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1/ Why does giant cell arteritis (GCA) have a predilection for the temporal artery? There are many medium/large-sized vessels in the body, and yet GCA hones in on early branches of the aorta. As you might guess, I think the answer is pretty cool...

The hepatitis B vaccine is amazing. It also has a wild backstory Want to hear it? A #tweetorial 1/ #livertwitter #MedTwitter

🧵regarding some of the more novel *non-urologic* uses of Foley catheters. It's been almost 2 years since I originally posted this, so many may not have seen this one (and I'll be doing reruns for a while...I need to spend April getting ready for #ASGBI2024 🧐. (1/ )

If you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying! Are you looking at MRIs? Feeling some confusion about the diffusion? Feel impaired when it comes to the FLAIR? Wish you could cheat a little? Here’s a little cheat sheet on all the sequences you NEED to know if you are looking at

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Check out my 📝 post with Liver Fellow Network Back to Basics on autoimmune hepatitis geared towards residents/medical students! Huge shoutout to @MianBKhalid and Kamron Pourmand for their help! #LiverTwitter #meded

Histology simplified 😅

A quick run through of #VExUS scan #POCUS #FOAMed #Nephpearls #FOAMcc

Thrilled to be attending Digestive Disease Week. Can't wait to learn from international experts and share my own research with such a distinguished audience. See you all there! 🌎 💚 #DDW2024 #Gastroenterology Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Institute NU Internal Medicine

Medical science and scientists are so cool. The discovery of antibiotics has been one of humanity’s most profound achievements, dramatically increasing life expectancy worldwide. Yet, these once-reliable allies have turned against us due to irrational use, repeated necessity,

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1/ Time for another #POCUS pitfalls thread 🧵: the infamous IVC 🤩 I have MANY thoughts on the IVC 💭 When I first started teaching POCUS, I actually disliked the IVC because it was often poorly done or incorrectly interpreted ❌ I have now come to love the IVC, BUT you have

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In 1929, a 25-year-old doctor cut into his own arm and inserted a catheter into his heart. No permission, no supervision, just sheer defiance. He risked death to prove a theory no one believed. His insane gamble saved millions of lives. Here's his story:

🦠 Why prescribe antibiotics for SBP prophylaxis? Why *not*? ⚖️ Weigh the benefits of prevention vs the risks of resistance 📉 Can we reduce mortality without fueling antimicrobial harm? 🔍 Dive into the evidence behind a high-stakes clinical dilemma in our AASLD

⭐️Thrilled to share our latest publication! We found that GLP-1 receptor agonists, commonly used for diabetes and weight loss, are associated with the development of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and intestinal methanogen overgrowth🦠 #GITwitter journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26…