Archive | January 2011
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Death Drug on the Death Row
In the lethal injections used to execute prisoners on the death row, one of the major components is an important anesthetic drug called sodium thiopental. Under a three drug protocol, sodium thiopental is used to anaesthetise the prisoner, then pancuronium bromide paralyses him, before potassium chloride is administered to cause a fatal heart attack. (1) […]
The Adler Trumpf Junior, Kolkata
I was trundling down Hungerford Street and was caught at the signal on the crossing the other day when I saw a car pull up alongside mine. I was a little lost in thought, contemplating my really horrific performance in the recently concluded examinations, so I did not really notice what was there beside me. […]
Remembering Picasso, The House of Charnel, and A Medical Holocaust
This news article in the BMJ, which is fast becoming my favorite medical reading, is disturbing, to say the least, on several levels. (1) But before I proceed any further I would like to draw your attention to three words in the title of the article: Baby Charnel House. So what exactly is a charnel […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 61-70
Alright, bonus set of questions: I know I had said that I was going to post 60 questions in groups of 10 each, but while doing this significantly large amount of type work, I remembered clues and cues and managed to unearth several more questions. 10 of which go into this final post on recalled […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 51-60
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 Q. 31 – 40 Q. 41 – 50 51. Toxic dose of lithium is above: [Pharmacology] a. 1 meq/l b. 2 meq/l c. 4 meq/l d. 6 meq/l 52. In order to prevent the venom of an Elapida bite from spreading what should […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 41-50
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 Q. 31 – 40 41. Tetany is seen in all of the following except: [Medicine] a. Hypocalcemia b. Hypomagnesemia c. Hypoparathyroidism d. ?Metabolic acidosis 42. All of the following are causes of high output cardiac failure except: [Medicine] a. Sepsis b. Neurogenic Shock […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 31-40
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 Q. 21 – 30 31. All of the following have been shown to have survival benefits in a patient with acute myocardial infarction except: [Medicine] a. Beta blockers b. ACE Inhibitors c. Spironolactone d. Frusemide 32. Atonic bladder is seen in [Neurology] a. Spinal shock b. Spinal […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 21-30
Q. 1 – 10 Q. 11 – 20 21. Folic acid supplementation to prevent developmental anomalies in the fetus is best started in: [Obstetrics] a. 1st trimester b. 2nd trimester c. 3rd trimester d. At the onset of labor 22. In which stage of inhalational anesthesia is the placement of endotracheal intubation done during general […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 11-20
Q. 1 – 10 11. Severe headache in pre eclampsia is due to: [Obstetrics] a. Severe pre eclampsia b. Chronic Hypertension c. Fetal distress d. Renal failure 12. A patient in the first trimester of her pregnancy is seen to have a 6 cm x 8 cm ovarian cyst. What is the appropriate step to […]
WBPGMAT 2011: Recalled Questions 1-10
So, in this next series of posts, I will try to recall the questions from the recently concluded West Bengal Post Graduate Medical Admission Test, which I took today. I totally bombed. It went awfully, in my book. I ended up marking 195 questions out of the 200, just hoping that statistical relevance and the […]
A Test of Character
I had another examination today. As the readers of my blog probably know, I am working and simultaneously studying to get into a post graduate degree course in Medicine. Now I will write more on that later, because, for the time being, I just had an epithet regarding the Indian post grad medical examination system: […]
Florbetapir: Making AD A Costlier Affair
The FDA has conditionally approved the novel contrast agent, Florbetapir, to help in the diagnosis of amyloid beta plaque build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s (or, for that purpose, any damn dementia) patients. Now there are several reasons why I am not over the moon with this, but I will come to them later. […]
About the HIFA2015
This is in continuation of a previous post on my blog. I had talked of how the HIFA2015 group played an instrumental role in saving the HINARI for the time being HERE. I stumbled across this video on YouTube showing more information about the HIFA2015 and why we need it. Here’s the video:
The Student BMJ Cartoons Wakefield
The Student BMJ is by far the most popular medical student publication in the world. It has just run a cartoon on the issue of the Wakefieldian MMR-Autism mishap. Take a look. To see the high res version of the cartoon, and find more reading links and stuff, click on the image to go to […]
Did the HIFA2015 Save HINARI?
