Chets Wasekar, MD
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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
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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
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Mnemonics
Mnemonic: Precipitants of HEPATIC Encephalopathy
A mnemonic for triggers that raise ammonia production or reduce ammonia metabolism and excretion..
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