What are Pulmonary Infiltrates?

9 years ago

Infiltrates is a term commonly used to describe findings on chest x-ray, but what does it mean? Simply put it…

What Antibiotics interfere with OCP?

9 years ago

Rifampin is the antibiotic that is classically stated to be avoided in women taking OCPs HOW? Rifampin is a potent…

Why avoid Alcohol with Metronidazole (Flagyl)?

9 years ago

It is often stated to patients and even on the product monograph to avoid the use of alcohol when taking…

Why does DKA initially get worse when you start treating it?

9 years ago

When you begin to treat DKA, it paradoxically appears to get worse on urinalysis before getting better. WHY? Serum ketones…

When to use FeUrea over FeNa?

9 years ago

When trying to determine the etiology of AKI (pre-renal, renal, post-renal) FeNa is often checked. It would be expected in…

What is the urine anion gap?

9 years ago

Urine AG = Urine (Na + K – Cl) NOTE: In the setting of Bicarbonate loss, kidneys will retain Bicarbonate…

Why does Creatinine Clearance overestimate GFR?

9 years ago

Creatinine is a metabolic byproduct generated from muscle breakdown. Creatinine is filtered from blood by the kidneys and is not…

How does Allopurinol work?

9 years ago

Allopurinol => enzyme xanthine oxidase inhibitor Therefore blocks the conversion of the purine metabolites (hypoxanthine and xanthine) into uric acid.…

What’s the difference between penicillin G and penicillin V (VK)?

9 years ago

Both are first generation penicillins Pencillin G => IV or IM Penicillin V (phenoxymethylpenicillin) => more acidic, more stable and…

Epithelial cells in sputum?

9 years ago

Typically a sputum gram stain will be sent off to isolate potential respiratory pathogens. Normally your findings should contain many…

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