Chets Wasekar, MD
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Mnemonics
Easy Mnemonic for ACE-Inhibitor Side-effects
The first oral ACE Inhibitor was Captopril, also makes a splendid mnemonic
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Basics
The four options to treat any infection
There are only 4 things you can usually do to treat most infections
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Basics
Tylenol safe to use in Liver Cirrhosis, but …
Acetaminophen is no saint...but the myth of completely avoiding it in all liver disease needs to die
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Quiz
Quiz: Know your medical spellings ?
Are these the correct spellings ? Answer Yes or No :-)
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Tips
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Tips
Can a tongue bite diagnose seizures ? Know where to look…
They could be diagnostic of seizures, but easy to miss !
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Basics
How eating meat skews serum creatinine in patients…
Something to be aware of to avoid misinterpreting labs !
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Tips
Preventing patients from passing out in showers
The prospect of passing out & waking up butt naked in a shower is terrifying, remember the risk in recent…
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Mnemonics
COPD management with C.O.P.D. mnemonic
The term C.O.P.D. covers a wide range of management basics related to COPD.
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Tips
An often forgotten side-effect of Zofran
With it's benign halo it often slips under the radar.
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Mnemonics
‘I’ for Intestines, ‘I’ for causes of diarrhea !
Most of the common causes of diarrhea 💩💩 conveniently begin with an 'I'
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Basics
Why is KCL better than bananas & oranges for Hypokalemia?
"Why waste money on meds ? why don't we give our patient bananas or something ?"
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Cases
Case: When the heart talks, are you listening ?
Sinus tachycardia can be an early SOS signal from the heart.
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Mnemonics
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Cases
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Quiz
Quiz: Guess the origins of these drug names ?
The origin of a drug name can sometimes yield useful & easy to remember info ...
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Mnemonics
Remembering causes of Acute dyspnea easily !
A rather unorthodox way I use to quickly recall causes of acute dyspnea & hypoxia
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Tips
Why Differential Diagnosis is King !
It is a currency that buys you the right clinical questions
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Cases
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Tips
Does your IV fluids order have a stop-limit ?
Too much of anything good rarely turns out good - IV fluids in particular...
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