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  1. Autoimmune Disease Workup Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    The workup of a suspected autoimmune disease: pre-test probability, the ANA-directed antibody panel, the classification criteria for the connective tissue diseases and vasculitides, signposts for seronegative and organ-specific disease, and the next investigations.

    Clinical decision support 7,896 words
  2. BMI, BSA and Dosing Weight Calculator | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    BMI against the Asian cut-offs, body surface area, and the dosing weights a drug chart asks for.

    Clinical decision support 1,949 words
  3. Doctor, Are There Any Side Effects?
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    This article presents a dialogue between a doctor and a patient about medication side effects. The doctor explains that side effects...

    Site Honest Conversations 540 words
  4. Emergency Drug Infusion Reference for the ICU
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    Emergency drug infusion reference for the ICU, with norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, levosimendan, nitroglycerin and other important drugs.

    Site Practice Guides 378 words
  5. Empirical Antimicrobial Selection | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    What to start before the culture comes back, for 54 syndromes across 11 systems, with the dose adjusted for renal function and read against the resistance the ICMR AMR surveillance reports.

    Clinical decision support 4,199 words
  6. Glasgow Coma Scale and GCS-P | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Scores the GCS with the pupil reactivity for GCS-P, and says where the patient should go.

    Clinical decision support 2,108 words
  7. Scientific Writing: What Editors Want
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    Scientific writing: what editors want. Journal editors' advice on writing and publishing scientific articles.

    Site Medical Education 1,027 words
  8. Sleep Is Just Like Charging Your Smartphone
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    Proud of sleeping only four hours a night? What the body repairs while we sleep, why screens keep sleep away, and six simple rules of sleep hygiene.

    Site The Inside Story 928 words
  9. Warfarin and Acitrom Titration | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Starting and adjusting a vitamin K antagonist, warfarin or acitrom, against the target INR, and converting between the two.

    Clinical decision support 2,153 words
  10. What is ABPM? The Gold Standard for Blood Pressure Testing
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    Is your blood pressure actually high, or is it just "White Coat" syndrome? Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth explains how Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) reveals the truth about your heart health.

    Site Understanding Illness 558 words