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@cjcarrubbaMD

Thoughts on #endometriosis from the perspective of medical education 🧵

USMLE and shelf examinations make endo seem super easy. It’s a young woman with pelvic pain & some combo of infertility, dyspareunia, and dyschezia

Throw some OCPs at the problem and boom, case closed

Students don’t talk about endo as a cause of urinary symptoms. Many have it on their list as a cause of heavy abnormal bleeding.

Most have no idea that MRI is useful for diagnosis and few know when to refer for surgery or how to manage patients after surgery

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S. MD ⚕️

@DrDreamer91

Congratulations for every one,

J1 visa process

Wanted to share this info with all the people who matched this year! Hope it’s helpful.

#usmle
#Match2023

@MatchAResident

j1 visa process:
Sequence of events after the match:
1. Sign the contract.

2. Obtain the Statement of need at the Ministry of Health, Delhi (Documents needed: Offer letter, Passport, Valid visa, Surety bond, Application).

3. TPL creates a profile for the applicant at EV net (Documents needed: Offer letter, Statement of need, Current CV, Copy of Passport pages, Medical school diploma, Passport size photograph)
4. ECFMG will notify the applicant that the application has been initiated.

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Dr Ihab Suliman. دكتور ايهاب فتحي سليمان

@IhabFathiSulima

Very intelligent 🧠 and #brilliant doctors. Doctor vs #DoctorWho Quiz.
Which #cytokine stimulate the growth and differentiation of #eosinophils.
#medtwitter #meded #doctor #USMLE #medical

Very intelligent 🧠 and #brilliant doctors. #Doctor vs #Doctor Quiz.
Which #cytokine stimulate the growth and differentiation of #eosinophils.
#medtwitter #meded #doctor #USMLE #medical

On Targeting #Eosinophils which clinical condition will benefit most ?
#medtwitter

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Andreas Charidimou MD, PhD

@a_charidimou

Beating Clinical MCQs in #USMLE or #boards2023 when you don’t know the answer! 🩺📝

🧵👇Check out 10 strategies to approach this challenge

#MedTwitter #MedEd #IMG #ECFMG #foamed #medicalstudent #internalmedicine #BoardExams #medicaleducation

Don't panic! 😱

Try to work through the question, use strategies below to narrow down the choices and make an educated guess. 💪🤔💡

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General approach to MCQs: Reverse reading 📖🔙💭

a) read the MCQ starting at the last sentence in the stem (the actual question)
b) glance over the answer options
c) then work your way back to the stem

🧠I find this an effective technique to prompt & orient the brain.

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Nirmal Jyothi

@majornirmal

I see many MBBS students and young doctors in Twitter. I thought I will post some thoughts of mine about career choices here which may help a few people.
#MedTwitter #NEETPG #PLAB #USMLE

When I was in college from 2008-14, there was no provision of high speed internet till final year and internship. So there were no YouTube videos to help and guide me regarding career choices.

(1/n)

I was totally confused about what to do next and was not keen to take up busy specialities. I decided to do PG in PSM or Psychiatry and went for PG coaching in Kerala after a brief period of working.
(2/n)

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ʏᴀsʜ ʙʜᴀᴠsᴀʀ

@DoctorBhavsar

Juxta-articular (near joint articulations) punched out erosions on the metatarsals is indicative of GOUT | (Gout = mostly toes)

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#MedTwitter #RheumTwitter #neurotwitter #usmle

Psuedogout presents with chondrocalcinosis (calcification of cartilages) | (psuedogout = mostly knees)

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Chronic neuropathic (charcot) arthropathy presents in those with chronic diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.

Common signs on xray are :

1. Hour glass phalanges
2. Sucked candy apperance
3. Subluxation of several foot joints.

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Dr Ram's Dermatology

@manojramMD

QuizTime 13
Happy New Year 2023

40yr old M comes to us with the following lesions of few months duration.
Asymptomatic
Applying various ointments from different places

Dx ?
#dermtwitter #MedTwitter #dermatology #MedEd #FOAMed #NEET #USMLE

Local adverse effects of topical corticosteroid use

On detailed history taking and careful examination it was found out
The patient was using verities of topical ointments from shops and sources for prolonged duration
They mostly contained corticosteroids
Self medication +

Skin atrophy is the most prominent cutaneous adverse effect
Involves both the epidermis and dermis

The development/ exacerbation of dermatoses of the face
steroid rosacea, acne, and perioral dermatitis, is a well-known side effect of topical corticosteroids

