🔥 This chart has what is the preferred first line treatment for HTN and the reasons why others were down graded. Thanks ChefKarim02

It was a pleasure to lead a team of 9 Ugandan doctors & one radiographer sponsored by @ahpbcc with a great surgical preconference Wits University where I presented our work on laparoscopic surgery. Looking forward to the next conference in Nigeria August 2026!

🧠Stroke Essentials (Guidelines-based) 🔹 Ischemic Stroke 🔘IV tPA within 4.5h ⏱ (if eligible) 🔘Thrombectomy up to 6h (selected cases up to 24h) 🔘If receiving tPA → keep BP <185/110 🔘If no tPA → permissive HTN: lower BP only if ≥220/120 (high BP helps maintain brain

"Please don't let me die". "Let me go to the emergency department and get oxygen. I think I can't breathe again. Requested for fruits, stuffed them in the mouth himself. BP:40/20, RR:8, Pulse:20+. "Nurse, if I survive, I will preach against Alcoholism". Died of liver Cirrhosis.😢

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Most people are unemployed but act like CEOs of leisure. Sleep until 11am. Gossip until 5pm. Netflix until midnight. Time is your new salary. Treat it like a payslip. Spend it well, or watch poverty invoice you.

The The New Vision story on a “Doctor-Turned-Robber” is inaccurate. Ivan Kasule was not a medical doctor but a clinical officer (AHPC Reg. 34289), whose license expired in 2019. A doctor must hold an MBChB from a recognized university & be licensed by UMDPC. Accuracy matters.

New fellows! Need to know the instrument name firstly!

Today, the Governor hosted the CEO of Airtel Africa accompanied by the East Africa Regional Director, MD and other senior executives from Airtel Uganda. Discussions focused on strengthening cybersecurity, enhancing digital financial consumer protection, and reducing transaction

The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome while minimizing the areas where we have absolutely no control over the outcome. – Peter L. Bernstein Imagine buying a 75” TV at 5 million UGx and using a 5K ride to transport

Moxifloxacin is in and ethambutol is out. We present to you the 2025 CDC guidelines for Tuberculosis.

We are designing a clinic reception with a creative mirror. Wait for results.

Straight leg raise or Lasegue’s test is a simple bedside test for sciatica (L4–S1 nerve compression from a herniated disc). Worsening pain on dorsiflexion of the foot is known as Bragard’s sign and helps to increase test accuracy. 📸: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…