Case Discussion
Hey guys just wondering about your input for this case. 90-year-old female with history of prior CVA, breast malignancy, hypertension, hypothyroidism, who came in after a fall at home. X-rays reveal a severely comminuted and displaced humerus fracture (fracture of both head and neck of the humerus) and right femoral neck fracture. CT of the head was unremarkable. This was 2 days ago. Found to be in a fib with RVR, trops peak at 2. Started on amiodarone and heparin drip. Now in NSR. Trops... Read more (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 1, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DrOwnage Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums

RN to MD/DO or PA?
Hi, I am currently an RN (been working almost 2 years now) thinking about eventually going back to school for either PA or MD/DO. I know the next step for an RN would generally be NP, but I honestly don't think that is the right track for me. The nursing model is great - I like the holistic approach to patient care, but I want to know more and why we do what we do. Why are we giving beta blockers for patients heart failure? Why amiodarone or calcium channel blockers for AFib? What... RN to MD/DO or PA? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 7, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: calduson Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums

Re: Doctors trial amiodarone for Ebola in Sierra Leone
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Source: BMJ Comments - December 27, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums

Do you tell patients there is a cancer risk with amiodarone?
The heart.org are carrying this story about the link with amiodarone and cancerhttp://www.theheart.org/article/1527417.do?utm_medium=email&utm_source=20130411_heartwire&utm_campaign=newsletterIt is made me think about my practice this morning- I don't mention this risk but I mention lots of others! Is the message here not to worry so much about individual risks but to think that given the plethora of risks with it that the use of amiodarone should be very carefully considered?sadian (Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology)
Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: sadian Source Type: forums

Cardiology from the Grand Round
(A) Which of the following, affect plasma level of Digoxin :-1/ St John's wort 2/ Gaviscon 3/ Sulfasalazine 4/ Amiodarone (B) 60 year old man comes to see you with shortness of breath. You take a careful and detailed history, perform a clinical examination, and suspect heart failure. He has never had a previous myocardial infarction. His serum natruritic peptide came back very high ( BNP 610 pg/ml ), what should you do next ?1/ Make a routine referral to a cardiologist 2/ Refer urgently, to have transthoracic Doppler 2D echocardiography and specialist assessment within two weeks 3/ Check his ECG, CXR, B...
Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - March 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: alaminium Source Type: forums