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Dr Ram's Dermatology

@manojramMD

QuizTime 10

35 yr F
Slight itchy/mostly asymptomatic lesions
Scaling+/-
Present on face back chest
Sun exposed areas
>1yr duration

Dx ?
#MedTwitter #dermatology #dermtwitter #MedEd #usmle #NEET #FOAMed #Medstudent #health #education

Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus/Classic DLE

Begin as red-purple macules, papules, or small plaques Rapidly develop a hyperkeratotic surface
Early classic DLE- sharply demarcated, coin-shaped (i.e., discoid) erythematous plaques covered by a prominent, adherent scale+

Typically expand with erythema and hyperpigmentation at the periphery
Leaving hallmark atrophic central scarring/telangiectasia/hypopigmentation

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Doc Dexter

@SolarSunil

Impressing 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 ❓

Residents use the fancy diagnosis and terms like
𝐇𝐋𝐇 - Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

A 🧵 on what is 𝐇𝐋𝐇 and how to diagnose it
#MedTwitter
#HLH
#MedEd
#usmle

📍Hyperinflammatory syndrome caused by ⬆️cytokine release

📍 Either due to genetic or acquired overactivation of CD8 T cells and natural killer (NK) cells

✴️ Hemophagocytosis is neither sensitive nor specific for HLH

🅲🅻🅰🆂🆂🅸🅵🅸🅲🅰🆃🅸🅾🅽 👇

Lets discuss one of the 𝖈𝖆𝖘𝖊 𝖘𝖈𝖊𝖓𝖆𝖗𝖎𝖔𝖘 that came to AIIMS:

24,💃, without any Co-morbidties

C/O Fever, Malaise, Sore throat, Headache

𝐎𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 :
🔸HR ~125/min 🔺
🔸Severe Pallor
🔸Cervical Lymphadenopathy
🔸Petechial Rash

Investigation👇

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Lea Alhilali, MD

@teachplaygrub

1/Feeling lucky? Or feeling evidence based?
A #tweetorial about how to read a #pituitary #MRI using data and know if there’s cavernous sinus invasion w/the Knosp score.
#medtwitter #FOAMed #radres #neurorad #FOAMrad #neurosurgery #medicalstudent #meded #USMLE #endocrinology

2/The hardest part of a pituitary MRI is deciding if there is cavernous sinus invasion. It makes sense that the more lateral a tumor goes on MRI, the more likely it has invaded the sinus—bc it is going the direction of the sinus. But how far is far enough?

3/This is important bc each time a radiologist makes a call on imaging, they make a bet & they are betting their credibility. And unlike other bets, there is only 1 wager—all in! So it is important to not call it when you might be wrong, bc overcalls destroy credibility.

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Adeel A. Shamim, MD 🇵🇰🇺🇸🇨🇦

@Adeel_A_Sham

1/ Many folks have messaged me asking for guidance regarding #USMLE, so I figured I might create a thread on how I was able to take all exams (except step3) while still in #medicalschool.
The following 🧵 is what I found useful for me, obviously doesn't apply to everyone.
👇

2/ Disclaimer, I was an average #medicalstudent, no genius or prodigy.
I put in the extra effort and it paid dividends.
I graduated in Nov 2012, as an #IMG and matched into surgery in Mar 2013. If I can do it, so can you, just remember no shortcuts in life.

3/ The first time I heard of #USMLE was in Dec 2010, when my buddy was studying for it.
It was around that time I looked into studying for this "international exam" as I would falsely assume.
Once I did some digging, I realized, everyone has to take it to practice in the US.

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Rajesh S

@Dr_RajeshS

1/Hello all,Good morning! Happy independence week🇮🇳🎉🎊
Got a beautiful chest teaching case 👇🏻Xray ▶️CT ▶️HPE

🛑27 year old female came with h/o chest discomfort, breathing difficulty, cough x 1 week

Lets breakdown it✍️📝 🔥
#radres #chestrad #Pulmonology #MedTwitter #FOAMrad

2/ Frontal CXR shows homogenous opacity in R.mid & lower zone in paravertebral region
❇️It has well defined superior,inferior&lateral borders, medial border is merged with mediastinum(incomplete border sign)
♉️Opacity has Broad base contact with mediastinum s/o mediastinal origin

3/
❇️Lung lesion will be covered by lung margins all side(not always) & form an acute angle with meds
♉️Normal silhouette of right heart border is seen (neg silhouette sign) s/o lesion not in ant med
🉑Hilar vessels are seen coursing through the opacity (Hilum overlay sign +ve)

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@Rx_Ed

If you’re an IMG who studied medicine in English and passed all #USMLE steps, you should NOT be required to sit for an English language exam.

