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Indian Diabetes Risk Scoreswasthya.mediscuss.org › diabetes-risk-score
Four questions, no blood test, and an answer to one thing: should you get your sugar checked now.
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Kavitha Saravumediscuss.org › contributors › kavitha-saravu
Dr Kavitha Saravu (MD, DNB, DTM&H London) is Professor of Medicine & Unit Chief at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. She is also the coordinator of
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Low Glucose: What To Do Nowswasthya.mediscuss.org › low-glucose-first-aid
The 15-15 rule for low glucose, one step at a time, with a 15-minute timer, what to do after the recheck, and when to go to hospital.
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My Diabetes Check-Up Calendarswasthya.mediscuss.org › diabetes-checkups
The book's list of regular checks, from HbA1c to the eye and the feet. Type the date of each, see what is due and overdue, and put the next dates in your phone calendar.
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My Glucose Logbookswasthya.mediscuss.org › glucose-logbook
Keep your glucometer readings in the book's columns, marked against the book's targets. Averages, lows, a 30-day picture, and a page to print for your doctor.
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Refeeding Syndrome | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › refeeding-syndrome
Grades refeeding risk before the first feed, prescribes the starting calories with thiamine and electrolyte cover, and grades the syndrome once it has started.
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Sick Day With Diabetesswasthya.mediscuss.org › diabetes-sick-day
Fever, vomiting or not eating? Tick your diabetes medicines and see what the book says for each today, when to test ketones, and when to go to hospital.
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Snakebite and ASV Management Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › snakebite-asv
Identifies the envenomation syndrome, doses the antivenom, times the 20 minute whole blood clotting test, and manages the reaction to the ASV itself.
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SpO2/FiO2 Ratio and ARDS Severity | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › spo2-fio2-ards
Works the SpO2/FiO2 ratio where no blood gas is available, estimates the PaO2/FiO2 ratio from it, and classifies the patient under the Global 2023, Berlin 2012 and Kigali definitions side by side.
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The Food Traffic Light and the Smart Plateswasthya.mediscuss.org › smart-plate
Type a South Indian food and see whether the book puts it in green, yellow or red. Then put a meal on the plate and see it against half, quarter, quarter.