A few diabetes papers of interest
i. Economic Costs of Diabetes in the U.S. in 2017. “This study updates previous estimates of the economic burden of diagnosed diabetes and quantifies the increased health resource use and lost...
View ArticleEndocrinology (part 6 – neuroendocrine disorders and Paget’s disease)
I’m always uncertain as to how much content to cover when covering books like this one, and I usually cover handbooks in less detail (relatively) than I cover other books because of the amount of work...
View ArticleAlcohol and Aging (II)
I gave the book 3 stars on goodreads. As is usual for publications of this nature, the book includes many chapters that cover similar topics and so the coverage can get a bit repetitive if you’re...
View ArticleMolecular biology (II)
Below I have added some more quotes and links related to the book’s coverage: … “[P]roteins are the most abundant molecules in the body except for water. […] Proteins make up half the dry weight of a...
View ArticleBlood (II)
Below I have added some quotes from the chapters of the book I did not cover in my first post, as well as some supplementary links. … “Haemoglobin is of crucial biological importance; it is also easy...
View ArticleA few diabetes papers of interest
i. Clinical Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Management: Evidence From a Large, Real-World Data Set. “Despite clinical practice guidelines that recommend frequent monitoring of HbA1c (every 3 months) and...
View Article100 Cases in Orthopaedics and Rheumatology (II)
Below I have added some links related to the last half of the book’s coverage, as well as some more observations from the book. … Scaphoid fracture. Watson’s test. Dorsal intercalated segment...
View ArticleNephrology Board Review
… Some links related to the lecture’s coverage: Diabetic nephropathy. Henoch–Schönlein purpura. Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis. Glomerulonephritis. Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Nephrosis....
View ArticleOncology (I)
I really disliked the ‘Pocket…’ part of this book, so I’ll sort of pretend to overlook this aspect also in my coverage of the book here. This’ll be a hard thing to do, given the way the book is written...
View ArticleCardiology: Diabetes Mellitus
… Despite the title this is mainly a pharmacology lecture. It’s a bit dated, but on the other hand the action mechanism of a major drug class usually doesn’t change dramatically in a semi-decade, so...
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