These little notes have become my way of documenting my text book reading. Mainly focused on the stuff I don’t already know about or don’t see very often. Alcoholics become dependant on alcohol for caloric supply The body can only … Read More »
Here’s a big study suggesting earlier TPA treatment for stroke results in better outcomes. This of course isn’t a new idea but this is new data here to support it: Saver JL, Fonarow GC, Smith EE, Reeves MJ. Time to … Read More »
[Apologies to anyone offended by the title, my tongue is firmly in cheek if that helps…] The hospital I currently work in is in one of the poorer areas of Dublin. There are a few hospitals with populations like ours … Read More »
This paper recently published trying to confirm if it’s OK to raise the d-dimer cut off in older people. “Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism: the ADJUST-PE Study.” 311, no. 11 (March 19, 2014): 1117–1124. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.2135. PMID 24643601 … Read More »
I keep a little, ever-expanding note on my phone where I jot down little morsels of goodness that I pick up while listening to or reading one of the many excellent sites/podcasts in the useful resource section. They’re useful in … Read More »