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Episode 129: Ironing Out More Platelets
Why does iron deficiency cause thrombocytosis? The differential for thrombocytopenia, or low platelets, is a classic. Are all the cell lines down? Usually bone marrow suppression due to anything from leukemia to Lyme disease. Is there new, severe thrombocytopenia and anemia? Make sure to rule out a microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA). Is there portal hypertension…
128 – After Shock with Dr. Rana Awdish
Hannah and Avi sat down with Dr. Rana Awdish, a pulmonary/critical care physician and author of a powerful new memoir about her recovery from critical illness called After Shock: Learning to Reinhabit My Body After Illness. In our conversation with Rana, we discussed what it truly means to heal, how she found her authorial voice…
Episode 127 – ACHOO! (The Sunlit Sneeze)
Why can sunlight exposure induce sneezing? Achoo! Ever thought about why you sneezed when you stepped into sunlight? Well, this same question plagued even Aristotle himself, so much so that in The Book of Problems, he asked, “Why is it that one sneezes more after one has looked at the Sun?” His answer was that…
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