When presenting a patient, ask yourself: “What are the three most important things to know about this case?” Make sure those things come through loud and clear. Build your presentation around them.
External Jugular is enough for us sometimes. A 37 year old lady under treatment of a physician & gastroenterologist as “Cirrhosis with ascites”, no varices in OGD Scopy. What is the probable diagnosis.
India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why?
Because of the biggest accident in history
Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north?
I take 30-45 minutes to drive to work. I realised I was wasting a lot of time and had to put it to use. I came across podcasts and one by one I was introduced to a number of medical podcasts. Here are few podcasts which are useful for people in medicine.
#MedTwitter
Don’t despair of standard dull textbooks. Just close the book once in a while and think what they just said in your own terms as a revelation of the spirit and wonder of nature.
The books give you facts but your imagination can supply life. 🧠
@SheaSerrano " This scene marks the peak of Indian cinema.. "Masterpiece in every scene. Ssr's vision and taking, Rc's unmatchable screenpresence and intensity even without uttering a single word .
#RRRMovie#encoRRRe#RamCharan
My suggested reading list before starting residency:
Being Mortal
Emperor of All Maladies
What the Eyes Don't See
When Breath Becomes Air
In Shock
One by One by One
An American Sickness
House of God
Anything by Oliver Sachs
Any other suggestions?
So many antihypertensives. What to use?
1. Selecting IV antihypertensives in hypertensive emergencies (updated; mistake in previous version, nitroprusside should be avoided in stroke/encephalopathy 2/2 ↑ ICH)
2. Selecting PO antihypertensives according to comorbidities (updated)