Clinicals
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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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Do Redhead patients need more pain meds?
Hair color and pain control seem to be related ...
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The Curse of Cefepime Encephalopathy ಠ_ಠ … 😴 zzZ
Is Cefepime Encephalopathy a real entity ?
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Why consider IV Thiamine infusion in DKA !
Why you should give Thiamine a thought in Diabetic Ketoacidosis patients
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Does Melatonin do Sh*t ? – PART 1
Understand basics of Melatonin to avoid incorrect use...
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Causes & Risks of DELIRIUM: A mnemonic
Remember & recall causes and risks of delirium in hospitalized elderly patients!
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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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Recalling 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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How to remember steroid dose-equivalence
A simple maths equation to remember steroid dose equivalence
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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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Are anemia labs still reliable post-transfusion?
Are diagnostic labs for anemia reliable after blood transfusion
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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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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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Spider nevi are indirect predictors of Esophageal Varices
A poor cirrhotic's diagnostic EGD ....almost !
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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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Bands on CBC are ominous even if WBC normal !
Lawsuits have happened because warning from "bands" on CBC was missed
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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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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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Mad as hell ! Medical causes of Anger
A mnemonic to help recall medical causes of anger and irritability
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