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Why Do We Yawn? The Real Science of Brain Coolingmediscuss.org › yawning
Think you yawn because you're bored? Think again. Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth explains how yawning actually cools your brain and why it spreads through empathy.
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ART Monitoring and ADR Substitution | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › hiv-monitoring-adr
Names the ART drug behind an adverse reaction and gives the single-drug substitution, adjusted for creatinine clearance, haemoglobin and hepatitis B status.
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ATT Liver Injury and Rechallenge | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › att-dili-management
Decides whether the liver injury on ATT is drug-induced, what to hold, what to bridge with while the enzymes settle, and in what order to rechallenge. Follows NTEP and APASL.
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Acute Hypokalaemia Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › acute-hypokalaemia
Replace, replenish, resolve. How fast the potassium can go, by which route, and what has to be corrected alongside it before it will hold.
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Acute Hyponatraemia Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › acute-hyponatraemia
Assess, then correct at a rate that will not cause osmotic demyelination. Gates the correction by severity and works from the Adrogue-Madias equations.
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Anaemia Indices and Discrimination | MEDiscuss CDSSmediscuss.org › cdss › anaemia-indices
Classifies the anaemia on the WHO thresholds and runs eight red cell discrimination indices side by side, with the reticulocyte production index.
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Death: The Ultimate Realitymediscuss.org › death-ultimate-reality
Death and Medicine: Is death a medical failure or a natural destiny? This article bridges spiritual wisdom and clinical definitions, exploring brain death, the cultural ideal of a “good death,” and the complex emotions doctors and families experience when facing life’s ultimate reality.
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Decoding Fructose: The Bittersweet Realitymediscuss.org › decoding-fructose-the-bittersweet-reality
"Decoding Fructose: The Bittersweet Reality" is an article that explores various aspects of fructose, a simple sugar found in natural and processed foods.
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Doctor, Can I Stop The Medicines Now?mediscuss.org › doctor-can-i-stop-the-medicines-now
Patient: Doctor, my BP readings are normal now. Can I stop the medicines?
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Doctor, I Can't Sleep Wellmediscuss.org › doctor-i-cannot-sleep-well
𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: "Doctor, I can't sleep well for many months. I've tried many remedies with no use. What can I do?"