Year: 2022

Mnemonics

Recalling causes of Bradycardia (Slow Heart Rate)

A slow & steady heart is good unless it makes you unsteady on your feet or pass out – that’s…

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Mnemonics

How to remember steroid dose-equivalence

A simple maths equation to remember steroid dose equivalence

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Tips

Can Metformin prevent Diabetes mellitus ?

Metformin has been shown to prevent diabetes in high-risk prediabetic patients, but is seldom used for this

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Basics

Are anemia labs still reliable post-transfusion?

Are diagnostic labs for anemia reliable after blood transfusion

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Tips

NG v/s NJ feeds in acute pancreatitis ? NG is just fine!

Using an NJ in acute pancreatitis makes logical sense in "bypassing the pancreas" - but let's see the evidence

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic : What are the Causes, Triggers or Precipitators of DKA ?

Do you say ‘Sugar’ or ‘Glucose’ ? One of my attendings was a stickler regarding this. ” ‘Sugar’ is for…

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Clinicals

Spider nevi are indirect predictors of Esophageal Varices

A poor cirrhotic's diagnostic EGD ....almost !

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Clinical News

Now Amazon will hire Docs, NPs & PAs too

The big clinical news of July 21st 2022 was Amazon buying a chain of a innovative startup tech-heavy & swanky…

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Clinicals

The PPI “Rebound”: Do you warn your patient ?

Always warn your patients about this effect if they are prescribed PPIs for more than a month

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Clinicals

Bands on CBC are ominous even if WBC normal !

Lawsuits have happened because warning from "bands" on CBC was missed

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Mnemonics

Causes of acute shivering or tremoring

For most of 2021, Ed Sheeran’s melodic “Shivers” was stuck in my head and I am hoping this post helps…

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Mnemonics

How to evaluate a Syncope: A Mnemonic

The three steps I use to make it easier to figure out causes of syncope in patients.

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Mnemonics

Mad as hell ! Medical causes of Anger

A mnemonic to help recall medical causes of anger and irritability

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Promotion

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Clinicals

Initiating Coumadin Rx with 10 mg instead of 5mg !

Even if just a day earlier to reach the target INR , I will take it !

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Basics

Medical history taking & writing for beginners (HPI)

Logical 5 steps to taking & writing the HPI portion of History & Physical note

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Quiz

Quiz: Are these meds a ‘Prodrug’ ?

A 'Prodrug' is a trojan horse with a good purpose...

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Tips

Lactic acid & Ammonia: underused seizure biomarkers !

When evidences for unwitnessed seizure are only circumstantial & indirect - the more the merrier !

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Clinicals

Blood Pressure meds more effective when taken at bedtime

Does it matter when you take your blood pressure medications in a day ?

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Tips

Lactulose in Cirrhosis: A double-edged weapon !

Welcome to the lactulose paradox !

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