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| Ever wonder why magnesium (Mg) is used to treat Torsades de Pointes? | #MedEd #pathophysiology #cardiology #electrophysiology #EP #cardiotwitter #torsades #eclampsia #magnesium #calcium #arrhythmia #QT |
| Did you know how sickle cell trait protects against severe malaria? I didn’t. | #MedEd #Question #Pathophysiology #Hematology #Heme #HemeOnc #InfectiousDisease #ID #SickleCellAnemia #SickleCell |
| Many think that Van Gogh was “dig toxic” and that it impacted his vision and painting. Was that really true? | #Histmed #Humanities #pharmacology #opthalmology #VanGogh #digitalis #toxicity #yellow |
| The health of Abraham Lincoln has long been a source of speculation for medical historians.What actually ailed him? | #HistMed #Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Endo #AbrahamLincoln #PhysicalExam #MarfansSyndrome #LincolnSign #Loey_Dietz_Syndrome |
| Have you ever wondered why patients in shock are refractory to vasopressor support if also severely acidotic | #MedEd #pathophysiology #question #CriticalCare #EmergencyMedicine #EM #InternalMedicine #IM #hypotension #Shock #CardiacOutput #CardiacPhysiology #MAP #Acidosis #Vasopressors |
| Why do we forget what we learn so easily? | #question #psychology #learning #memory #adaptive #forgetting #creative |
| Ever wonder why a “STEMI” causes ST elevation on EKG? | #meded #physiology #Cardiology #CardioTwitter #EmergencyMedicine #EM #STEMI #STElevation #EKG |
| There seems to be an association between the use of “normal” saline and acute kidney injury (when compared with other IV fluids). | #Physiology #EBM #Nephrology #Renal #Neph #NormalSaline #IVFluids #AKI |
| Pulmonary vasodilators are generally not used for patients with pulmonary hypertension due to COPD, even if severe. Why would that be? | #pathophysiology #question #pulmonology #COPD #pulmonary #hypertension #sildenafil #inhalation |
| Why is cystic fibrosis (CF) one of the most common genetic diseases? Could heterozygous carriers have a selective advantage? | #Pathophysiology: #Pulmonology #Pulm #CysticFibrosis #CF #CFcarriers |
| Ever wonder why fever worsens brain injury after cardiac arrest? | #Pathophysiology #Cardiology #Neurology #Neuro #CardioTwitter #fever #CardiacArrest #HypothermiaProtocol #Glutamate #NeuronSpecificEnolase |
| Fingernail clubbing is associated with many systemic diseases, from lung cancer to TB to inflammatory bowel disease. Why would such different diseases all manifest with clubbing? | #Pathophysiology #InternalMedicine #IM #Clubbing #VGEF #VascularEndothelialGrowthFactor #NailClubbing #FingerNailClubbing #Hippocrates #Trousseau |