ST elevation other than MI

Causes of ST elevation other than MI:

1. Prinzmetal angina
2. Hyperkalemia
3. Acute pericarditis and myocarditis
4. Brugada syndrome
5. Arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy
6. PE (Pulmonary embolism )
7. LBBB
8. And Normal variants ( high Take off and early repolarization )

Written by Huzaifa Bhopalwala (Previously known as mist amidst)

Zika-The next Ebola?

Zika virus is a member of the flavivirus group currently spreading wildly across the Americas, especially the Latin America.

Okay, it's just another virus.Who cares?
Zika virus spreads by a mosquito bite,Aedes aegypti. 80% of the affected population are asymptomatic. Its manifests itself as a fever, headache,  joint pains and rarely conjunctivitis just like any other flu. Basically you don't know you have it.

A headache and joint pain epidemic? Stop kidding me. 

Is diarrhoea really that bad?

Hello,

Since I haven't found a solid topic to post on I'll be doing this bit.
Remember that dreaded diarrhea which struck when you were traveling off on a trip far from home and you thought you could trade your life for a toilet? That might be a saviour though.

Whaaa? Stop that Shit? No really. Read on.
Serotonin is primarily produced by enterochromaffin cells in the crypts of Leiburkuhn. These are

Mnemonic for the laryngeal muscles and their actions

Hey people,

We've all tried to remember the laryngeal muscles time and again but it just doesn't stick right?
I devised an easy way which helped me.

Mnemonic: Organisms penetrating an intact Cornea

The organisms affecting the cornea(like pneumococcus) usually do so if there is a preexisting injury especially a breach in the basement membrane of the epithelium.
But some do so despite it being intact, by creating a CHNL.

Hypoxia and radiotherapy

What effect do you think hypoxia would have on radiotherapy?

Okay I know this. Hypoxia kills cells so it should help right?
I'm afraid you couldn't be more wrong.

Mnemonic for Vit B complex

Hey guys, Jay here! These days we are having Nutrition subject and we were studying Vitamin B complex recently. Since it's confusing to me I made a mnemonic using the names of my class mates :P

With all due respect to my classmates who are future physicians, here is my mnemonic! :)

What is the difference between Vegetarianism and Veganism?

Hey guys Jay here once again. Today I thought to talk about a subject matter discussed in our Nutrition class. That is about Vegetarianism and Veganism.

Many think these both terms are interchangeable, but in fact it is NOT!!!

So let us compare Vegetarianism and Veganism...

Dextrorotary or levorotatory and D or L forms

Greetings readers!

Dextrorotary or levorotatory and D or L forms - We hear these terms, especially, in biochemistry of chiral carbon atoms.

Now, I always thought in D-glucose, the D is for dextrorotary. But I was wrong.

Time management and avoiding silly mistakes in exams

"Hello there! Do you have any tips to stay focus and manage my time while doing a paper? I tend to rush and didn't read the questions properly which caused me to make stupid mistakes!" - Asked on Tumbr

Divide number of questions by number of minutes. Have some spare time at the end.

How to keep up with medical school

"I was wondering if you have any tips on how to study daily and not fall behind in med school?" - Asked on Tumblr

“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.”

How to Behave like a Good Doctor? (Part 1)

                     Anybody with a hard earned MD/DO or MBBS(MBChB/BM/MBBChir etc all fall here) can be a doctor. But not every doctor is a good doctor. Not every good doctor can present themselves well and behave as a doctor.

Hello awesomites, I’m Jay here, once again with some insights on How behave as a Doctor in a Clinical setting. Today we had a discussion in our Medical History Lecture about this, I’m basing the article on that. This part 1.

1. Attitude

You should have a proper attitude as a doctor. In front of your patient, you should look confident. You should not be

Electives

Hey guys!

As you all know, I'm preparing for USMLE and I wish to do an Internal Medicine residency in the USA. A part of the process for international medical students requires electives, which is, clinical experience in the US.

I am in Cleveland, Ohio in the months of January - April 2016 for my electives.
I will also be coming to Houston, Texas for my USMLE Step 2 CS exam.

If you're around at that time, I would love to meet you. Please come say hi.

For those of you who have been to the US for electives, please let me know do's and dont's. Anything you wish someone had told you prior to the experience.

I will also be blogging about every tiny detail - From preparation to what I experienced - So that it helps someone like me in the future :)

That's all!

Wish me luck and pray for me.

-IkaN

PS: I will not be disclosing the name of the hospital and specialty on the blog. Reason being patient confidentiality and privacy purposes.