MS2.2 FFM Case Review 1
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Today, I had my first FFM (focused family medicine) session and I thought there were some cases that I wanted to review and learn more about, so I am recording my notes of these cases here. Read more
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2026
Reflecting on MS2.1 and 2025
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3 Lessons about Anki from MS1
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- 1. Make better Anki cards
- 2. Actually practice spaced repetition.
- 3. Quality-of-life improvements in Anki.
Test for CRH-producing adenoma in Cushings Syndrome
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Read moreNotes on Bladder Reflexes (Jan 29)
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In an atonic bladder, reflex contractions of the detrusor muscle are typically absent or significantly reduced
Read moreNotes on Neuroradiology Jan 27
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- The bright signal seen on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of acute infarcts persists for approximately 10 to 14 days
- Persistent areas of hypodensity in the brain after an infarct may result from gliosis or brain necrosis replaced by CSF.
- Simple definitions of T1- vs T2-weighted MRI
- DWI MRI allows visualization of acute cerebral infarcts earlier than conventional MRI
- Use of CT for detecting hemorrhage versus ischemia
Intuition for T1 vs T2 weighting in MRI
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The overall signal intensity (S) of a spin echo sequence is: \(S = K \cdot [H] \cdot (1 - e^{-TR/T1}) \cdot e^{-TE/T2}\) Read more
2024
Basic Review of Wave Physics (No Math)
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This is an excerpt from a set of lesson plans I wrote a while ago for a group of (very keen) middle school science students. I am attending a cardiac ultrasound workshop tomorrow, so I dug this out of my dusty pre-medical school Obsidian vault for review. Link to associated Google Slides. Read more
SGLT2 inhibitor induced eDKA and Exercise induced hypoglycemia
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Table of Contents
- SGLT2 inhibition-induced euglycemic DKA
- Exercised-induced hypoglycemia in the absence of exogenous insulin or medications
Thoughts on blood pressure and renin release
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Blood pressure
I found the handout from one of today’s lectures (attached) useful in clarifying the interplay and effects of the various BP regulation mechanisms. In particular, Read moreOsmolarity vs Tonicity
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Tonicity is the measure of osmotic pressure gradient between two solutionsRead more