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1 week ago

Pacing Swan-Ganz Catheter

Throughout my training, I’ve placed countless pulmonary artery (“Swan-Ganz”) catheters for cardiothoracic surgeries and in the ICU to help guide…

3 weeks ago

Happy 10th Anniversary, RK.md!

Ten years ago on this day, I registered my current domain name, rk.md, through the country code top-level domain for…

4 weeks ago

Board Certified In Critical Care Medicine!

Earlier this morning, I was notified that I passed my critical care board examination and am now officially board certified…

October 1, 2018

The Lethal Triad In Trauma

The lethal triad in trauma – acidosis, hypothermia, and coagulopathy – defines much of what I do in the ICU…

September 16, 2018

Blood Gas Interpretation – Determining Acidosis and Alkalosis

There are four classic disturbances in traditional acid-base equilibria: respiratory acidosis, respiratory alkalosis, metabolic acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis. The body…

MEDICAL

Pharmacology

Rishi 3 days ago
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Celecoxib
Celecoxib (Celebrex) is an oral, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). This class of medications typically inhibits two major isozymes: COX-1 (responsible for platelet aggregation, kidney perfusion, and gastrointestinal mucosa protection) and COX-2 (produced as a result…
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3 days ago
Zerbaxa
2 weeks ago
RiaSTAP
3 weeks ago
Epoprostenol
3 weeks ago
The ‘Q’ In “V/Q Mismatch”

SCI/TECH

Sci/Tech

Rishi November 10, 2018
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Betelgeuse – My Data Repository
To centralize my data repository, I am now running a WD My Cloud EX4100 network…
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October 15, 2018
Apple Watch Series 4
October 14, 2018
iPhone XS Max
September 11, 2018
EchoTools Is Live!
September 2, 2018
Linking 3D Touch Static Shortcuts To Tabbed/Navigation View Controllers In Swift 4

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Intraosseous (IO) Access
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