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Welcome to this WikiMed website: A Medical student resource

This website is for all undergraduate medical Students.

Intended to create a study resource which can help Students with their respective studies. To begin with, I urge students to create a database of Past year questions, sorted out Topic wise. The website is fully editable by anyone, hence if spot any errors or misrepresentation, anyone has right to edit it to the correct version. Help create a truly functional and resourceful website and help eliminate any errors. The website is self policing, that is to say, any errors, inappropriate additions or deletions will be corrected by subsequent visitors to the website.
This website works on the same structure and principle as Wikipedia or any of WikiMedia sites. Hence uses WikiCode - So dun try HTML for formatting.
Please contribute your efforts.

NB: This is no Med Journal, Med-textbook or Wikipedia, for lengthy explanatory articles. This website is for exam oriented study only. We want to see people put simplified, concise notes on topics, NOT article extracts or cut-paste jobs from wikipedia.

What can you do?

- Help sort out - add and edit TAGS
- Help improve notes - Append and edit existing articles
- Help Create - Add new notes, strart new topic
- Spread the word
- Just browse through and use resources

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Orthopaedics Session Exam Papers

Objectives for Labour Ward Posting

Hypertensive disorders in Pregnancy

Biochemistry: Online learning Resources

Cerebral Palsy

Coombs Test

Neurological Examination

Seizures

Congenital Heart Diseases

Way to interpret a X-Ray in Exam

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Government to subsidise treatment at private clinics

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From The Star Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai says the public can soon seek medical treatment at private clinics without having to pay a hefty sum. The government is considering paying a portion of the bill under a proposed healthcare reform plan. Considering is still some way to go before implementation and we don’t know [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Government to subsidise treatment at private clinics

MO needs your comment

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YS sent this in: I am a MO who already served Gov for 4 years and now in private practice. I did my part 1 fellowship last year and now planning to go to UK for final fellowship exam and this will followed by 1 year of post fellowship training in Canada. I don’t foresee any [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

MO needs your comment

Reflexology fails the test

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Ever noticed the mushrooming of shop-lots with the gaudy “feet” signage proclaiming that Reflexology services are available? While the foot massage may be relaxing, it however fails the scientific test when it comes to an analysis of clinical trials 18 RCTs met all the inclusion criteria. The studies examined a range of conditions: anovulation, asthma, back pain, [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Reflexology fails the test

Popular Science Top Health Innovations 2009

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I came across this interesting write-up on Top Health Innovations for 2009 and 2 products caught my eye. Firstly a modern makeover for the stethoscope — the Littmann Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200 With Zargis Cardioscan. Not only has it got a State-of-the-art sound sensor, but it can also capture heartsounds for later playback and transmit them [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Popular Science Top Health Innovations 2009

Management of Dengue Infection in Adults 2nd Edition

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For those of you who are interested in the latest Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Dengue Infection in Adults (2nd edition), you can download the Quick Guide here : (pdf format, 1.9 MB) from the Malaysian Medical Resources Management of Dengue Infection in Adults 2nd Edition

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Management of Dengue Infection in Adults 2nd Edition

Tele-Consultation FAIL

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An Orthopaedic colleague shared this incident when a patient tried to relay some information to him for a second opinion. Well what does NOT work is if you try to FAX an Xray over!! from the Malaysian Medical Resources Tele-Consultation FAIL

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Tele-Consultation FAIL

If you are 40, hold the mammogram!

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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends against routine screening mammography for average-risk women aged 40 to 49. This represents a change from the USPSTF’s 2002 recommendation statement, which advocated for routine screening starting at age 40. Among the task force’s other updates, published in Annals of Internal Medicine: * Screening mammography [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

If you are 40, hold the mammogram!

Don’t mix Clopidogrel with Omeprazole!

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The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning patients and physicians that concomitant use of clopidogrel (Plavix) and omeprazole (Omez) blunts the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel, thus increasing the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. You can read and watch the video here: FDA drops Clopidogrel bomb Many patients who are on Clopidogrel are also on [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Don’t mix Clopidogrel with Omeprazole!

IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 Confusion

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Ooops! The authors of the published study suggesting that N95 respirators offer far better protection against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus compared to normal surgical masks have retracted their study, citing statistical error in their analysis. You can read about the article retraction here: IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 Confusion Where does that leave [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

IDSA: Retracted Mask Study Adds to H1N1 Confusion

Award winning pharma ad?

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Received this via email from sian: I’m sure that you have seen pharmaceutical advertising in doctor’s offices on everything from tissues to note pads. Well, in my book, this one should get the prize…. One of our Chinese doctor friends e-mailed back: “If the light stays on for more than 4 hours, “call your erectrician.” from [...]

from the Malaysian Medical Resources

Award winning pharma ad?

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