[1st day ER rotation] Attending: Did you do a FAST exam? Me: [trying to impress] Super fast

Mobile thrombi of the right heart in pulmonary embolism

[1st day ER] me: so our DKA pt. has insulin & fluids running in just one IV? RN: yes me: how? RN: Y them in me: no, HOW do you run both? RN: Y them in me: they’re in because the patient needs them. But HOW? RN: me: RN: Y access me: ok I know WHY we need IV access, but-

I can hear my telomeres shortening...

Elevated troponin does not equal myocardial infarction Elevated troponin does not equal myocardial infarction Elevated troponin does not equal myocardial infarction Elevated troponin does not equal myocardial infarction

You are not a medical trainee until you come home at the end of a long week & promise yourself a 30 min nap followed by cleaning/laundry/cooking; until you wake up 3 hours later hungry & in a daze not knowing what time of day/night it is!

Little Wing 🦅🦅🦅

Diagnosed my first case of Trigeminal Neuralgia due to acute #COVID19. I’ve heard of ageusia and anosmia, but this is the first I’ve seen of CN5 involvement. It appears that the 🦠 hangs out in the cranial nerves? Anyone else seeing similar cases? #medtwitter #COVID4MDs

"When you’re the one wearing a flimsy paper gown and mask in the same room as someone dying from an invisible virus that makes its home in the same air you breathe, nothing is simple." theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Working in medicine is just getting used to stretches of extreme activity and productivity followed by brief periods of inactivity where instead of recharging you feel guilty for not being active and productive.

⚠️ Pollution and the Heart 📍 A new risk factor for cardiovascular disease‼️ ‼️ Review via NEJM Soc Esp Cardiología SACardiología Asociación Cardiología Clínica SEC @riesgo_SEC Almudena Castro Conde Alberto Cordero Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Erin D. Michos, M.D. Michelle Kittleson MD PhD nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Hey #Jude algorithm

Sur une idée de nos maîtres à tous en la matière, les radiologues, le guide de la diplomatie à l’hôpital, version cardiologue. Vous pouvez of course tous faire votre version à destination des cardiologues ;)

Tribute to the Women of Echocardiography Tribute to women who with sensitivity, intelligence and talent give their best through echocardiography. Onelia Greatty Cremonesi #Cardiotwitter #echofirst via ecocardio.com/cursos-eventos… SEIC - Sociedad Española de Imagen Cardíaca 👍

Echocardiographers will relate 😁