Sunday, December 13, 2020
Saturday, December 12, 2020
About the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine trial
Important things we know about the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
• From roughly 44000 participants, vaccine and placebo were administered 1:1 ratio, the vaccine participants demonstrated 95% efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without prior infection 7 days or more after the second dose.
• Partial protection from the vaccine candidate appeared as early as 12 days after the first dose.
• The vaccine has shown consistent results in people of different ages, races, BMI, and with various co-morbid conditions.
Emoticon game: Acute Liver Failure answers
If you haven't tried the emoticon game, check it out here: https://www.medicowesome.com/2020/12/emoticon-game-causes-of-acute-liver.html
The answers are posted below.
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
There has been an increase in plastic surgery tourism because some countries offer cheap cosmetic surgery. Common surgical procedures sought are breast augmentation surgery, liposuction, eyelid surgery, facelift, labiaplasties, and gluteal lift procedures. [1]
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
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