PROMO | Selecta Ice Cream 3-Day Sale in February 2020!

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Selecta Ice Cream 3-Day Sale February 2020

PROMO PERIOD: February 28- March 1, 2020

WHERE: participating stores nationwide

Ready for a sweet treat? Of course, you are! Summer is fast-approaching and there is no other simpler way to beat the heat than to lick your favorite go-to ice cream!

Selecta's wide variety of ice cream flavors will be on sale from February 28 to March 1, 2020! Save up to 40% on selected products. Don't forget to check out your nearest participating store on Friday!

Note: Promo is only applicable for especially marked packs and runs only until supplies last.

CONCERT | Pussycat Dolls Live in Manila (SM Mall of Asia Arena) this May 2020

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Watch Pussycat Dolls live in Manila this May 2020!

WHEN: May 9, 2020 (Saturday)
WEERE: Mall of Asia Arena

Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me! Don’t cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me! Don't cha aha ha, don't cha!

The mega hit all-female group The Pussycat Dolls reunite for the first time in 10 years  here in Manila!

Tickets will be on sale starting Feb 29 at 10 AM. Visit SMTickets.com for more information. Tickets will be available at all SM Ticket outlets nationwide. You may call 8470-2222.

FOOD | Ramen Nagi Pay Day Feast Promo This February 2020

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Ramen Nagi Pay Day Feast Promo for February 2020

Promo Period: February 27 to March 1, 2020

Participating Stores: Ramen Nagi Stores Nationwide

Your hard work deserves a treat! It's going to be one great payday feast! Hurray! Enjoy three (3) of your favorite ramen with iced teas and Ramen Nagi will make it extra special with Gyoza and Karaage FOR FREE!!!

Offer is valid from February 27 to March 1, 2020 in all Ramen Nagi stores nationwide.

*2 Gyoza orders for Camp John Hay, Trinoma and Ayala 30th

Terms and conditions:

1. Gyoza and Chicken Karaage ON US, when you order 3 Ramen and 3 Iced Tea. Avail as low as P1,440 and save P510!

2. For Ramen Nagi Camp John Hay, Trinoma and Ayala Mall 30th, order any Ramen and 3 Iced Tea and you will get FREE 2 servings of Gyoza. Save 470!

3. Valid for Original King (P395), Red King (P450), Green King (P450), or Black King (P450).

4. Not valid for Limited Kings.

5. Available for dine-in customers only.

6. Valid for single receipt transaction only.

7. Prices are subject to additional 10% service charge.

8. Promo is not valid in conjunction with any other promos and discounts.

9. In the purchase of goods and services which are on promotional discount, the senior citizen can 

avail of the promotional discount or the discount provided under the Expanded Senior Citizens Act 2010, whichever is higher.

10. Available at the following shops:

SM Aura Ɩ Greenbelt Ɩ SM Mall of Asia Ɩ SM North EDSA Ɩ UP Town Center Ɩ Robinsons Magnolia Ɩ Robinsons Ermita Ɩ Robinsons Galleria Ɩ Eastwood Ɩ Ayala Feliz East Ɩ Signa Makati Ɩ One Bonifacio BGC Ɩ NAIA Terminal 3 Ɩ Alabang Town Center Ɩ Greenhills Ɩ Ayala Malls Manila Bay Ɩ SM Baguio Ɩ SM Pampanga Ɩ Nuvali Laguna Trinoma Ɩ Camp John Hay Ɩ Ayala Malls 30th.

#RamenNagi #PaydayFeast #FavoriteRamen

TRAVEL | Cebu Pacific Seat Sale this February 2020! Book your flights now!

Cebu Pacific Seat Sale is ongoing for the month of February 2020!

Booking Period: February 24 to 26, 2020

Travel Period: April 1 to June 30, 2020

It's official. Time to grab this opportunity to enjoy a perfect summer getaway! 

Make moments happen.  Book flights this seat sale for as low as Php 99 for select Philippine destinations and for as low as Php 399 for select international destinations. Avail of Cebu Pacific’s new fare bundles to save up to 12%! Choose from Go Basic, Go Easy or Go Flexi. Available during initial booking only.

MED | PLE Pharmacology Review - Antiarrhythmic Heart Drugs Mnemonics

Now, let's talk about the anti-arrhythmic heart drugs which might appear as one of the choices in the Physician Licensure Exam (PLE). I will be making this post as short as I can so as to supplement what you have learned in your review with what I can recall during my review.

