Author Archives: Dr. Nabeel
Drugs used in VT and SVT
This post simply summarizes drugs used in ventricular tachycardia and supra-ventricular tachycardia. Note: this post is meant to give a brief quick review for when to use amiodrone, verapamil, lidocaine… Read more
Best exercises to lose weight fast
All exercises are not designed to lose weight. Some are there to tone up the body, some to gain stamina and even some to gain weight. Proper and relevant exercise… Read more
Pollen allergy season in Islamabad, Pakistan
March and April are the months of pollen allergy in Islamabad, Pakistan. The influx of patients to the emergency department with aggravated asthma in these months is too high. P.I.M.S… Read more
Significance of eosinophils in allergic reactions
Various cell lines and their variations in complete blood picture has their significance in determining the type of infection or reaction going on in the body. Eosinophils are usually indicative… Read more
What is meant by “shift to left” of neutrophils
Have you ever heard “shift to left” in diagnostic criteria of some disease (e.g appendicits – mantrels scoring system). Let’s discuss what’s exactly meant by this term, shift to left…. Read more
Neutrophils count in bacterial and viral infections
Although not applicable in all cases, neutrophils count in acute infection can be indicative of a bacterial or a viral infection. There is a difference in neutrophils response to bacterial… Read more
Weight loss diet
Although, instead of outlining a sure cut weightloss diet, it’s better to understand the principles and facts to formulate your own ideal weight loss diet plan, but you will get… Read more
How to manage low blood pressure at home in emergency
Hypotension, low blood pressure, can happen anywhere under certain circumstances where no medical help is available. What to do in such situation when your blood pressure drops and you don’t… Read more
Lower down high blood pressure at home in emergency
Once you’re in hospital, doctors has several ways to bring your blood pressure to normal limits easily but what if you’re home, without any medicine, and need to bring your… Read more
Doctors duty timings and schedules (in Pakistan)
There exists a wide variation in duty structure and schedule of doctors, not only in different hospitals but in different departments of the same hospital even. However, I’ll try to… Read more
