Ryan O'Keefe
MD/MBA @PennMedicine @Wharton | IM PGY3 at Penn | Onc, Pall Care, MedEd | Creator @pointofcaremed | Follow for clinical threads and pearls
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Here are some of my favorite hyperkalemia pearls that will help take your understanding of the disease process to the "201" level! And, yes, this ominous banana is meant to be an...
Hyperkalemia gets so much attention because it's a common, complex emergency with potentially life-threatening cardiac implications. Here's my approach to working up and managing...
Here are some of the highest-yield pearls related to the treatment of CAP! Let me know what your favorite pearls are, and if you'd add anything! - Thread - 1/13
Aspiration pneumonitis is an important mimic of pneumonia, and it can be hard to distinguish between the two. Here's a brief thread to help you sort them out and approach treating...
Here are some of the highest-yield pearls related to the clinical presentation and diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)! Let me know what your favorite pearls are, and...
Here's a @pointofcaremed table with some high-yield information about the commonly used vasopressors in sepsis. While we're at it, here's a brief thread on some key clinical pearl...
As a senior resident, I thought I had a pretty strong understanding of sepsis and septic shock. But after doing a deep dive, I realized there's so much nuance. Here's my approach...
When I was an intern, I didn't even know what GDMT stood for. It was challenging for me to keep track of all of the heart failure medications. There weren't any great resources t...
COPD Exacerbation is one of the most common reasons for admission to the hospital. Here's a streamlined approach (with some key pearls and literature) to make admitting these pati...
Talking about hyponatremia is so stereotypically internal medicine and is, quite frankly, something I used to loathe. Here's a simplified approach to hyponatremia in the inpatient...
When I was a med student, I couldn't wrap my head around AKI. Yet, it seemed like every patient had one! Learn these key pearls and follow the @pointofcaremed inpatient AKI templ...
As an intern, one of the highest-yield schemas I learned was for persistent fevers despite treatment with abx. I use it all the time as a resident, especially when working with ca...