Take note that this post does not serve to act as your sole source of review information. I might be wrong with some of what I'm saying here, so if you think I have committed mistake, please let me know via the comments section below. There's just so much to learn with so little time.

Antiarrhythmic drugs can be divided into four (4) classes depending on the channel that is being affected:

Singh-Vaughan Williams Classification

Class 1: Sodium (Na) channel blockers
Class 2: Beta blockers
Class 3: Potassium channel blockers

Class 4: Calcium channel blockers

For some mnemonics about the Singh-Vaughan Williams Classification:

I hope it wasn't too much of a headache to try to memorize the mnemonic NaBePoCa.

Remember that arrhythmia could either be due to abnormal automaticity where areas other than the natural pacemaker (SA node) take over in dictate the heart rate or due to abnormal conduction through erratic impulses.

Here are the mnemonics for the different classes of anti-arrhythmic drugs.

Class 1 Antiarrhythmics drugs

Since they're all anti-arrhythmic drugs, we should be reminded that the amount and administration of these if left unchecked can also cause arrhythmias. Notable differentiating side effects of Class 1 anti-arrhythmic drugs are as follows:

Side effects of Class 1A antiarrhythmic drugs:

• Quinidine- - cinchonism (tinnitus, headache, vertigo)
• Procainamide - lupus-like syndrome
• Disopyramide - antimuscarinic effects (decreased salivation and gastric secretions)

Side effects of Class 1B antiarrhythmic drugs: agranulocytosis (Tocainide), CNS stimulation, CVS depression

• MUST-KNOW: Lidocaine is used in digitalis-induced arrhythmias

Side effects of Class 1C antiarrhythmic drugs: increased arrhythmias, CNS stimulation

• MUST-KNOW: Flecainide is contraindicated in post-MI settings

Class 2 Antiarrhythmics drugs

Notable side effects of Class 2 anti-arrhythmic drugs are as follows: cardiac depresssion, bronchospasm, AV block

• MUST-KNOW: Esmolol can be used for SVT and acute perioperative and thyrotoxic arrhythmias

Class 3 Antiarrhythmics drugs

Notable side effects of Class 3 anti-arrhythmic drugs are as follows: 

• Sotalol and Dofetilide - Torsade de pointes 
• Amiodarone - as mentioned above (note: of all anti-arrhythmic drugs, Amiodarone is the most efficacious0

Class 4 Antiarrhythmics drugs

Side effects of Class 4 antiarrhythmic drugs include: pretibial edema, flushing, constipation, gingival hyperplasia, cardiac depression

Non-DHPs like Diltiazem and Verapamil are useful in SVT migraines too.

Note: Dihydropyridine CCBs like Nifedipine and Amlodipime are not used as antiarrhythmic drugs because these facilitate, not terminate, compensatory sympathetic discharges.

I hope I was able to help you with this topic, kahit kaunti. I apologize if this isn't too deep a dive for your review. Good luck on your PLE!

TRAVEL | Philippine Airlines (PAL) Fly & Shop Local Seat Sale

Truly shopping is more fun in the Philippines! Based on the Department of Tourism's Visitor Sample Survey in 2018, shopping is the most common tourist activity in the country at 38 percent.

Hence, the 2020 Philippine Shopping Festival was created! To join you in celebrating festival, Philippine Airlines brings you PAL's Fly & Shop Local Seat Sale. 

Fly with Philippine Airlines and enjoy low fares to domestic destinations!

Sale Period: February 21 to February 29, 2020.

Travel Period: February 24 to December 10, 2020.

To know more about the local seat sale promo, visit this page.

FOOD | Bonchon Kids Eat for FREE Promo until March 31

Spend some quality time with your kids and loved ones at Bonchon! 

Six days ago, Bonchon has come up with an exciting deal, the Bonchon's Kids Eat for FREE Promo!  Ongoing since February 17 and is set to end on March 31, 2020, the promo allows your kid to get a 1-piece Bonchon K-Style chicken for FREE for a minimum purchase of just Php 399.

Promo Mechanics:

1. Promo is applicable to kids 3-12 years old with a minimum purchase of Php 399. 

Note: Php 399 minimum purchase is NOT applicable to Team Bonchon group meals 

2. Child should be present at the time of purchase. 

3. One (1) FREE Kiddie Meal per transaction – 1-piece Kstyle Chicken with rice ala carte 

4. Valid for DINE-IN transactions ONLY. 

5. Promo is not valid in conjunction with any other ongoing promos and discounts.