Ouija board (Talking board or Spirit board) is a printed or written flat board with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9, the words “yes”, “no” and “goodbye”. One or more participants place their fingers on the heart-shaped or triangular planchette or the coin to spell out messages in…
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Musician and Suicide – The science behind
Suicide is death resulting from an intentional, self-inflicted act, with evidence (either explicit, such as a note that clearly communicates the person’s expectation of death, or implicit, such as the mode of death, as when a person is found hanging in their locked home) that the person intended to die…
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Medical conditions disqualifying deployment into UN Peacekeeping Operations
Immunization Failure to provide proof of having received all United Nations-mandated immunizations Skin problems An active skin disease such as eczema or widespread psoriasis Chest Asthma, strong asthma-like symptoms or treatment for related illnesses within the last four years Chronic lung diseases such as emphysema, bronchiectasis or cystic fibrosis Active…
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Are You at Risk for These Common Respiratory Problems?
Whether short-term or long-term, respiratory diseases can happen to anyone, often disrupting one’s daily lifestyle and affecting his or her quality of life. According to the World Health Organization, 235 million people suffer from asthma, which is a common lung condition among children. What’s worse is that about 3 million…
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Good Powerpoint Presentation in Medicine
Recommended guidelines for a good medical presentation are: 1. Color: Dark words (black/blue) on light background or vice-versa Color schemes constant throughout the presentation Avoid red-text or lines 2. Font and Text content: Family: Common font-family like Calibri, Times New Roman, Arial, etc. Size: Minimum 24 px, e.g. 44px for…
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Medical Blogger Ethics
Overall, blogs are the oldest, most established, and evaluated form of social media, with articles as early as 2004 noting their use in medicine and family practice.(1) Maurice Bernstein (MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine, Keck School of Medicine) was asked if physician written blogs could meet legal and ethical…
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Modified Centor Criteria for Likelihood of Bacterial Infection In Sore throat
Centor Criteria Mnemonic: CENTOr 1. Cough absent or Can’t cough = +1 2. Exudates or Enlarged tonsils = +1 3. Nodes (Swollen tender anterior cervical lymph nodes) = +1 4. Temeperature >100.4 F = +1 5. Or: <15 years = +1 15-44 years = 0 ≥45 years = -1 Scoring
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Upper GI Bleed (UGI Bleed) Scoring : Mnemonics
Blatchford Score Blatchford score is recommended by NICE for 1st assessment. Admission risk marker Score component value Blood Urea (mg/dL) 18.2-22.4 2 22.4-28 3 28-70 4 >70 6 Haemoglobin (g/L) for men 12.0-12.9 1 10.0-11.9 3 10.0 6 Haemoglobin (g/L) for women 10.0-11.9 1 10.0 6 Systolic blood pressure (mm…