Medical Education
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It's 🥶 & we're coming across many cases of peripheral ischemia/gangrene 🔢The semiology of seizures is what we are all taught, but gangrene is another condition where history is th...
Blepharospasm : a focal Dystonia Orbicularis oculi involuntarily and forcefully contract Can be severe enough to temp. impair vision 😓 This gentleman has come for regular Botulinu...
1/Is your ability to remember temporal lobe anatomy seem, well, temporary? Here’s a #tweetorial to help you remember the structures of the temporal lobe! #medtwitter #meded #neur...
What cranial nerve palsy is most clearly illustrated in this image? Left facial nerve Left glossopharyngeal nerve Left hypoglossal nerve Right glossopharyngeal nerve Right...
1/Nothing strikes fear into the heart of a radiologist like the question,“Is it safe to do an MRI on this pt w/an implanted device?” Never fear again! Here’s a #tweetorial on how...
Interpretation of this hepatic vein #VExUS? Corresponding portal vein waveform shown. POLL in thread 👇 #POCUS #echofirst #MedEd https://t.co/qmTB0VwzWB
I've decided to start a series of high-yield Step 1 review tweetorials 🧵 Here's the first one: A 45 yr old man presents with a headache, dizziness & confusion. He has been stayi...
#POCUS puzzle 🧩of the day. Can you put together the pieces and arrive at an unifying diagnosis? Go through the thread 🧵below. Context: #dialysis patient, physical examination #FOAM...
As a Cardiology fellow, we get a lot of consults for myocardial infarction. Here are some of the common (tested) post-MI complications. Part 5: Right Ventricular Failure -thre...
As a Cardiology fellow, we get a lot of consults for myocardial infarction. Here are some of the common (tested) post-MI complications. Part 4: Ventricular Pseudoaneurysms & Aneu...
As a Cardiology fellow, we get a lot of consults for myocardial infarction. Here are some of the common (tested) post-MI complications. Part 3: Ventricular Free Wall Rupture -...
Inverted & Perverted Reflexes The first description of the paradoxical (inverted) triceps reflex French neurologist Alexandre-Achille Souques (1860–1944) #MedTwitter #neurotwitt...
Dynamic or static air bronchograms? Clinical: AKI, ?fluid overload, Tmax 100.1F #POCUS #Nephpearls #MedEd https://t.co/6pRQx5lVXn
1/ Let’s talk about U waves #CardioTwitter. The U wave is a deflection (usually small) immediately following the T wave. The U wave can be: ✅ Positive: upright with amplitude ...
USMLE STEP 1 - a thread (POV. I’ll try my best to summarise what to do and what not to do for step 1 here. it’s totally based on my experience but your opinions are most welcome.)
1) This is my summary of the brachial plexus (BP) and corresponding UL anatomy. This is how I have remembered it over the years. https://t.co/B4fmuOKwbb
1/Have disagreements between radiologists on the degree of cervical canal stenosis become a pain in the neck?! Here’s a #tweetorial on cervical stenosis grading that’s easy, reprod...
As a Cardiology fellow, we get a lot of consults for HFpEF. Part 1: Background & Presentation *Not to use as medical advice, just tips, and always discuss with your fellow/atten...
Important ICU teaching case: A woman with AL amyloidosis presents with hemorrhagic shock from a GI bleed. HR 130, BP 80s/40s, Hb 4.5. She’s been receiving CyBorD-Dara chemotherapy...
#POCUS quiz You are performing physical examination in a patient with suspected fluid overload (plethoric IVC). Parasternal short axis view demonstrates D-sign. But what's in the...
Today I saw a queen who performed an illegal abortion at 4months.The procedure was done 2 weeks & came in with incomplete abortion & infection. When we checked her blood & rhesus...
In Cardiology, one of the most feared diagnosis is a STEMI. Here are my thoughts as a cardiology fellow! Part 2: Differential Diagnoses & Clinical Work-Up -thread 🧵- #MedTwit...
First time on the wards as a senior resident this week, with @ShreyaTrivediMD as my attending (talk about pressure to impress)! I'm prepping a talk to my interns on Acute Kidney...
As a Cardiology fellow, we get a lot of consults for Cardiogenic Shock. Part 2: Diagnostic Studies/Management *Not to use as medical advice, just tips, and always discuss with y...