Pulmonology
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GOLD 2025 what’s new #GOLD-COPD @GOLD_COPD @accpchest #pulmonarymedicine https://t.co/bD1PNB9d07
I am pleased to announce that our newest review article (Drug-induced lung disease: a brief update for radiologists) has been published in the Diagnostic and Interventional Radiolo...
A man comes to the ICU after uncomplicated cardiac surgery. He is hypertensive and a nicardipine infusion is started. 10 minutes later he becomes hypoxemic. A chest radiograph is o...
Here’s another pulmonary physiology question that *everyone* who gives O2 to patients ought to know: What is the primary mechanism by which supplemental oxygen can increase PaCO2...
[1] #Hemodynamics Tweetorial #2 Heart failure pt in ICU is -3.5L after 2d of aggressive diuresis. On day 3, urine output is ⬇️and BUN/Cr is ⬆️ You personally wedge #PAC at bedsid...
1/14 Rapid Response Series, #3: Hypoxia How many times on rounds have you been asked, “What are the 5 causes of hypoxemia”? 🤔 #MedTwitter #TipsForNewDocs
Classic conundrum... PNA vs cardiogenic pulmonary edema 60 y/o no PMH presents with dyspnea, hypoxemia. SpO2 92% 6L NC HR 120 RR 30 BP 110/70. B/l crackles. No JVP or LE edema. La...
A patient presents with shortness of breath. You're asked to examine their respiratory system. Looking at their hands you notice something different about their fingernails. What...
Essential of lung/diaphragm #POCUS tutorial 🧵 🦇 sign identify lung in ICS (ribs acoustic shadows) __ pleural line moves w ventilation: visceral/parietal pleura sliding 🅰️ lines hor...
#POCUS #IMPOCUS #Nephrology image of the day: Back to basics of lung #ultrasound: A-lines and B-lines See 🧵for brief explanation. #MedEd https://t.co/2YoyVvMytg
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? #...
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...
1/ A Tweetorial on ventilator waveforms and vent dysynchrony. Share any videos of vent dysynchrony if you have them! @cardionerds @Sam_Brusca @CPSolvers @DxRxEdu @WApplefeld @An...
Lots of talk about funny hemoglobin and ‘happy hypoxic’ people with #COVID19. I think we can explain everything using plain old pulmonary physiology. Let’s dive into hypoxic pulmon...
1/21 After caring for patients in the ICU with #COVID for the last week, the time seems right for a #pulmonology #tweetorial on #Proning or #PronePositioning @sanjayvdesai @Osler...
1/ Fingernail clubbing is associated with many systemic diseases, from lung cancer to TB to inflammatory bowel disease. Why would such different diseases all manifest with clubbin...
What is the primary driver of exertional hypoxemia in pulmonary arterial hypertension? Discussion to follow! #MedEd