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1/15 Ever wonder why metronidazole (Flagyl) treats both bacteria and parasites? The answer may also explain the infamous disulfiram-like reaction that can occur when metronidazole...
What’s wrong with this ABG attempt? Thread. On one of the most common pitfalls when doing vascular punctures and other bedside medicine procedures. 1/ https://t.co/XaxLPajbCA
As we know herd immunity occurs in two ways: 1) Either through wide spread vaccination, which is unavailable all the time or 2) Allowing a large proportion of the population to...
Today is my first day off in a while. Three weeks into taking care of #COVID19 patients, as a doctor I am exasperated at how little the things we do actually work for those of them...
1/ #COVID19 Thread: my first case of acute #Hydroxychloroquine intoxication. How do you manage it? Here is what I learned and useful resources I would like to share for your next c...
1. Hello everyone ? kidneys filter magnesium everyday. Do you want to know how?! #tweetorial #nephtwitter #medtwitter Keep reading & see our recent post on hypoMg on @RenalFellowN...
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...
1/ There seems to be an association between the use of "normal" saline and acute kidney injury (when compared with other IV fluids). Why would that be? #medthread #medtwitter #t...
1/ Ever wonder why a "STEMI" causes ST elevation on EKG? The answer is mind-bending. #medthread #tweetorial #medtwitter https://t.co/CNq8lGYoKR
1/ Tweetorial alert ?? Why does propofol burn so much? It turns out the answer is not what you might expect. We'll cover some literature exploring the question and some evidence...
1/ Ever wonder why magnesium (Mg) is used to treat Torsades de Pointes? The answer is fascinating, elegant, and also explains why Mg treats another clinical entity - eclampsia #m...