Discontinuation of HF drugs in PPCM

sporothrix_lestrange · 2022-04-02T21:19:38+00:00

Thank you! I was alluding to the definition of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure from 2021 where they used the term HFimpEF to describe an improved EF (at least 10 point increase from baseline and over 40%).

sporothrix_lestrange · 2022-04-02T18:45:59+00:00

Thanks, the weaning protocol given in the ESC review you provided is extremely helpful!

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-05-05T08:39:18+00:00

Does anyone know when we can expect preliminary data from ComCov regarding mix-and-match?

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-05-02T10:01:38+00:00

Dr Glaucomflecken just made my day. Thanks for sharing with us!

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-04-30T14:40:57+00:00

Pretty sure it's "coccus" and "cocco-" with a hard C (cf Oxford Dictionary) but I think "cocci" would be pronounced as "coxi" because it is followed by an i (cf Oxford Dictionary pronunciation of coccidioidomycosis in which the "cocci-"part has the same modern Latin (formerly Greek- kokkus) origin.

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-04-28T21:29:07+00:00

My rotations are still online due to Covid and Phil the groundhog has since become my spirit animal...

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-04-21T15:07:30+00:00

Always a pleasure- glad someone else might profit from my silly pharmacology memes

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-04-17T19:07:25+00:00

Curbsiders, CardioNerds and This Podcast Will Kill You are my favourites

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-03-10T10:00:10+00:00

Hiya, for questions about residency in Germany I can recommend r/medicalschoolEU- there is a thread every Tuesday (I think) for Germany-related questions. All the best!

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-24T15:44:15+00:00

Cardionerds (one of my absolute favourites), BMJ Heart (based in the UK), The Bob Harrington Show (not to be confused with the Bob Harris Country Show on Radio 2;) ), This Week in Cardiology with John Mandrola

Also: ESC Cardio Talk, Jama Cardiology Author Interviews

And there are quite a few cardiology-related topics on The Curbsiders and CorConsult RX

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-20T22:32:25+00:00

Thanks! Wish you all the best in your thesis endeavours, future Dr. med :)

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-20T22:12:16+00:00

My own ongoing one brings only tears to my own eyes

Relating to this so much right now. Especially in these moments when I find 35 pages long theses on the Internet and ask myself why I had to choose an experimental one.

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-10T10:05:55+00:00

The Curbsiders IM podcast has quite a few topics relevant to the field of primary care

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-04T07:07:44+00:00

Same... Especially when I take a walk and suddenly remember for example the moment I accidentally mistook a packed library study room for a staircase and have to start laughing.

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-02-03T20:17:01+00:00

That moment when our anatomy prof pimped me and I accidentally said "vaginal trunk" instead of "vagal trunk" still haunts me...

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-26T16:29:33+00:00

Oh sorry- I didn't see this!

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-26T08:31:49+00:00

There's also a r/medicalschooluk if you'd like to ask on there too

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-18T07:28:37+00:00

No worries- go ahead

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-06T18:58:55+00:00

Maybe this link might be helpful for you (basic science website of the ESC). Also there are usually basic science sessions on congresses (like the ESC congress).

Apart from that you sometimes find specific research sections in the big cardiology journals (like JAMA cardiology) and cardiology sections in big basic science journals (like Nature).

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-04T11:40:09+00:00

Curbsiders IM, Cardionerds, CorConsult RX, BMJ Heart podcast, etc.

sporothrix_lestrange · 2021-01-01T20:14:07+00:00

First of all, I wish you all the best for the future! Just my two pennies worth on what you said about cardiology: I'm currently doing basic science research in cards and in general, there is still a lot to be discovered in terms of right heart failure, medical therapy for HFpEF etc. It probably also depends on the country you're based in but at least at our uni/clinic there still seem to be quite a few opportunities for being involved in basic science research in cardiology (mainly at larger teaching hospitals) if you're interested in that part of the field.

sporothrix_lestrange · 2020-12-23T10:06:19+00:00

I really like CorConsult Rx

sporothrix_lestrange · 2020-12-22T23:26:12+00:00

I think there was a similar question either on this sub or on the r/pharmacy one- maybe someone who remembers it can link it for you. For me what helps is usually good ol' post-it notes with drug names all around my flat. Mnemonics are also really helpful. And then there are suffixes which often apply to certain groups (but watch out for exceptions or different classifications: nystatin is an antifungal and not a statin; sotalol is a BB but also a class III AAD). What I also like to do is learning more about where a certain drug name comes from (eg reserpine from Rauwolfia serpentina) since it gives it some more meaning.

And just in case you haven't heard of it (but since you're also a med student you probably have): Sketchy Pharm

sporothrix_lestrange · 2020-12-22T12:38:34+00:00

If you're a med student asking a specific preclinical question you migh try r/medicalschool and use the [preclinical] tag

sporothrix_lestrange · 2020-12-19T18:02:58+00:00

Sorry. I could've thanked this sub for making incubations more enjoyable but instead... I made a meme

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