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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
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
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
Difference between herniorraphy and hernioplasty for hernia repair
Well I won’t be going into the details of herniorraphy or hernioplasty here thought but will simply like to tell you the difference between the two and how to remember… Read more
What does a house officer do in PIMS, General medicine
Well, this might vary from hospital to hospital and country to country, but I’ll share what we have here in PIMS, Islamabad, for the house officers. This is what I’ve… Read more
Things a surgeon should have in his pocket
A surgeon, specially a surgery intern, should have these items in his pocket all the time. surgical blade gloves 0 silk suture angiocath swab, guaze some money pocket / hand… Read more
