Everytime I am back home , this particular drug never fail to attract my attention.
Here is another report of its use in medicine
Ketamine May Be Useful for Intubation in Critically Ill Patients
Ketamine is a safe, valuable alternative to conventional etomidate for use as a sedative during intubation in critically ill patients, according to the results [...]
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21 Jul
The Ketamine effect
1 May
Margie oh margie
I;ve never seen a person, who can smile and frown, laugh then scold, joke then cry on the very same day. In fact, its just inside the span of 5 hours.
Nevertheless, I’ve seen more than enough of those daily activities going on around this department.
Backstabbing and shoe-polishing seems to be in another level here.
Only the [...]
26 Apr
Swine Flu : A(H1N1)
Recent outbreaks in Mexico and the States of swine flu which killed quite a number of people raised much concern.
WHO has declared it a major concern.
The potential worldwide spread of this virus is due to its mechanism of transmission.
Unlike the Avian flu which spreads from bird to human , this swine virus spreads from human [...]
6 Apr
Are you prepared to be a doctor?
Browsed through Journey of Life and Love and saw this post :
Taken from Dr.Hsu’s Forum.
Are you prepared to be a doctor?
He said :
“We call medicine a practice. Not as a business. When people ask me how is my business, I always tell them ‘ mine is a practice and not a business”.
In a business, you [...]
4 May
Pandemic and economy
Posted by w1 in Wi's comments, medicine. Leave a Comment
The “recommended” treatment for any influenza is oseltamivir(Tamiflu) by Roche of Switzerland or zanamivir (Relenza) by GlaxoSmithKline of UK.
If we combine both factors together. We’ll see how an influenza pandemic can affect those companies’ stock market (upwards of course).
The first casualty from this flu is on 13th April.
The swine flu @ A(H1N1) case was first [...]
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