Pharmacology
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Clinicals
Can IV Iron infusion give you black stools ?
Oral Iron causing black stools is logical and common knowledge, but how about IV Iron ?
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Mnemonics
Mnemonic to remember Anaphylaxis treatment
A Mnemonic to recall quickly lifesaving treatments for Anaphylaxis and help your patients BE SAFE.
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Quiz
Medical Quiz: Test your I.N.R. knowledge !
Test your understanding of INR with this fun little medical quiz !
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Cases
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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Fun Stuff
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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Good To Know
The Heparin – Potassium Connection
Yet another possible cause to think about when you see an abnomal potassium value
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Clinicals
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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Basics
Thiamine is nothing without Magnesium !
Thiamine-Magnesium dependence does not seem to be well known in clinical circles
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Quiz
Quiz: Malnutrition by Medications !
Good to know nutrient deficiencies induced by long-term use of common medications
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Editorials
Is Furosemide (Lasix) Drip ‘better’ than Bolus ?
Does a Lasix drip offer more bang (or piss) for the buck ?
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Basics
Magnesium level recheck: Don’t be fooled !
A Mag level recheck done too soon after IV bolus can give you a false sense of success
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Tips
Thiamine deficiency isn’t limited to just Alcoholism
Here are other common conditions associated with Thiamine deficiency besides Alcoholism
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Tips
Easy way to remember Duration & Time of Onset of various Types of Insulin
An easy numeric trick to remember time of onset & duration of action for common types of insulin
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Clinicals
The Paradox of Mirtazapine (Remeron) dose !
The sedating effect of Mirtazapine has a paradoxical inverse relation to it's dose - at least it's supposed to !!
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Clinicals
Which is the best absorbed Oral Magnesium supplement ?
There are two types of Mg supplements - organic & inorganic
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Tips
Fever & Fentanyl patch comes with a catch!
A patient with fever and excessively drowsy might be on a fentanyl-trip from her transdermal fentanyl patch
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Clinicals
Can Patient’s Heart Rate measure pain severity ?
Don't we wish there was a 'BNP of pain' or 'A1C of pain' to measure pain severity objectively?
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Clinicals
If smoking Nicotine is bad, is a patch safe?
What do studies tell us about Nicotine patch safety ?
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Tips
Do Redhead patients need more pain meds?
Hair color and pain control seem to be related ...
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Clinicals
The Curse of Cefepime Encephalopathy ಠ_ಠ … 😴 zzZ
Is Cefepime Encephalopathy a real entity ?
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