - they are defending hostage-taking.

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

@Wegiveyouhealt1 "Her strength shouldn't be wasted in an office where it barely matters".
Let's not pretend you respect women when you will make statements like these and question the merit and contribution of women in the workplace everywhere.
Also maybe ,don't speak for what women want. Ever.

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

Arranged marriage is a safety net for the socially stunted and a bailout for men who never bothered to develop a personality. Without it, half of Indian men would be single forever.

​I have dozens of friends who are just waiting for a "wife delivery" from their parents because they can’t hold a sane conversation with a woman. They have no idea how to flirt, how to impress, how to respect, or even how to make a girl smile and keep her happy.

​They have no clue how a relationship works; some of the things they say are mind-blowing in the worst way and better left unsaid online. Worse, they harbor so much hatred for guys with girlfriends and shame girls for dating, simply because they lack the basic social intelligence to get into a relationship themselves.

[🦢 @damnidc__]

Dear ladies never forget that: The same world that shames me for being a single mother also shames you for not being a mother and shames another woman for having too many children..It shames one woman for having a child at the age of 19 because she's too young but also shames another for having at 36 because she's too old..It shames a woman who marries young as well as the one who marries old..It shames women who don't have beautiful bodies and shames those who go under the knife to get the bodies. This world shames all women, not a single one of us is spared, not a single one. So love and make yourselves happy.

[Suchitha Kuntla @DocPeriop]

5am in the morning in MAT OT and none of the surgeons, anaesthesiologists and nursing staff got to rest as it's been a busy night spreading into dusk.

She probably noticed the difference in the way of conduct, head sister asked 'Dr Suchitha, but why and how do you talk sweet to all these patients?'

I just laughed it off but the question lingered onto my thoughts. Why do I?

I have been a consumer of surgical Healthcare in my childhood and it has shaped my perspectives towards suffering, pain and the solace a good company can offer.

The last thing I would want to do or say to these women who put themselves at risk of death and disability to bring life is shout at them.

I tell myself everyday, 'it's just another day for you to learn, but it's a huge day for someone consenting for you to treat and learn on them. Take responsibility and accountability for your actions and consequences"

Like Carl Jung said, "Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul"

Peace🌸

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

As an anaesthesiology resident, I'm learning how the same surgeries can have different outlooks and outcomes based on the attitude and behaviour of OT team with each other (Surgeons, Nurses, Orderly and Anaesthesiologist.)

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

What can #anesthesiologists do to push back against HID? Drs. Yelena Spitzer, @MollyKrausMD, and Christine Doyle share steps to take:
1.Speak up: Be an upstander, not a bystander
2.Educate ourselves and our teams
3.Demand institutional accountability
🔗
https://t.co/EekoFI8duq

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

“While distinct phenomena, HID and burnout are intimately related, HID, among other factors, represents a significant and preventable source of occupational stress,” write Drs. Barry Swerdlow, Matthew Klopman, and Julie Mani.

Explore HID-related burnout.
https://t.co/1RvThoYRHb

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

Were told to go back to the kitchen , and these women went to the field and COOKED 💥
@BCCIWomen Thankyou for paving the way for many more young girls to look upto and remember this ICONIC moment! #CWC25

[ICC Cricket World Cup @cricketworldcup]

Moments etched in history 🤩 #CWC25

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

I was posted in ICU in October during peak festive season in North India and I have new perspective and appreciation for the health I take for granted and that I get to go back home to my family.

[Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MHS @panagis21]

All my family tend to know when I work in the ICU for several days.

Because i call them constantly to hear their voices and capture conversations and memories.

ICU constantly reminding me of life’s fragility 🥹

[Saundarya Monga @SaundaryaMonga]

An great experience of learning in teams guided by amazing instructors. #cpr4life2025

[SET Facility @SET_FacilitY_]

CPR & ACLS Life-Saving Workshop
16 Oct 2025 | 8:30 AM–5 PM
Studio 3 & Skill Lab, @aiims_newdelhi

Under #CPR4Life2025 by @MoHFW and @PMO, a CPR-ready India 🇮🇳

Hands-on ACLS training: CPR, AED, airway, cardiac care, and emergency response.
Register: https://t.co/Ojw4YNxWOa

[Zucker Doctor @DoctorLFC]

Insulin vial, which is usually stored in the door of the refrigerator.

