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ok thanks guys, I was just checking to make sure I wasnt missing something very basic that everyone else knows

Hi guys, so I was hoping for come clarification on how heparin and tPA are used in relation to each other. I read (in a review article in cirulation journal) that for massive PE you turn off your heparin drip while tPA is running and then wait for the PTT to be less than 80 before restarting...

thanks guys I was hoping that others would be in same boat as me lol

also, strain = secondary repolarization abnormality?

Hey guys, Fourth year student here, I was just wondering if someone could clarify something that has been nagging at me for a while and I have not been able to find a clear answer for. When discussing EKG's and using the term "strain", what exactly does this mean? I know that this is very...

I really hate posting this, but I really need some advice on this issue. I am a fourth year at a DO school and am extremely interested in Temple for residency, specifically IM (went to temple undergrad, from the area etc). However, it has circulated around my school and been "confirmed" by our...

awesome, thanks so much !

So I think I may be over thinking this or missing something very basic. I know that an SvO2 > 70% is one of the treatment targets in sepsis. What I dont get is why in sepsis would SvO2 drop to begin with if you have a distributive shock and you cant perfuse tissue adequately? I would think...

thank you very much for your replies guys, especially faytIND

I feel like perhaps I am thinking to hard about this and not getting something very obvious but can any of you explain to me how the third chamber of a standard chest tube drainage system works? I know the first chamber collects air and fluid, the second chamber is the water seal with 2 cm h20...

I feel like perhaps I am thinking to hard about this and not getting something very obvious but can any of you explain to me how the third chamber of a standard chest tube drainage system works? I know the first chamber collects air and fluid, the second chamber is the water seal with 2 cm h20...

Hey guys third year here, things are going well overall in clinic and boards etc; I am posting here to try to get some advise on how to memorize abx coverages/empiric treatments. For some reason this has been the hardest subject matter for me to commit to memory. I have the stanford guide, and...

yes I guess I have not updated my account, I am a third year at pcom.....is it ok to ask now? lol

hey guys, glad i noticed this thread i have been trying to find out info on pennsylvania hospital in terms of placement rates for fellowships. I have read pretty good things about the IM program on here and scutwork, but cant seem to info on fellowship placement anywhere. Anyone here have any...

thank you for your replies guys, a dumb question though: what is SLOE? have never heard that term before? I assume its a type of letter of recommendation...