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The point is, if you are a medical student --> focus on knowing the classical picture of disease --> don't hyperfocus --> read widely and broaden your knowledge. Your knowledge will automatically become more and more focused as you specialize and subspecialize.

Let me tell you my #Ramadan story in training… once upon a time I was an #OBGYNresident in a busy program in the heart of Detroit. I was on L&D nights as a second year resident. I came in at 6 pm and the board was crazy (as it frequently was). 🧵

Never in the history of medicine has so much been done, by so many, so incompetently, with so little consequence as in the treatment of severe hyponatremia. #Tweetorial 1/10

I’ve been at The Masters all week, and I can certifiably say it’s the best sporting event I’ve ever been to. Here’s what stands out:

WHY do we divide by n-1 when computing the sample variance? I've never seen this way of explaining this concept anywhere else. Read on if you want a completely new way of looking at this.

Hey #medicine residents !! PLEASE TRANSFUSE BLOOD PRODUCTS JUDICIOUSLY 🙏🏻 Not every patient with anemia needs blood and not is blood transfusion free of complications. I'll list out a few TRANSFUSION REACTIONS in case you'll have forgotten about them 👇🏻 #MedTwitter 1/10

Had a great time attending + presenting at #SIAC2023 thank you Adrian Baranchuk MD FACC FRCPC FCCS FSIAC Shyla Gupta and the rest of the team!

We prefer to be called endocrinologists 🤣 #EndoTwitter

A patient with SLE and recurrent strokes presented with this finding. What do you see and what labs should you order? #medtwitter #rheumtwitter

"CHF" doesn't cut it anymore. You have to classify heart failure to truly know how to treat the patient. 3 tips to classifying heart failure and ensuring proper care:

“So first you check serum osmolality to see if it is true hyponatremia, then you need to see if ADH is on or off by looking at the urine osmolality, and the urine sodium will next tell you the intravascular volume status.”

Brief reminder that the 3 different lumens of a 'triple lumen' central line are *not* equivalent in terms of flow rate. The distal (brown) lumen usually has a greater diameter and a much higher maximum flow rate than either of the other 2 lumens. (1/4)

A better example of Kussmaul’s sign would be hard to find

1/Need help reading spine imaging? I’ve got your back! It’s as easy as ABC! A thread about an easy mnemonic you can use on every single spine study to increase your speed & make sure you never miss a thing!

Calcinosis draining from a finger in a patient with dermatomyositis Janet Pope

There is a problem inside hospitals caused by our reliance on specialists. Day1: Plan: XXXology review Day2: Plan: await XXXology opinion Day3: Plan: Chase XXXology Its actually a "system trap" known as "shifting the burden to the intervenor". An addiction leading to bottlenecks.

Migraines are underdiagnosed AND undertreated How can something that affects more than 1/10 people be overlooked so easily? Let's talk about what migraine is AND isn't so you won't miss it when taking care of your patients! #MedSocial30 Day 2

10 in 10 (Random collection of) ICU Pharmacy Pearls (or: Pet Peeves): I witnessed all of them the last month & decided to write them down. You may disagree with many of them but there we go: 1. If the patient is on warfarin, presents to the ED w massive upper GI bleeding &