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  1. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR): Normal Ranges & High Values
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    A physician's guide to ESR. Learn the difference between ESR and CRP, how to calculate age-adjusted normal values, and causes of false positives.

    Site Understanding Illness 768 words
  2. Hypertension Initiation and Titration | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Which antihypertensive to start, at what dose and when to step up, built around the fixed-dose combinations in use here. Prints where the three Indian guidelines differ.

    Clinical decision support 4,138 words
  3. Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Which opportunistic infection prophylaxis the CD4 count calls for, with the sulfa allergy alternative and the stopping rules.

    Clinical decision support 1,870 words
  4. Oxygen Therapy via Venturi Devices: A Practical Guide
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    Oxygen is a life-saving treatment. We can enhance the amount of oxygen delivered to a patient in distress, using Venturi devices. Read more...

    Site Practice Guides 231 words
  5. Paediatric Immunisation Scheduler | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    The NIS and IAP vaccination schedules side by side, for infants, children and pregnant women, dated from the child in front of you.

    Clinical decision support 2,867 words
  6. Pre-Surgical Risk Stratification Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    One pass over the risk before theatre: RCRI, METs, ASA, STOP-BANG, Caprini VTE, ARISCAT pulmonary risk and frailty screening, resolved through the ACC/AHA stepwise clearance.

    Clinical decision support 4,781 words
  7. Seizure Management and ASM Dosing | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Loads antiseizure medication by weight, runs the status epilepticus timeline minute by minute, and selects by seizure type. Follows the IAN guidelines.

    Clinical decision support 2,277 words
  8. The Healthy Kitchen Quiz: Test Your Cooking Oil Knowledge
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    Test your understanding of heart-healthy fats versus inflammatory oils. Based on "Which Cooking Oil? A Physician’s Guide," this interactive quiz assesses your kitchen choices for better health.

    Site Healthy Kitchen 63 words
  9. Toxidrome Identification Pathway | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Identifies the toxidrome from the clinical picture at the bedside, and sets out the resuscitation that goes with it.

    Clinical decision support 2,088 words
  10. Understanding Antibiotics (Part 3)
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    Understanding Antibiotics (Part 3): the menace of antibiotic resistance is real, and is as big a threat as global warming and climate change.

    Site Understanding Illness 992 words