Alongwith a multitude of other health bloggers, I blogged about publishers pulling out nearly 2500 titles from the HINARI. You can read more about that here. Now, it was followed by an article in the BMJ which raised a storm in the email discussion forum called HIFA 2015 (Health Information for All by 2015). Now […]
Three Decades of Togetherness
Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no; it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests, and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although […]
Lady Gaga – House MD Mashup!
Yeah, you don’t usually juxtapose those two characters together quite often, now, do you? So, I unearthed this rather popular Youtube channel managed by NCISMelanie, who makes mashup videos of NCIS and House MD set to tunes of different popular songs. Here is one absolutely thrilling one: I do not intend to promote piracy and […]
Editor’s Selection on Research Blogging
This is the first time, so I am sure the enthusiasm is well-explained! One of the posts I wrote here was selected as the Editor’s selection on the Research Blogging team. Click on the logo alongside to go check it out. Also, read the other fantastic posts which got similarly selected. Another mention of note […]
PLoS vs Nature: The Open Access Showdown
So, remember, a few days ago I had talked about the launch of an Open Access journal from the NPG stable? If you were too busy having a life, go, check out the post here. Anyways, in what seems like an almost sarcastic repetition of history, PLoS welcomes the latest addition to the OA field. […]
Blog Buddies: How is it Working Out For You?
Its been over a week since Scott over at Daily Post announced the blog buddy issue. I jumped in headlong and managed to garner a lot of friends. And since I am a bit of a number cruncher (blame the amateur researcher in me), I decided to see how it has been going for me. […]
Readability of My Blog
Well, I just stumbled across an article outlining how to tweak Google search in order to find out the readability of your blog. Here are the steps: Go to Google.com (obviously!). Click on Advanced Search which is located to the right of the search input box. When the customization page opens, go down to where […]
Who Will Guard the Guardians?
In a grove of trees in the grounds of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, is a statue in memory of Albert Einstein. On it are engraved three of his sayings. One reads: “The right to search for truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has […]
Tuskegee in Guatemala: Reblog from H&H
I stumbled across this blog from The Centre for the Humanities and Health at King’s College London, a Wellcome Trust-funded research centre in the Medical Humanities, which really caught my fancy. I liked several posts, and especially loved this one. habving read Susan Reverby’s draft paper, I must say I was a little shocked with […]
The Right Idea: Reblog from Magnificent Minimalist
Magnificent Minimalist is a wacky blogger with a weird sense of humor. But MM has nailed this post so accurately, that it merits a reblog. Seriously, in a world torn apart by strife and violence, these words make a lot of sense. Check out the MM blog for more wacky stuff. Keep ‘em coming: we […]
Awesome As F**k
Green Day recorded all their shows on the 21st century breakdown tour and they have announced that they will be releasing the best performances in a new album called, yeah you guessed it, Awesome as F**k. Now I am a big time GD groupie and look forwards to acquiring this when it comes out. The […]
Blogging Styles Analyzed
What is your personal blogging style by Dr Shock MD PhD is a refreshing take on a contentious issue. He has brought to the notice of the science bloggers of actual hard research which takes a look at blogging styles. If you are interested in reading about the original paper or want a link to […]
My Blogger Buddy: Stacey from Walk A Mile In My Shoes
So, I started doing this series where I end up reviewing my blog buddies from Daily Post and send them some link love and search engine love, hopefully propelling them towards the top of the Google ladder. I had reviewed my very first blog buddy Casey here as the opening post in this review series. […]
Of Boobs, Babes and the JAMA
This post was selected by Dr. Peter Janiszewski, who blogs at Obesity Panacea and Science of Blogging, and is also the Editor of the Health and Medicine segment of Research Blogging to be an Editor’s Selection post. Click on the logo alongside to see the other posts that made it to the front page that day! I […]
A Wonderful Presentation: The Gatekeeper is Dead
This presentation by Cameron Neylon is about using filters in publication and I came across it via a link posted on Fenner’s blog on PLoS One. I must say that although a lot of what it says does not affect me in any direct manner, I feel this is an exquisite presentation. In fact, this […]
Memorizing The Break-Yo Plexus (via Kambiz Kamrani)
So this is the first time I am reblogging something on the wp.com background. This post by med student and avid blogger Kambiz is a wonderful way to remember a complex bit of Anatomy. Seeing how I was never any good at it, I think this is a great way to remember some tough stuff. […]
