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Quizzes
Antibiotics Questions and Answers | Quiz
Test your knowledge with these 10 questions about antibiotics and answers, more to come! There are a lot of quizzes also to test your pharmaceutical and pharmacology knowledge here.
Sep 13, 2019
Mnemonics
Warfarin VS Heparin
WARFARIN VS HEPARIN An easy way to remember the differences between Warfarin and Heparin INR: (International Normalized Ratio). aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time.
Sep 13, 2019
Mnemonics
Plaque (Atherosclerosis) – How to remember
What is Plaque ? It is a fatty substance that clogs arteries. This is also called Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a slow, progressive disease that may start in childhood. In some people, atherosclerosis progresses rapidly in their 30s. In others, it doesn’t become dangerous until they reach their 50s or 60s. (Some hardening of the…
Sep 6, 2019
General
Top 10 Pharmaceutical companies in 2019
Top 10 Pharma Companies in the world as of 2019 is still on the top in 2019 followed by: 2. Roche 3. J&J 4. Sanofi 5. Merck 6. Novartis 7. Abbvie 8. Amgen 9. GSK 10. BMS
Mar 28, 2019
Mnemonics
Functions of the Kidney – Mnemonics
Another pharmaceutical mnemonics to remember the functions of the kidney : A WET BED A : Acid Base Balance W : Water Removal E : Erythropoiesis (the process which produces red blood cells (erythrocytes)) T : Toxin Removal B : Blood Pressure Control E : Electrolyte Balance D : Vitamin D Activation…
May 7, 2018
News & Updates
TOP 10 Pharmaceutical companies 2018
Here is a list of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies 2018 Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd (Switzerland) Pfizer (U.S.) AbbVie (U.S.) Johnson & Johnson (U.S.) Sanofi (France) Merck & Co. (U.S.) Novartis (Switzerland) Gilead Sciences (U.S.) GlaxoSmithKline (U.K.) Amgen (U.S.)
Mar 11, 2018
Drug facts
IDweek 2017 Ideas Board – How IDs think
IDweek IDweek is one of the most popular events that carried out annually, at IDweek key infectious disease leaders and physicians with other interested partners meet and talk about infections. They are infection fighters or superbugs killers. One of the most funny images that has been circulated recently about a board where the ID or…
Oct 8, 2017
Drug facts
Antibiotic Spectrum Chart
Antibiotic Spectrum Chart – Coverage for most antibiotics by class As we know, bacteria are classified according to gram stain to positive or negative. Using the right antibiotic when necessary is crucial to avoid using broad spectrum antibiotic so we have to know the coverage criteria for each antibiotic before utilizing it to the patient,…
Sep 15, 2017
Mnemonics
Hypernatremia mnemonics
HyperNatremia we agreed that emia is a suffix related to the blood, actually presence in blood so what are the reasons for hypernatremia, how to remember the causes of elevated sodium levels in blood. MODEL M : Medications and Meals. O : Osmotic diuretics. D : Diabetes Insipidus. E : Excessive water (H2O) loss. L…
Aug 30, 2017
Diseases
Congestive Heart Failure infographic
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)? Congestive heart failure is a combined right and left heart failure, producing both pulmonary congestion and peripheral edema. Causes of heart failure include: hypertension valvular disease cardiomyopathy coronary heart disease The low cardiac output in heart failure results in increased sympathetic nervous activity, which stimulates the rate and force…
Aug 30, 2017
News & Updates
Benznidazole first U.S. treatment for Chagas disease
Chagas disease Known as American trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and can be transmitted through different routes, including contact with the feces of a certain insect, blood transfusions, or from a mother to her child during pregnancy. After years of infection, the disease can cause serious heart illness, and it also…
Aug 29, 2017
Diseases
Acidoses VS Alkalosis
It is quite common to differentiate just from the name “Acidosis VS Alkalosis”, but I am going to address main differences to make it easy for you to remember and call it when needed. Acidosis VS Alkalosis The balance between acids and basis is called pH balance and having too much or too little base…
Aug 29, 2017