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Brian Dunning and the Skeptical Community's Blind Spots
He spoke tonight at Portland State University, sponsored by the Oregonians for Science and Reason. The popular assumptions he challenged were the idea that fish fall from the sky because of waterspouts, swamp gasses cause lamplike lights, prevalent anti-government conspiracy theories, the reliability of polygraph testing and the Myers Briggs ( Read more... ) -
Middle Aged White Dudes Die of Preventable Disease (Interesting Times Indeed)
- This epidemiologic analysis revealed that mortality rates are increasing in the middle-aged white male population, largely due to preventable conditions like poisonings and overdoses.
- Reductions in mortality were seen in other racial groups.
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Stick and Be Stuck: Passed my IV Lab Practical
Finally it is done. I shook when putting in my final IV today, just as I shook when I put in the first one. But now I can remain calm and get the job done, even though my hands are shaking. They don't start shaking until after I have stabbed the vein, and usually not until after I have inserted the catheter into the vein. It is when I am taping ( Read more... ) -
Hepatorenal Syndrome
ICD-9 572.4
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just in: FDA plans to ban injectable vitamin C
Intravenous vitamin C is a very powerful treatment. It is used to successfully treat viral infections (esp hepatitis) and many many many other conditions. It would be a great loss of the pharm biz succeeds in driving this through.
You can get more info and send a message to the FDA through this page: iv therapy, viruses, hepatitis, vit c, fluLiver Diagnosis: Lab Dx II review for final
1. Know why the enzymes on a hepatic panel are not necessarily good indicators of liver function and what tests are better indicators of liver function?
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