Chets Wasekar, MD
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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
Mnemonic: 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
Is NJ tube-feeding better than NG 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 Prilosec (Omeprazole) antacid “Acid Rebound”: 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 test : Ominous even if WBC normal !
What are Bands on Blood test and Why are they important ?
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Mnemonics
Mnemomic: What causes acute shivering or tremoring?
For most of 2021, Ed Sheeran’s melodic “Shivers” was stuck in my head and I am hoping this post gets…
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Mnemonics
How to evaluate a Syncope: A Mnemonic for mechanisms
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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Clinicals
Is it safe to start Coumadin (Warfarin) with 10mg dose ?
Even if just a day earlier to reach the target INR , I will take it !
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Basics
Medical history taking & writing tips for beginners (HPI)
Logical 5 steps to taking & writing the HPI portion of History & Physical note
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Quiz
