Saturday, March 12, 2016

Steroid Doses in Different Conditions

Derived from cholesterol, steroid drugs are used in a wide variety of diseases of human beings. Steroids were discovered in 1935, and used to treat Addison’s disease initially. However, steroids are used in many different conditions due to their anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating characteristics.



Dose of steroids drugs is different in different medical conditions. Below are some mentioned doses of steroids:

Dose of steroids in the patients with space occupying lesion (SOL):

In the patients with SOL, corticosteroids are usually started before surgery.

Dexamethasone 0.4–1.5 mg/kg/day, 6 hourly is given as it reduces vasogenic cerebral edema due to tumors, inflammation or infection, and has minimal mineralocorticoid activity. Steroids may be harmful in traumatic brain injury, ischemic lesions, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and cerebral malaria.

Dose of steroids in the patients with bacterial meningitis:

Dexamethasone 0.4 or 0.6 mg/kg per day in 4 divided doses for 4 days.

Steroid Dose in the patients with tuberculous meningitis:

Intravenous dexamethasone is given for 4 weeks followed by a tapered dose of oral dexamethasone for next 4 weeks.

  •        First week: 0.4 mg/kg per day
  •        Second week: 0.3 mg/kg per day
  •        Third week: 0.2 mg/kg per day
  •        Fourth week: 0.1 mg/kg per day
  •        Fifth week: 4 mg/day
  •        Sixth week: 3 mg/day
  •        Seventh week: 2 mg/day
  •        Eighth week: 1 mg/day

Keywords: Steroids drugs, Doses, Space occupying lesion, SOL, Bacterial meningitis, Tuberculous meningitis, TBM, Infections

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Can a Doctor Earn Online?


Can a doctor earn money online? This is the question  may arise in your mind if you have medical skills and you are interested in medical-related writing or online clinic.


The answer to the above question is "Yes of course!" Being a doctor, there are many ways to earn money online. For example, writing medical content, medical papers, giving medical advice or online clinic, writing multiple choice questions (MCQs), writing eBooks, medical proofreading, review articles, synopses, dissertations and making presentations or lectures, and many more. There are several websites where employers post their projects and ask for bidders to place bid on their projects, and then pay to them on the completion of the work/assignments. Two of the top websites include
Freelancer and Upwork. You can join Freelancer or Upwork if you intend to earn money online. Also, you can earn by making a Youtube Channel on health like mine "Doctors Hub".

Watch the video below:




It is real to earn money online. You can earn money if you have any skills with some knowledge about computer use. Follow the links above, create your profile, select your skills and place bids on the projects you are interested in. Don't worry, payment is 100% with milestones. So, always insist on milestones.

Keywords: Doctor, Online earning, Freelancer, Upwork

Saturday, March 05, 2016

Hepatitis D Suppresses Hepatitis B

Hepatitis D virus (HDV, delta agent) infection is a super-infection in the patients suffering from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Hepatitis D virus suppresses hepatitis B virus and may lead to laboratory results with negative HBV and positive HDV. Remember, HDV is a defective agent which only replicates in the presence of HBV, affecting 20 million people round the world.

Keywords: Hepatitis B, Hepatitis D, Super-infection, Hepatitis B antigen, Hepatitis D antigen

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