Clinicals
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Mnemonic : Hyponatremia causes
Use 'SIADH" to recall common causes of hyponatremia quickly
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Indications for surgery (craniotomy) in SDH: A Mnemonic
A quick way to recall indications for craniotomy in Acute Subdural Hematomas
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10 early warning signs of Dementia
Mild Cognitive Impairement can precede Dementia and can manifest in subtle signs that are often ascribed to 'ageing'
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Mnemonic : Non-ACS or Non-MI Causes of Troponin Elevation
A easy mnemonic to help remember other causes of Troponin elevation besides Acute Coronary Syndrome or Acute MI
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Does Foul-smelling Urine mean a UTI (Infection)?
How reliable is urine smell in predicting a Urinary Tract Infection ?
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Clinical Case: One Patient, Two Anemias
A clinical case to highlight the importance of evaluating anemia causes with basic labs first
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Rapid Response : Hypoxia acutely worse on BiPAP !
An emergency clinical scenario shows why ruling out issues with easy fixes first save time & money
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Rapid Response: Low Blood pressure or Fake News ?
Read how a blood pressure monitor can fool you and give you false results
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How to Remember causes of Anemia easily via semantics of mechanism
A logical structure to simplify recalling causes of anemia
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American English accent tips for IMGs, Doctors & nurses !
Tips and Tricks for Foreign Healthcare workers (Doctors, IMGs and Nurses ) to get fluent in American English and Accent
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How important is your clinical attire ?
Clinician-paitent relationship affects patients’ satisfaction & medical compliance - don't let attire come in the way
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How to make mundane or ‘boring’ cases matter !
Physical presence of a patient is a powerful memory maker when we read something in context.
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Mnemonic: Causes of Acute Urinary Retention
A technique to remember benign triggers to solve & prevent inability to pee that develops in inpatients
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The Heparin – Potassium Connection
Yet another possible cause to think about when you see an abnomal potassium value
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Mnemonic : Causes of Epigastric (Upper Abdominal) pain
Epigastric pain conjures up an image of a PUKING patient clutching their epigastric area...
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Please don’t use IV Vancomycin for treating C.Diff !! 😐
Vancomycin cross-over from Blood to intestine & vice-versa is more significant for side-effects, not treatment.
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Thiamine is nothing without Magnesium !
Thiamine-Magnesium dependence does not seem to be well known in clinical circles
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Does intial BP spike in strokes have diagnostic value ?
BP elevation - or not - in acute stroke, can be indicative of pathologic mechanism of stroke
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Is Furosemide (Lasix) Drip ‘better’ than Bolus ?
Does a Lasix drip offer more bang (or piss) for the buck ?
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Joints, Transfusions & Infections : The weird link !
Blood transfusions after joint replacements add a surprising risk
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