These medtweetorials discusses the history behind a particular disease or treatment and can be found on twitter directly by clicking here, #HistMed:ย
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Author: @MahdiAbuAtta
Type: #HistMed
Specialty: #ID #InfectiousDisease
Topics: #EpsteinBarrVirus #EpsteinBarr #EBV
#AnthonyEpstein #YvonneBarr #DenisBurkitt
#MedTwitter #tweetorial
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A short #medthreadย ๐งตabout the discovery of the only virus (in my opinion) named after two people:
Anthony Epstein and
and Yvonne Barr.
#MedTwitter #tweetorial
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Author: @MahdiAbuAtta
Type: #HistMed
Specialty: #Oncology #ID #InfectiousDisease
Topics: #EBV #EpsteinBarrVirus #Herpesviridae #Burkittlymphoma
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A short #medthreadย ๐งตabout the discovery of the only virus (in my opinion) named after two people:
Anthony Epstein and
and Yvonne Barr.
#MedTwitter #tweetorial
#histmed
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Author: @COREIMpodcast
Type: #HistMed
Specialty:
Topics: #CarbonatedBeverages #PsychoactiveBeverages #TonicWater #7Up #CocaCola #Quinine #Cocaine #Lithium
1/ Hey, #MedTwitter! Happy #TriviaTuesday!
Which of the following carbonated beverages historically contained a psychoactive substance which is today only available by prescription?
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Author: @TylerLarsenMD
Type: #HistMed
Specialty:
Topics: #IVsizing #Gauge #NeedleSize #IVcatheters #HypodermicNeedles
1/ Why are hypodermic needles and IV catheters referenced by gauge numbers?
And why does the needle diameter get smaller as the gauge number increases?
Let's explore the obscure history of IV sizing in the following #histmed #tweetorial.
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Author: @DrFlashHeart
Type: #HistMed #Physiology
Specialty: #Nephrology #Renal #Neph
Topics: #ArginineVasopressin #AVP #oxytocin #vasopressin
โWhat is the role of vasopressin?โ
A nephrologist will talk about osmolality and aquaporins.
An intensivist might talk about its use as a pressor.
But, ask an evolutionary or social scientist and you might be surprised by the answerโฆ
#MedTwitter #NephTwitter #NSMC
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Author: @TylerLarsenMD
Type: #HistMed
Specialty:
Topics: #Whoppers #Malt #MaltedMilk #Halloween
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Did you know that malted milk, the essential ingredient in Whoppers, was originally developed as a "health" food?
In lieu of trick-or-treating, let's have some fun exploring the medical origins of this Halloween staple in this utterly ridiculous #histmed #tweetorial.