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During ischemic events there are mural dyskinesias. Echo is very sensitive but not very specific for AMI.

Greek.. I think you are a bit mistaken... Echocardiography indeed cannot tell the diff between ami and old mi but it is frequently employed when the clinical picture is not 100% clear eg non STEMI ACS. Echo, in these instances help to guide the decision of whether to treat the patient ie PCI

Guys why do you all say that it is such a difficult thing for a west coast person to move to the east coast? Please excuse my ignorance because I have never been to Cali

So folks I was wondering what you guys do for extracurriculars, and if they were part of the premed routine or done without regard to medicine.

How much time do ms3s get to study vs be in the clinical setting?

I know that this may hold little physiological relevance to the topic at hand, but does the fact that patients with preipheral vascular disease commonly get dependent rubor have anything at all with the topic at hand?

I was wondering what type of statistical formulae are taught to MDs. If I were to take statistics in undergrad what topics should I focus on? I suppose that it depends on the school, but in many medical textbooks that I have previewed have little statistical tutorial. So I wonder what...

TO nursey k and all nurse to med school students what were your grades like in nursing school and what were your mcats like?

Can any of u medicine folks explain to me WHY people with liver dysfunction have asterixis i.e "Liver Flap" please tell me how this mechanism works as my textbooks do not.

this is a very belated post but i feel i need to contribute. I feel that there should be 1 year ADN programs offered to those with high enough aptitude to pass. i feel 2 years is too long. That way one could pursue their bsn sooner and more cost effectively.

what is wrong with chiros?

You lazy med students forget those pictures and go with Gray's anatomy... lol just kidding

stimulants are good but caffene makes me pee too much!! studying with others and exercise helps to keep me awake.

I just want to say how genius this site is and wish to thank whoever created it