Chets Wasekar, MD
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Clinicals
Blood Transfusions & Joint Infections : The weird link !
Blood transfusions after joint replacements add a surprising risk
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Basics
Magnesium level recheck: Don’t be fooled !
A Mag level recheck done too soon after IV bolus can give you a false sense of success
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Tips
Thiamine deficiency isn’t limited to just Alcoholism
Here are other common conditions associated with Thiamine deficiency besides Alcoholism
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Tips
Iron replacement often forgotten after GI bleeds
Iron loss from bleeds is significant, while replenishment is slow.
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Mnemonics
Mnemonic : Causes of persistent Cough
The word "HACKING" makes a good mnemonic for causes of persistent cough
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Basics
What are the different types of “Dizziness” ?
"Dizzy" is a blanket term that can mean different things for different people ...
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Fun Stuff
Add a app-like shortcut to this blog to your phone
An easy way to keep track of my latest blog posts on your phone !
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Clinicals
Does an Incentive Spirometer do Sh*t ?
Is Incentive spirometry just a gimmick or actually useful ?
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Clinicals
IV Insulin to treat Hyperkalemia: Smaller dose works !
Why do more when you can get by with less !
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Career Insights
Career Insights with Allison Christensen, CNP: Interventional Neurology
Allison Christensen, CNP, gives us insights into her career as a Neurointerventional Nurse Practitioner
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Clinicals
Easy way to remember Duration & Time of Onset of various Types of Insulin
An easy numeric trick to remember time of onset & duration of action for common types of insulin
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Clinicals
The Paradox of Mirtazapine (Remeron) dosing !
The sedating effect of Mirtazapine has a paradoxical inverse relation to it's dose - at least it's supposed to !!
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Clinicals
Does it matter clinically if a dialysis patient still makes urine ??
Having residual renal function despite being on chronic dialysis confers some benefits
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Editorials
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Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Using ChatGPT to create medical sign-outs/hand-offs
Another possible use of ChatGPT in clinical practice
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Quiz
Quiz : Know your B.U.N.s ?
A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level can uncover important clues about your patient in the right context
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Mnemonics
Mnemonic : Causes & treatment of Acute ITP
A trigger that causes molecular coating on these platelets making them look suddenly foreign to our immune system
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Career Insights
Career Insights with Zach Meyer, CNP: Cardiology NP
Kicking off our Career insights series with an interview with Zach Meyer, CNP who is a NP at a Cardiology…
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Tips
How to show Empathy to patients ? Practical Tips
Empathy should be taught to clinicians as a skill and not just an advice.
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Quiz
Quiz : Test your Third-Hand Smoke (THS) knowledge !
Third-hand smoke is literally the "Ghost of a cigarette's past" that haunts and spooks for a long time ...
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