Basics
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If smoking Nicotine is bad, is a patch safe?
What do studies tell us about Nicotine patch safety ?
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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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Which is the best absorbed Oral Magnesium supplement ?
There are two types of Mg supplements - organic & inorganic
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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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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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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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Are anemia labs still reliable post-transfusion?
Are diagnostic labs for anemia reliable after blood transfusion
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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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The Four types of “Dizzy” …
"Dizzy" is a blanket term that can mean different things for different people ...
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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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Bedside Glucose = 5th Vital sign !
Low glucose can be a culprit to a variety of clinical crimes
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How eating meat skews serum creatinine in patients…
Something to be aware of to avoid misinterpreting labs !
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Does Melatonin do Sh*t ? – PART 1
Understand basics of Melatonin to avoid incorrect use...
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Unexplained new leukocytosis can be a C.Diff pre-warning
A curious thing I noticed over my hospitalist years is leukocytosis BEFORE C.Diff symptoms
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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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Thiamine is nothing without Magnesium !
Thiamine-Magnesium dependence does not seem to be well known in clinical circles
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Medical history taking & writing for beginners (HPI)
Logical 5 steps to taking & writing the HPI portion of History & Physical note
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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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