Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

1/🧵 Ever wonder why corticosteroids like dexamethasone treat cerebral edema related to brain tumors? I assumed the answer involved "anti-inflammatory effects", but there's much mo...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/🧵 Why does chronic alcohol use cause macrocytosis? Alcohol's ability to enlarge red blood cells (RBCs) has puzzled me ever since I learned about this association, but assumed i...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/🧵 Did you know that heparin can cause hyperkalemia? But why would an anticoagulant like heparin increase serum K⁺ levels? The answer also has a wild implication - that heparin...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

@AvrahamCooperMD

1/🧵 Why does Wenckebach AV nodal block (aka Mobitz type 1) present with progressive prolongation of the PR interval and eventually a non-conducted P wave?  What causes this uniqu...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/🧵 This is the incredible story of an anesthesiologist who, in 1946, purposefully paralyzed himself using curare. Though conditions were controlled, by the end of the experiment...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

@AvrahamCooperMD

1/🧵 Ever wonder why severe hypertriglyceridemia causes acute pancreatitis? Are triglycerides themselves toxic to the pancreas or is there something else going on? #tweetorial #m...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/ 🧵 Why can propofol infusion at high doses cause Propofol-related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)? To understand why we have to revisit the old adage of supply and demand. #Tweetoria...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/🧵 Why does catamenial pneumothorax (pneumothorax that recurs with menstruation) almost always occur on the right side? Why doesn't it affect both sides of the chest equally? #...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/15 Why can cefepime cause neurological toxicity? And why is renal failure the main risk factor for this complication? The answer requires us to learn about cefepime's structur...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/17 Why do patients with advanced heart failure often develop the Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern? To understand this phenomenon we'll have to explore circulatory flow time and t...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/ Why can furosemide improve dyspnea/pulmonary edema from acute congestive heart failure within minutes of administration? The answer does not involve diuresis. #medtwitter #twe...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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1/16 Ever wonder why Wilson disease causes Kayser-Fleischer rings to form in the cornea? Let’s explore the history, mechanism, and implications of the infamous ring. #medtwitter...

Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺

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