Growth feels uncomfortable. If you’re comfortable, something is wrong

In any patient with foul-smelling sputum, cavitary lesions on imaging, or suspected aspiration PNA, check the mouth. The condition of the teeth and gums can tell you a lot about the likely organisms involved. #MedTwitter #MedEd

Relearning concepts from Chem 1 makes much more sense now that I have some clinical experience. I remember struggling so hard with the Henderson Hesselbeck equation in college. Now it makes complete sense. Context: HH equation is used to calculate the bicarb on an ABG

American Physician Assistant who has worked in cardiology for 8 years says “I have NEVER seen so many echos denied like I have this year” She says health insurance companies are denying routine scans at rates like never before and making it harder to appeal. Just this one phone

Something I wish I learned earlier: People pleasing only serves yourself not your patients. If you need to ruffle a specialist’s feathers to get something done for your patient…ruffle ‘em

1/ 🚨 NEW #WhiteboardAnimation: ILD 🫁 Let’s talk ILD classification & management ⤵️ 🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=GjBg7m… 🖥️: coreimpodcast.com/2025/09/14/ild…

📣 Dr. Khan (Ursel T. Khan, DO), one of our exceptional future #pccm docs, enjoying every moment at #CHEST2025! 💫 Special shoutout to him and Dr. Diller (Elena Diller, MD), our wonderful future chief resident 🫁 Evaluation of Spirometry Referrals/Utilization in IM Clinics CHEST