Piperacillin-tazobactam induced hypokalemia: Mechanism

7 years ago

Piperacillin/tazobactam is a commonly used antibiotic with tolerable side effects and broad antimicrobial activity in general practice. Rare side-effects can…

Bifascicular and Trifascicular Block

7 years ago

Bifascicular Block: 1. Left anterior fascicular block (LAFB) or left posterior fascicular block (LPFB) AND 2. Right bundle branch block…

Why do Right Sided Heart Murmurs Increase with Inspiration?

7 years ago

A heart "murmur" is the sound of blood flowing (i.e through a valve). RIGHT SIDED MURMURS (i.e Tricuspid regurgitation or…

Anterior spinal artery syndrome

8 years ago

Anterior cord syndrome arises from damage to the spinothalamic and corticospinal pathways.  Occurs due to injury of the anterior spinal…

Propranolol and T4 & T3: Mechanism

8 years ago

Propranolol (Beta-blocker) decreases plasma triiodothyronine (T3) and increases plasma rT3 in a dose-dependent manner due to a decreased production rate…

Corticosteroids and Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head: Mechanism

8 years ago

Avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) occurs when the blood supply to the femoral head is interrupted resulting in…

What is Tumour Lysis Syndrome?

8 years ago

Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncologic emergency that most often occurs following initiation of cytotoxic therapy, especially in patients with…

Spontaneous vs. Tension Pneumothorax

8 years ago

Spontaneous Pneumothorax Can be either primary (absence of underlying lung pathology) or secondary (due to presence of underlying lung pathology)…

Differential: Upper vs. Lower Lobe Interstitial Lung Disease

8 years ago

Upper Lobe: SET CAP or FASTEN S: Silicosis/sarcoidosis E: Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) T: Tuberculosis C: Cystic Fibrosis A: Ankylosing…

How can Kidney Stones (Nephrolithiasis) be Prevented?

8 years ago

Adequate fluid intake (>2 Litres/day) Decrease salt intake to less than 2300 mg/day Minimize Oxalate intake (for patients with calcium…

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