Saturday, December 12, 2020
About the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine trial
Emoticon game: Acute Liver Failure answers
COVID-19 and the increased risk of Parkinson's disease
Hi!
Currently posted in psychiatry, I was reading articles on Parkinson's disease and came through this important finding in context with the coronavirus disease.
Friday, December 11, 2020
Cosmetic surgery and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial infections
Conus medullaris syndrome vs. Cauda equina syndrome
Both of these are orthopedic/neurosurgical emergencies! But in general, CM syndrome is more severe than CE syndrome.
Here's a comparison between the two...
Guidelines for management of gout by ACR 2020
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Long time..
Urate-lowering therapy indications and important guidelines for management of gout, as updated by ACR in 2020:
Monday, December 7, 2020
TORCH syndrome + mnemonic
TORCH syndrome is caused by congenital infection by a group of infectious agents.
Respiratory fluoroquinolones
Why are moxifloxacin, gemifloxacin, and levofloxacin also known as respiratory fluoroquinolones?
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Mechanical ventilation
Terms you need to know
1.
PaO2: Oxygen saturation in arterial blood (N = 80-100)
2.
PaCO2: Carbon Dioxide saturation in arterial
blood (N = 35 – 45)
3. FiO2: Fraction of inhaled O2 (N = 21% i.e. the fraction of O2 in atmosphere air which we inhale)
4.
PEEP: Positive End Expiratory Pressure – The pressure needed at the end of expiration to keep the alveoli open.
5.
RR: Respiratory rate (N = 12-16)
6. TV: Tidal Volume (N = 6-8 ml/kg = approx. 500 ml)