Chets Wasekar, MD
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Clinicals
Can Patient’s Heart Rate measure pain severity ?
Don't we wish there was a 'BNP of pain' or 'A1C of pain' to measure pain severity objectively?
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Tips
Hemoglobin versus Hematocrit : Do we need both ?
Do we really need both ? If you had to pick one - which is better ?
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Editorials
Are Electronic / Digital Stethoscopes worth it ?
It's not what feeds your ears, but what processes it between your ears that matters.
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Mnemonics
Causes of Scrotal Pain : ‘TESTIS’
Before you reflexly order an Ultrasound, give the differentials a thought....
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Clinicals
If smoking Nicotine is bad, is a patch safe?
What do studies tell us about Nicotine patch safety ?
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Clinicals
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Basics
Liver Cirrhosis cures High Blood Pressure !
The risk of cirrhosis decompensation may overshadow benefit of anti-hypertensive medications
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Basics
How useful or useless are Carotid Bruits ?
Missing carotid stenosis after hearing a bruit in non-stroke patients can mean a lawsuit...
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Tips
Do Redhead patients need more pain meds?
Hair color and pain control seem to be related ...
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Clinical News
2019 GI bleed Guideline: Transfuse if HgB < 8 g/dL (7 in past)
New 2019 update from the International Consensus group
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Editorials
A rude clinician is a medical error & an expense !
Can rude clinicians be argued as being a medical errors ?
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Clinicals
The Curse of Cefepime Encephalopathy ಠ_ಠ … 😴 zzZ
Is Cefepime Encephalopathy a real entity ?
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Clinicals
Why consider IV Thiamine infusion in DKA !
Why you should give Thiamine a thought in Diabetic Ketoacidosis patients
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Basics
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Basics
Does Melatonin do Sh*t ? – PART 1
Understand basics of Melatonin to avoid incorrect use...
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Mnemonics
Causes & Risks of DELIRIUM: A mnemonic
Remember & recall causes and risks of delirium in hospitalized elderly patients!
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Clinicals
Why I still advise Intermittent Fasting to obese patients ?
The debate about whether intermittent fasting is 'good or bad' often misses the point that weight loss is a mind…
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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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