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πŸ†“ Educational notes to medical students, interns, family physicians & any health-care worker who is interested in helping patients efficiently
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Contraception and anti-seizure meds (AEDs)
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🀰Pregnancy and anti-seizure meds (AEDs)

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Can Pharm J (Ott). 2020 Sep 27;153(6):357-360.

#️⃣ Contraception - Contraceptives - OCP - Women health - Neurology - Neuro
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Child passenger safety

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πŸ”· When to refer DM patient to a nephrologist?
β€’ eGFR <30
β€’ Urine Alb/Cr ratio >300 mg/d (nephrotic range albuminuria)
β€’ Rapid decline ↓ in eGFR >3 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year
β€’ Inflammatory kidney disease (eg, hematuria and/or sterile pyuria)
β€’ If the cause of the kidney disease is unclear
β€’ Difficult-to-manage complications of CKD (eg, HYPERkalemia, anemia)
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πŸ†•πŸ™…πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ No link between PPI use & dementia or cognitive decline

post hoc analysis of [ASPREE study], including 18,934 community-based adults β‰₯65

Β© Gastroenterology 2023;165:564–572
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Somatoform disorders DDx

Β© UWorld + FM notes

#️⃣ Psychiatry - Psych - Mental health
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Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) & Rifampicin ➑️ Reduce ↓ warfarin effect
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What can you see?
DDx?
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Family Medicine notes
What can you see? DDx?
Here is a lot of lesions to comment on, however, I meant to refer to hypopyon sign

DDx:
Pemphigus vulgaris
Bullous impetigo
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Females with recurrent post-coital cystitis (UTI) should have Single dose Abx immediately after intercourse:

πŸ’Š Nitrofurantoin 100 mg (also preferred in penicillin allergy)
πŸ’Š TMP-SMX 80mg/400 mg
πŸ’Š Cephalexin 250 mg
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Indications for URGENT dialysis
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Spot diagnosis?

βœ… Flail chest

Β© @ingPocilgasx on twitter
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πŸ”· Most acute rhinosinusitis are due to VIRAL 🦠 infections (aka antibiotics are NOT indicated)

πŸ”· When to suspect BACTERIAL rhinosinusitis?
πŸ€’ Fever and symptom >10 days
🦷 Maxillary toothache
‡️ Initial symptom improvement and then worsening of symptoms
πŸ‘ƒ Cacosmia (sense of bad odor in the nose)
πŸ’₯ Unilateral facial pain
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M.C cause of Bell’s palsy is infectious
Anonymous Quiz
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πŸ†• βœ… FDA approved Empagliflozin to ↓ risk for decline in eGFR, ESRD, CV death, and hospitalization in adults with CKD

based on [EMPA-KIDNEY trial]
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πŸ“£ DM neuropathy can be painFUL or painLESS!

that’s why every DM patient should be EXAMINED for neuropathy by 10g monofilament, at least annually
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