[Dr Shaurya Garg @DrShauryaGarg]

3 years of residency are also 3 years of your prime.
Don’t let anyone guilt-trip you for choosing a state or city that fits you.
If comfort or being close to home is what your priorities need, choose it clearly & without apology.
Success isn’t a sacrifice contest. It's not earned ONLY through “hard sacrifices”.

Success is built where you can actually thrive.

#NEETPg #INICET #NEET

[Dr. Med @DrNikhilMD]

With time, we start speaking in diagnoses instead of stories.

“CKD with sepsis.”
“Metastatic lung carcinoma.”
“NSTEMI, elderly male.”

The names fade. The faces blur.
And slowly, our language loses its warmth.

But every diagnosis once had a story.
A schoolteacher who wanted to return to her students.
A grandfather who still insisted on his evening walk.
A young man saving for his sister’s wedding.

Medicine teaches us to be objective, efficient, clinical.
But it also quietly warns us not to become mechanical.

Remembering the human behind the case keeps medicine alive.
It keeps us alive too. ❤️

How do you remind yourself of the person behind the diagnosis?

#MedTwitter #MedX

[Doctor @DipshikhaGhosh]

There’s also not enough talk about birth canal injuries. There’s a whole specialty dedicated to those in medicine called Urogynaecology which is basically Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Most men with their man flus would never be able to bear anything close to this and then be expected to perform sexually the way women are.

[Nalini Unagar @NalinisKitchen]

I went to a medical store.

I asked for ORS.
He gave me ORSL.
I said, “This is not ORS.”
He said, “Ok, keep it aside, I’ll give you another.”
Then he gave me the original ORS.

People don’t have much knowledge, so they may end up buying ORSL instead of ORS. Why is this kind of misleading product still available in the market?

[Karthik Balachandran @karthik2k2]

A few days back, I had posted about drug quality control and why doctors prescribe branded drugs , because their reputation is at stake.

This is a chilling example of what can happen if you prescribe some unknown brand in private practice.

Dr Praveen Soni ,is a pediatrician posted in a CHC in Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. He also runs his own clinic - and has prescribed a cough syrup named ColdRif - manufactured by Sresun Pharmaceuticals from Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu.

His job is not to ensure the safety of the drugs. If a drug is available in the market with government approval, it is understood that the government apparatus vouches for its quality.

Theoretically.

As I have said many times before, there's a lot of difference between theory and practice. In this instance, that difference has a significance. A particularly awful significance.

The doctor is well within his rights to prescribe that cough syrup. Yet, the syrup had a contaminant which killed many children. Instead of arresting the people responsible for manufacturing, quality testing or approving the medicine, the government arrested Dr Soni , for prescribing it !

In short, the MP government , blamed Dr Soni for trusting the government apparatus. No one can blame you for trusting the government, except the government itself.

If he had stuck to a trusted, costly multinational company brand, the kids may not have died. He wouldn't be in jail either.

This shows that if a doctor is in private practice and prescribes some drug, NO ONE in the chain from manufacturing to retail will take responsibility. He is on his own.

https://t.co/FbqOvKBGtJ

[Dr.Dhruv Chauhan @DrDhruvchauhan]

This is not the first time when a doctor is made scapegoat for the failure of government authorities
Remember Dr Kafeel Khan ? He was made scapegoat similarly in gorakhpur oxygen supply tragedy which was the work of govt authorities yet he faced similar torture and harassment like the MP doctor is facing for Drug manufacturer and govt agencies fault !

Doctors are always the soft targets to hide the failure of the so called “Good Governance” !

[Azam khan @alexazam07]

For five years, the people of Ladakh were peacefully protesting for their rights, but no one paid attention.
Today, the movement is being described as a foreign conspiracy to discredit it.

~ Sonam Wangchuk

#SonamWangchuk #SonamWangchukArrested