Diabetes blood glucose
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Sodium, Potassium and Creatinine Abnormalities in Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) is associated with a wide variety of metabolic abnormalities, and the most common ones are sodium and potassium irregularities. I will try to explain in brief, the sodium and potassium imbalances in DKA and their causes.  Due to excess glucose in the blood, which acts as an osmotically active substance at such…

Ankidroid flash cards was a useful study tool during my NEET PG exam preparation
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Ankidroid for NEET PG preparation

Ankidroid is a flash cards app that I have probably used the most for my NEET PG preparation. For those who are not familiar with flashcards, a flashcard is a card bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used for revising and memorizing. One writes a question on one side and an answer overleaf. There are a lot of flashcard apps available in the play store and you can use any of them. Now this app is based on the principle of spaced repetition for revision. You can make your own flashcards in the app(so this app is of better use if you start a bit early). These flashcards are then repeated in the app on particular time intervals.

Time and the medical student
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If Only There Was Time On Time – A walk from the hostel to the OPD

His mind was still lingering in the morning that elapsed today. He remembered locking his room fifteen minutes before the time required to be in the clinic. Yes, on any other day fifteen minutes were enough to walk through the broken road in front of the college building under the glaring shine of the sun to the OPD. 

Depressed medical students
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An Open Letter to the Stressed Medico – in Context of the Recent Suicide of an MBBS Student

MBBS as a professional course is a highly demanding one – the pupils needs to go through some hard times. It is okay to have stress. Here is how to cope with it. Excerpts of my conversations with a stressed medical student.