Pharmacology
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Clinicals
Why consider IV Thiamine infusion in DKA !
Why you should give Thiamine a thought in Diabetic Ketoacidosis patients
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Basics
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Basics
Does Melatonin do Sh*t ? – PART 1
Understand basics of Melatonin to avoid incorrect use...
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Mnemonics
How to remember steroid dose-equivalence
A simple maths equation to remember steroid dose equivalence
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Tips
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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Clinicals
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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Mnemonics
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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Clinicals
Initiating Coumadin Rx with 10 mg instead of 5mg !
Even if just a day earlier to reach the target INR , I will take it !
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Quiz
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Clinicals
Blood Pressure meds more effective when taken at bedtime
Does it matter when you take your blood pressure medications in a day ?
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Tips
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Tips
Lidocaine Patch for Back pain: 4% beats 5% !
Are 5% prescription-only Lidocaine patches worth it when 4% Lidocaine patches are available for cheaper & OTC ?
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Tips
IV Ketorolac (Toradol): 15mg same as 30mg for pain control !?!
When it comes to dosing any pharmaceutical drugs, I like to follow a Buddhist principle : Walk the middle way…
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Tips
A second useful effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors
This effect isn't as well known & hence not always exploited clinically
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Quiz
Quiz : What’s the antidote ?
Overdoses - Intentional, accidental including accidentally in the hospital - are common
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Clinicals
Treat kidney stone pain & help removal non-surgically
A mnemonic for healthcare professionals to recall steps to treat renal colic and improve changes for natural passage of kidney…
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Tips
Iron Pills : Taking Every other day better than Daily, BID or TID dosing !
The interesting paradox of Iron pills & Iron absorption...
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Tips
Help constipated patients CRAP without pills
In modern medicine it's reflexive for a provider to prescribe meds for constipation, while natural interventions are often omitted...
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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
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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