ACETAZOLAMIDE

Welcome! This is a series I am going to be working on where I endeavour to cover various topics in physiology intermixed with clinical pearls to impart some knowledge that doctors of most specialties and grades will hopefully find useful when looking after acutely unwell patients. Join me as we dred

Thought it might be cool to share some stuff we've all learned recently! I'm an IM PGY-1 btw. Below are some random points I've written down starting chronologically since June. I didn't include everything because it's already long enough already, but maybe we can share some learning points together

Hello all. I live with a physically and sexually abusive father. I have a safety plan in place with the help of my therapist (who specializes in helping domestic violence survivors) and she’s helping me navigate moving out of my father’s house. Unfortunately, my father trapped me in the kitchen a fe

Hi y'all! I'm updating the MS3 Survival Guide and added some stuff to the acid/base section. If y'all want to read more about simplified acid/base eval, check out [The Strong Anion Difference](https://emcrit.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/27140683_-Stewart-Acid-Base_-A-Simplified-Bedside-Approach.pd

I just experienced probably the worst pain I’ve ever had. I was lying down and all of a sudden the left side of my head started to throb. It felt like I was being stabbed and someone was squeezing my brain all at the same time. My vision went blurry. The pain only lasted 3-4 minutes tops, the visio

I do permanent cosmetics for a living. I’m a one person show, and my specialty is aimed at a 3D natural restoration of eyebrows. Client came back 3x for touchups and only 1/2 of the pigment implanted remained. She suggested on her way out of the third session it may be due to her “condition”. Afte

I'm a 32-year old white male, 180lbs, 5'8", living in central Texas. I may have been exposed to rabies, so I started vaccine treatment today. The normal post-exposure series is one shot each on days 0, 3, 7, 14, which are September 8, 11, 15, 22. On September 18, I am heading to Tanzania to climb Mt

This sounds stupid and I haven't previously talked to anyone about it, but the problem persists even after 4 years. About 10% of the time I go looking for an item on a shelf, I won't see it. Even if it's right in front of me. I'll sometimes even parse a shelf, object by object and still miss it.