Year: 2024

Clinicals

When Family & Futility collide (POA reluctance)

How I remember the drivers of POA reluctance when a patient faces inevitable death and medical futility

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Clinicals

Beware of the GLP-1 “Weight-Loss Syncope”

The risk of passing-out in people on BP meds who start taking Ozempic , Monjuro, etc.

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Editorials

The ‘NPO’ fasting order : ‘Not Patient-Oriented’ ?

Guideliness state patient can have clear liquids upto 2 hours prior to any surgery

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic: Complications or Pain after ‘Lap Chole’

Use 'LAP-C' to remember complications of Lap Chole !

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

ChatGPT creates quick discharge summaries from SOAP notes

Free AI programs can create a logically derived discharge summary from a SOAP note.

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Clinicals

Clinical Case: A Heart-check that punched the Gut !

Acute pancreatitis after coronary angiogram is being recognized as a real complication

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Clinicals

Can IV Iron infusion give you black stools ?

Oral Iron causing black stools is logical and common knowledge, but how about IV Iron ?

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic : Causes of Muscle Cramps / ‘Charley Horse’

Muscle cramps are often physiologic, but frequent cramping should make you think about pathologic causes..

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic to remember Anaphylaxis treatment

A Mnemonic to recall quickly lifesaving treatments for Anaphylaxis and help your patients BE SAFE.

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Clinicals

How I discuss addiction stress-free with patients

A 5-step process for more effective crucial conversations about addictions with your patient while reducing your own stress

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic: Causes of Confusion, Altered Mentation or Unresponsiveness

Use Mnemonic 'GLITCHED' to recall differential diagnoses in patient with altered mentation or unresponsive

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Fun Stuff

Unofficial: Rating your clinical student & trainee

As you advance in your clinical journey, one day you will have students or trainees following you on their clinical…

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Mnemonics

How to remember Side-effects of HBOT

'HBOT' makes a good mnemonic to recall side-effects of HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)

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Career Insights

From Hospitalist To Nephrologist : Kwabena Kwakye, MD

For many physicians fresh out of Internal Medicine residency, being a Hospitalist is a fun journey to find yourself and…

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Clinicals

Mnemonic: Help Chronic Wounds Heal better

A mnemonic to remember factors that help chronic wounds heal faster

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Mnemonics

Mnemonic : Hyponatremia causes

Use 'SIADH" to recall common causes of hyponatremia quickly

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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Hospitalist POV: 8 basic ‘AIs’ I hope Artificial Intelligence brings to EMRs

Our EMRs are still mostly passive record-keepers who need to morph into secretaries & clinical partners.

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Editorials

Doctor’s Day: A Salute to Caffeine!

Even Honeybees show better mental focus when juiced up on caffeine! Perhaps it’s no coincidence that doctors, when busy like…

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Mnemonics

Indications for surgery (craniotomy) in SDH: A Mnemonic

A quick way to recall indications for craniotomy in Acute Subdural Hematomas

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