Foreign Step cheating scandal - recalls and screen shots
US Board Discloses Cheating, Grads Say Problem Is Rampant
USMLE says it is invalidating some scores amid mounting allegations that online sellers of test questions have been operating without consequence.
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Interesting development, posting since I haven't seen it discussed here yet. Given the high stakes, it's really not too surprising that this happens.
Sheriff of Sodium's thoughts on how they were caught:
I really think the benefits of high S2 scores tends to fade away somewhere in the low/mid 260s, so by pushing for 270s & ...
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 4, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Billiam95 Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Buffer problem
Can someone please explain what I’m missing here. The question asks what is the ph of a solution that contains 10 times the concentration of acetic acid as sodium acetate. The pka of acetic acid is 4.8. Wouldn’t the ratio be 10/1 but the problem shows 1/10.
However, the equation is a/ha.
Thank you. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Dochopeful13 Tags: MCAT Study Question Q&A Source Type: forums
Unexpected and Unintended Consequences of Reducing Food Sodium Content in High-income and Middle-high-income Countries
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Mark Cuban ’s Cost Plus Drugs
New consumer direct pharmacy started by Mark Cuban. They have a few meds that might help our patients. Looks very easy to create an account and order meds…..
Lidocaine 5% ointment - $5
Lidocaine 5% patches - 30ct- $46
Celecoxib- $9
Diclofenac 3% gel - 100g tube - $50
Diclofenac sodium ER - $6 (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 27, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: DesertDoc16 Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
How low a Na+ for Elective Surgery?
Electrolyte Disorder Linked to Surgical Complications
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Source: Student Doctor Network - April 1, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: BLADEMDA Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Re: Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 18, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
TCAs and NaHCO3
In Sketchy they say Sodium Bicarbonate is used to treat TCA overdose. One of the reasons they say is because it increases serum pH which favors the non-ionized form of the drug. Why is this? I thought increase serum pH > less H+. Then to compensate for this decrease in H+, wouldn't TCA ionize more to replace to lost H+ ions? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 25, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: nothisispatrick Tags: Medical Students - MD Source Type: forums
Re: Use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors and risk of serious renal events: Scandinavian cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - May 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials
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Source: BMJ Comments - April 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Use of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of major cardiovascular events and heart failure: Scandinavian register based cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - September 11, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Inappropriate data analysis leads to misleading results on the association between sodium and potassium intake and cardiovascular outcomes
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Joint association of urinary sodium and potassium excretion with cardiovascular events and mortality: prospective cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
