Publications by authors named "Rajeev Balchandani"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of "near-peer" teachers compared to faculty facilitators in teaching medical students how to compose the History of Present Illness (HPI), a crucial skill in medical communication.
- The research involved 365 second-year medical students, who were assigned either near-peer or faculty facilitators during an HPI Workshop, assessing evaluations and performance outcomes from both groups.
- Results showed that students rated near-peer facilitators slightly higher on participation encouragement, while both types achieved similar scores in written assessments, suggesting near-peers can effectively fill the role of traditional faculty in teaching essential medical skills.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a potentially fatal complication of diabetes mellitus that may result in hypertriglyceridemia. Rarely, the resulting hypertriglyceridemia may precipitate acute pancreatitis. We report a case of acute pancreatitis secondary to hypertriglyceridemia precipitated by diabetic ketoacidosis and postulate that this unusual presentation is due to the patient being prone to ketosis.
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