Great thread about absorbable sutures, the part that interested me the most was about vicryl rapide and regular vicryl and to think about their use in dermatological procedures

🧵regarding 1-handed knot tying:

We'll go over basic concepts about knots and how to tie the '1-handed' knot.

We will also explore why one of the 'throws' is harder than the other, and a different way to do it that may be new to many who trained in surgery in the U.S.
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The operating room is a hostile environment for surgeons.

38% of surgeons are in pain.

87% if using an endoscope.

A primer on surgical ergonomics to save you suffering 🧵

Really great lung primer from essentials of medicine

5 técnicas japonesas para vencer la pereza:

Stop complicating your thesis!

Here is the master plan I used to write an A+ thesis!

Each step is explained below:

❤️ Have you ever been to an #EADVCongress ?

If yes you know... if no discover the scientific programme as you don`t want to miss out on Europe`s biggest Dermatology & Venereology Congress >> LINK IN BIO

📅 SAVE THE DATE, 11-14 October, 2023 in #Berlin

How to Call a Consult as a Resident 📲🤙

Tbh, I just got one of the most organized consults I’ve ever received, so I wanted to write a quick thread on how this medicine resident did it 👍

(Will share at the end what she did that really stood out)

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🧵 demonstrating a few basic errors that can be made when working with a Bovie.

Note: I won't try to cover all of the science of surgical energy devices, as Twitter threads do have their limits...

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There we go, one more to the archived ones

Hello everyone! Many of you IMGs are looking for IMG-friendly programs this Match:
Just a heads up, Dr. Malke Assad’s page has an extensive list of all of the programs that accept IMGs

(I know bc I collaborated along with an amazing group of volunteers to create them)✨🩺🙌🏼

Causes of A-Fib:

(Learned as a PGY-2 resident and have used ever since)

P - Pericarditis
H - Hypertensive heart Dz / Heart attack
E - Embolism / Electrolytes
A - Apnea / Alcohol
R - Rheumatic heart Dz
T - Thyrotoxicosis

(And any cause of an enlarged LA😉)

Such a great tweetorial of the Derm exam! So many pearls

Great tweetorial about nail disorders!!!

Experience is key in medicine (and any field). But your experience is only as good as what you recall from that experience. If your EMR can do this, I highly recommend it (if not, use a notebook); enhances 'memory' of cases past. Learned from Peter D. Sullivan.

#derm applicants! Check out this cheat sheet of 'Presenting the best of you' as you apply to dermatology residency, written by our Andrew Park (박재한) MD, MBA and Heidi Jacobe! #derm twitter #medtwitter

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#IdBoardReview a patient presents w/ acute onset of 👁 pain, visual blurring, photophobia, watery ocular discharge & red eye. Dx? #medEd #idmedEd #IDtwitter