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HIV / AIDS Treatment Guidelines by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As a med student in an urban area (and most likely in anywhere) you are likely to treat at least one patient with HIV/AIDS. You may even have the opportunity to rotate throug ... Read on »

Lumbar Puncture (LP) Results - Drawing Conclusions from the CSF by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine DxRBCs* WBCs*Glucose (mg/dL) Protein (mg/dL) Opening Pressure (cm H20) Normal <10<5~2/3 of serum 15 - 45 10 - 20 Bacterial Meningitis +/-↑ ↓↑↑Vira ... Read on »

Neonatal fever - Initial Assessment by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Definition = temperature > 38.0°C or 100.4°FAll febrile infants up to age 56 days undergo a sepsis workup: CBC, blood cultureUrinalysis, urine cultureLumbar punctur ... Read on »

Resources Beyond PubMed for Research by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine During my year at Wharton I have had the opportunity to work on various health care projects across multiple sectors, and have needed to look beyond PubMed for data. I have fo ... Read on »

Algorithms: Endocrine by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Thyroid NodulePreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf) Read on »

Algorithms: Gastrointestinal (GI) by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Med-Source Algorithms: Gastrointestinal (GI) DiverticulitisPreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf)Esophageal CancerPreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf)GERDP ... Read on »

Algorithms: Pulmonary / Critical Care by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine HypoxiaPreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf)Mechanical VentilationPreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf) Read on »

Algorithms: Renal by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Acute Renal FailurePreview (reduced scale / quality)Download (pdf) Read on »

What's New - Med-Source Updates by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine 8.29.08 - AIDs defining infections6.28.08 - Year-out opportunities4.20.08 - ACLS algorithms3.03.08 - Normal pediatric vitals2.08.08 - Chemo Man diagram - a convenient way to ... Read on »

Donate by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I am not normally the type of person to ask for help, monetary or otherwise. However, I feel that I have a few legitimate reasons to accept donations.Perhaps you would like to ... Read on »

SHELF / USMLE Step 2 Practice Questions > Psychiatry by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine SHELF / USMLE Step 2 Practice Questions> Psychiatry Q1) A 4-year-old boy has just been reunited with his biological mother after spending 6 months in foster care. He was i ... Read on »

Immunology by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Go straight to the books for immuno. With a well written and illustrated text you'll do fine. Immunology TextbooksImmunobiology (Janeway) - FREE full text from the National Li ... Read on »

Brain and Behavior (Neurology, Neuroanatomy & Psychology) by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Brain and Behavior crams a lot into one course. The neuroanatomy portion is the most difficult part if you haven't had it before, but just like with gross anatomy, the more t ... Read on »

Med-Spot on Med-Source: ipods & Pacemakers by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Med-Spot - 5.11.07: ipods & pacemakers• iPods held close to chest can cause cardiac pacemakers to malfunction • Pacemakers misread heart pacing, in one ... Read on »

Psychiatry Clerkship by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine You're goal for this rotation is to get as much sleep as possible, remain sane, and to learn to appreciate psych as an essential component of health care. DownloadsGeneral dow ... Read on »

Renal by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Our professors continually told us that the kidney is the "smartest organ in the body" (still not sure about that). The nephrologists are definitely some of the smar ... Read on »

Embryology by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine A whole course in honor of our humble beginnings. Embryology Downloads Gametogenesis FlowchartEmbryology Vocabulary - 20 pgs. with the word on the left hand side and the defin ... Read on »

Histology & Pathology by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Histology is an essential course that often gets a bad wrap due to the hours spent staring at slides made 40 years ago on light microscopes that are also about that age. Rece ... Read on »

Biochemistry by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Biochemistry, at least at Penn, somehow manages to make a whole bunch of concepts that you were previously able to memorize and then promptly forget, much more confusing. Luck ... Read on »

Download Instructions by Emily Medical Student

Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine When you click to download a free file you will be taken to a link to download the file. Just click and save. When you buy a file you will be taken to Paypal (account NOT requ ... Read on »

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