Dismayed by the lost market share due to pioglitazone’s propensity to worsen heart failure, the manufacturers will be producing a new combo with digoxin called Piopump
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The alopecia effects of valproate seems to have become vexing enough to prompt a combination product with minoxidil. It will be marketed for headache prophylaxis and it will be called … Read the rest
This combination of course is using the anti-estrogen properties of tamoxifen to offset the gynecomastia caused by spironolactone. It will probably be called Noestrone (Redux is already taken)
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Click on the arrows to page through the tutorial on the statistical concepts of specificity and sensitivity. In my experience, people get confused when they try … Read the rest
The purpose of inferential statistics is to predict differences between groups in the general population by measuring the difference in a small sample.
Examples
- Blood pressure lowering of two drugs:
Albert and I had to go into the beautiful mountains of the island of Bali to research these rules. Bali is one of many islands that make up the country … Read the rest
Statistical Power
OK, so John Lennon didn’t really write this , but statistical power is a very abstract concept and the ability to “imagine” really helps.
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It might take a bit more than a minute, but we have created a powerpoint presentation that walks through most antibiotics and helps you see how one relates to another. … Read the rest
Simple guidelines
Note: these are for maintenance doses only at steady state. Do NOT use these guidelines for starting someone on warfarin.
| INR | Dosage Adjustment |
|---|---|
| Less Than 1.3 | Give them |
Occasionally, you still need to figure out millequivalents vs millimoles. Or you may need to calculate how much sodium in half normal saline.
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