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Keith Siau

@drkeithsiau

GI doctor with interests in endoscopy, gut health, liver & medicine. 💜 #GITwitter #LiverTwitter #MedEd. Occasional silliness. Siau rhymes with meow 😺

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How neural connections are made 🧠

After neurons migrate and settle into position, they form connections with each other called synapses. These are critical for neurotransmission and brain functions including formation of memories and consciousness.

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Case of a 69F who presented with abdominal pain and nausea. This was seen on endoscopy, indicating delayed gastric emptying. The patient was later found to be taking semaglutide (Ozempic) for weight loss. She was asked to stop this and her symptoms settled.

Gastroparesis can be…

Case of a 69F who presented with abdominal pain and nausea. This was seen on endoscopy, indicating delayed gastric emptying. The patient was later found to be taking semaglutide (Ozempic) for weight loss. She was asked to stop this and her symptoms settled. Gastroparesis can be…
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Random tip of the day - when doing a manual blood pressure, always listen or feel for the brachial pulse and not the radial pulse.

Using the radial pulse can falsely overestimate systolic blood pressure by 5-15mmHg 💡🤯

Random tip of the day - when doing a manual blood pressure, always listen or feel for the brachial pulse and not the radial pulse. Using the radial pulse can falsely overestimate systolic blood pressure by 5-15mmHg 💡🤯
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