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From The Blog
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RAVPower 90W Versus HyperJuice 100W Gallium Nitride (GaN) Chargers
I ordered the HyperJuice 100W gallium nitride (GaN) charger from an Indiegogo campaign back in January;. With COVID-19 and the…
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Epidural Blood Patch (EBP)
Epidural blood patches (EBP) are procedures used to treat post dural puncture headaches (PDPH) refractory to conservative therapies such as…
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Rifampin
Rifampin is the most commonly used oral/IV antibiotic among the rifamycins (rifabutin, rifapentine, etc.) Rifampin acts at the level of…
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Acute Cardiac Allograft Rejection
According to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), 3,552 orthotopic heart transplants (OHT) were performed in 2019.…
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MitraClip – Gradient Change With Second Clip
MitraClip is a percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral repair device approved for degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Regurgitant jets are localized…
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Chewing Gum Before Surgery
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) preoperative fasting guidelines outline a certain number of hours patient should fast based on…