Medicine
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1/ So much of medicine is about telling a story 📖 Like anything, building your story and presenting it is a skill that comes with practice 🎖️ 🧵 - Here are 5 common mistakes I see...
(1/x) The term 'pre-renal' acute kidney injury is dated and should stop being taught in medical schools. Why? The term pre-renal is inextricably linked to the idea that the treatm...
When I criticize charlatans in the health and medicine world (Oz, RFK Jr., anyone who writes a book about what They don't want you to know), I often hear this kind of response: "...
SILDENAFIL : WHAT EVERY MAN NEEDS TO KNOW Many men today pop Sildenafil on the advice of friends or colleagues, without ever addressing the root cause of their Erectile Dysfuncti...
(1/x) What is the best diuretic to use for hospitalized patients? 🏥 (hint: its not just furosemide) A 🧵 on multimodal diuresis #foamed #medtwitter #diuretics https://t.co/ck1HA...
Lets learn about mixing studies. Easy peasy way. We do it when you have deranged PT/PTT to check for cause? Medicine residents , this is for you. Here it comes.... #medtwitter
1/Time is brain! But what time is it? If you don’t know the time of stroke onset, are you able to deduce it from imaging? Here’s a thread to help you date a stroke on MRI! https:...
HYPOGLYCEMIA Did you know that hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is not just something people with diabetes need to worry about? 😬 You see, it can happen to anyone, and it can caus...
1/9 A 33 y/o F with carpal tunnel syndrome presents with polyuria and polydipsia. She has a fasting serum glucose of 212 mg/dL and a hemoglobin a1c of 9.7%. Do you have an approac...
The 'Alt-Right Cancer Cure' Fenbendazole, Mebendazole, and Ivermectin. But how do they actually work? 🤔 Thread🧵
1/10 A young man presents with hematuria and is found to have these painful skin lesions on physical exam. https://t.co/HYLdo4ho4u
References: 1) Rana, A.Q., Chou, K.L. (2015), Springer, Cham. https://t.co/AeHquyHR2h 2) https://t.co/bu8QSUXFYD 3) van de Wardt J et al., . J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020...
1/Having trouble remembering what you should look for in vascular dementia on imaging? Almost everyone worked up for dementia has infarcts. Which ones are important? Here’s a thr...
1/Have MULTIPLE questions about the new criteria for MULTIPLE sclerosis? ECTRIMS 2024 just came out w/proposed new changes to the McDonald criteria for multiple sclerosis. The ch...
Uric Acid is a power-law biomarker. When UA drops, heart health soars. But it’s one of the hardest to control in modern life. 5 things that got me to a 2.7 mg/dL UA range (top 1...
The 5 A's of snakebite management include the following components and their mechanisms of action: 1. A - Antivenom: Mechanism of Action: Antivenom neutralizes the venom's tox...
Lets learn the Iron Deficiency Anemia , the easy peasy way. Lets make it 2+2=4. Medicine residents !!!! #MedTwitter
Gout can affect your big toe, ankles, knees, wrists, and more! Learn how to spot, manage, and prevent this painful condition affecting multiple joints A thread https://t.co/f53Q...
🔴Torsades de pointes (TdP) is a specific form of PVT occurring in the context of QT prolongation — it has a characteristic morphology in which the QRS complexes “twist” around the...
1/ In medical school, I remember being both fascinated and terrified by prion diseases. Familial fatal insomnia in particular struck a chord. Why would a neurodegenerative prion...
Imaging findings of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) 1️⃣Empty/partially empty sella 2️⃣Tortuous optic nerves with intraocular protrusion 3️⃣Stenosis of t...
Sinusitis can cause stuffy nose and pressure in your face This is the most comprehensive thread you will find on X about Sinusitis what it is, what causes it, and how to keep your...
There is a huge difference in managing hypertension and hyperglycemia in the hospital. Hyperglycemia? Treat it. Hypertension? Usually, don't give anti hypertensives. Follow the...
1/“Tell me where it hurts.” How back pain radiates can tell you where the lesion is—if you know where to look! Do YOU know where to look? Here’s how to remember the lumbar radic...