Lesson #2 of the day.
Remember the SECONDS checklist for systematic interpretation of kidney #POCUS

#MedEd #FOAMed #FOAMcc
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Extended Lung #POCUS to Differentiate Between Pneumonia and Atelectasis in Critically Ill Patients.
🔗pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34582414/
#FOAMed #FOAMcc #MedEd #IMPOCUS

Recommended reading for the weekend 📖🔗link.springer.com/article/10.100…
While fluid responsiveness is less useful in the era of fluid tolerance, this article nicely lists the pitfalls of IVC #POCUS
#MedED #Nephpearls #FOAMed #FOAMcc

Understanding Survival Analysis in Plain English 📊

1/ Intro to Survival Analysis 🌱
Survival analysis isn't about wilderness survival. It's a statistical method to study the time until an event happens. Think of it like tracking how long candles burn before they go out.

2/ Why…

Two best exercises for lowering Blood Pressure (BP) identified

All forms of exercise help in lowering the BP. However, the exact magnitude of BP lowering was not known. A recent meta-analysis looked at the data (obtained from 270 randomized controlled trials) on effects of…

New #POCUS review by Stephen Alerhand, et al.
What #echofirst findings differentiate acute pulmonary embolism and chronic pulmonary hypertension?
#MedEd #FOAMcc
🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation

via stephbeggs #MedEd #MedTwitter

A young girl & her father enters OPD
14y and is deeply jaundiced

Teary eyed, her father requests ONLY one thing
'She's advised liver transplant. We are poor. Can you please help us avoid it?'

I look at the girl the father
& brace myself for the worst case I'd ever seen...

#FellowBootcamp Sinus Rhythm and #EKGs

I teach every fellow/resident to take the time to read each of their patients EKGs. It is the only way you will get any better. Stick to the pattern:

RATE
RHYTHM
AXIS

A common mistake is claiming “sinus rhythm is a P before every QRS.”…

Why do we need to target a lower SpO2 in patients with COPD?

- A mini thread 🧵 (1/7)

Before there was cross sectional imaging w/ CT or MRI, there were these…

#POCUS answer: NOT DVT
As our friends commented in the thread, the structure shown is likely a lymph node. Note it does not convert into long axis view of a vessel when the probe is rotated 👇
Even without rotation, a superficial structure not accompanied by another vessel…

#POCUS answer:
As most of the respondents said, it's indicative of dilated common bile duct and portal vein appearing as barrels of a shotgun.
#MedEd #IMPOCUS #Ultrasound

#POCUS quiz of the day:
What is the circled structure in this subxiphoid #echofirst view?
POLL in thread
#MedEd #Nephpearls

Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! This Friday, 26th, 7-8pm
📚Online CME
🇺🇬Host Dr. Oriba
Panelist
1-Dr. Kalyesubula Robert, MBChB, MMED, FISN, PhD
2-Dr. Grace Kansiime, MBChB, MMED, Nephrologist & Head of Internal Medicine Dept. Mbarara University
Link: twitter.com/i/spaces/1eaKb…

ABCDE is a mnemonic for which condition?

Basic principles of ECG analysis

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗠𝗲𝗱 #MedEd #MedTwitter #ECG #CardioEd #CardioTwitter #Cardiology

Hi, ER Doc here.

If your nose is bleeding, DO NOT TILT YOUR HEAD BACK. This just makes the blood drip down the back of your throat and you will then swallow and/or choke on it. Pinch the soft part of your nose and TILT YOUR HEAD FORWARD. Please tell your friends about this.

USMLE Step 1/2 Review for Med Students!

Brief Tweetorial
5 Leukemias
5 Blood smears
Be able to differentiate them

1. AML
2. ALL
3. CML
4. CLL
5. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma