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  1. Warfarin Dosage Adjustment: A Practical Approach
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    Warfarin Dosage Adjustment: A Practical Approach is a common requirement in Medicine and Cardiology wards. Here is a handy chart with all required details to avoid bleeding risk.

    Site Practice Guides 552 words
  2. AI and ML in Healthcare
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    Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) could improve patient care and reduce costs. The risks include bias, misdiagnosis, privacy concerns and a lack of transparency.

    Site Perspectives & Ethics 696 words
  3. Acute Hypernatraemia Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Quantifies the water deficit and sets a replacement that will not outrun it. The correction is held to a rate that does not risk cerebral oedema.

    Clinical decision support 2,048 words
  4. Acute Hypocalcaemia Protocol | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Correct, replace, maintain. What to give for a symptomatic low calcium now, and what to leave the patient on afterwards.

    Clinical decision support 2,484 words
  5. Autoantibody Interpretation Guide | MEDiscuss CDSS
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    Takes the positive results of an ANA screen, the ANA profile and the extended myositis, scleroderma, RA, ANCA, antiphospholipid, liver, kidney, skin, ganglioside and neuronal panels, and gives the significance of each antibody and each combination with its sensitivity, specificity and disease associations, and the infections and drugs that can produce them.

    Clinical decision support 7,625 words
  6. Change Ahead. Are We Ready?
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    When the whole world witnessed the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009-10, India was significantly affected too. When we are in the midst of another pandemic, of

    Site Perspectives & Ethics 839 words
  7. Doctor, Can I Do Blood Tests in Any Lab?
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    What's most important is that the lab provides reliable and accurate results. Different labs use slightly different techniques for blood tests, but the reliability of their results is what matters.

    Site Honest Conversations 542 words
  8. Doctor, Can You Guarantee A Cure?
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    Many patients expect a guaranteed cure for simple as well as critical illnesses. Is this possible? What are the concerns? Is it ethical to guarantee a cure?

    Site Honest Conversations 469 words
  9. Doctor, I Searched My Symptoms on Google!
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    Patient: "Doctor, I had stomach pain 2 weeks ago and searched my symptoms on Google. It says I might have something serious. It's bothering me since then."

    Site Honest Conversations 639 words
  10. Eat Right, Eat Light
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    Tips and suggestions for healthy weight loss. Avoid fancy diet plans and stick to the time-tested ways to lose weight, long-term. Healthy eating is easy!

    Site Lifestyle & Wellness 723 words