Tyler Larsen
@TylerLarsenMD
Hospitalist @LosAngelesVA | Educator @dgsomucla | #MedEd, #histmed, physical diagnosis, clinical reasoning, & Dad jokes. Tweets are my own.
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1/ Why are hypodermic needles and IV catheters referenced by gauge numbers? And why does the needle diameter get smaller as the gauge number increases? Let's explore the obscure...
1/ Why does obesity cause a "falsely low" B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients with heart failure? I often hear this used to explain unexpectedly low BNP results, but I've...