Enough with the ripoff and making money out of the poor students.

If you’re an IMG (or US graduate) who passed all #USMLE steps and interested in primary care in rural areas (where there is DIRE need for primary care physicians), you should be offered contracts with competitive salaries.

If you’re an IMG (but a US citizen) who passed all #USMLE steps and interested in primary care, you should be offered a chance to do your residency training in the Indian Health System or Bureau of Prisons.

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USMLE Mnemonics by Raza

@Usmle_Mnemonics

Acetaminophen Toxicity algorithm. Very helpful

#Meded #medtwitter #USMLE #MRCP #razausmlemnemonics
via @ibcc

Pathophysiology of acetaminophen toxicity

Rumack-Matthew Normogram used for acetaminophen toxicity

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@Rx_Ed

Pay attention to this thread:

Sodium/Glucose Cotransporter *2* (SGLT2) receptors are in the *1st* part of the proximal tubule, where 90% of glucose reabsorption occurs & also where SGLT2 inhibitors like empagliflozin work.

SGLT *1* receptors are in the *2nd* part of the tubule.

SGLT2i ↓ systolic HF mortality in patients with OR without diabetes.

Drugs that ↓ systolic HF mortality:
•ß-blockers (metoprolol, bisoprolol, carvedilol)
•ACEi
•ARBs
•MRAs
•Hydralazine (with nitrates)
•Neprelysin inhibitor (sacubitril)
•SGLT2 inhibitors

Additionally, SGLT2 inhibitors ↑ sodium delivery to macula densa and SLOW the progression of GFR decline in kidney disease by restoring the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) and are associated with DECREASED mortality from kidney disease among patients with diabetes.

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Aishwarya Thakurdesai

@aishwarya_td

Preparing for Step 2CK:
🧵
Resources:
1. UWorld: I can't stress enough how important this is!!! Give it as much time and dedication as possible. The more you're thorough with it, the better!
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#medtwitter #USMLE #step2

I started UWorld with just Medicine, when I was halfway done, I added Surgery, and so on. So towards the end I was solving mixed blocks. Start timed mode as early as possible: Q. stems can be really long, and require a lot of practice to get through quickly.
(2/7)

2. Divine Intervention Podcasts: These are GOLD. (God bless Divine! 🥺❤) Must listen: No.s 37, 97, 184, 204, 231 (Risk Factors/Most Common/ Military)

3. Mock exams: UWSAs and NBMEs
(3/7)

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Satyendra Dhar, MD MHA FHM 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆣𑆫

@DharSaty

Duration of Antibiotic Therapy
Deciding on the duration of antimicrobial therapy for an infection is neither straightforward nor simple. 👇
#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor
#medschool #MedStudentTwitter #medstudent #TwitterRx
🔽👇🔽🔽👇

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Most ID guidelines are based- either expert opinions or evidence-based medicine. Historically, duration of ABX Rx were based on arbitrary extension of days(magic numbers like 7, 10 & 14 days) rather than on reliable evidence with the main aim to ⬇️ failures & avoid underRx.

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There is growing evidence to support for shorter courses. It is important for prescribers to be up to date with best practices. Duration of therapy plays a pivotal role in antimicrobial stewardship programme within the global effort to optimize antibiotic use &⬇️resistance.

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Satyendra Dhar, MD MHA FHM 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆣𑆫

@DharSaty

LASIX and HF
👇👇👇👇
#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor

👇👇👇

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4-chloro-N-(2-furyl-methyl)-5-sulfamoyl-anthranilic acid, member of the sulfa’s. Potent natriuretic drug, inhibits Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporter in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle.
Direct Vd effects results in its therapeutic effectiveness in the Rx of acute pulm edema.

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Vasodilation leads to reduced responsiveness to vasoconstrictors, such as angiotensin II and noradrenaline, and decreased production of endogenous natriuretic hormones with vasoconstricting properties.

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Satyendra Dhar, MD MHA FHM 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆣𑆫

@DharSaty

Angioedema:

Edema of the deep dermis & subcutaneous tissues.

Etiology, types and treatments👇👇👇👇⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️👇👇👇👇

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#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor
👇⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️👇👇👇👇

Mast cell–derived mediators tend to affect layers superficial to subcutaneous tissue, including the dermal-epidermal junction. These mediators cause urticaria & pruritus.

In bradykinin-mediated angioedema, the dermis is usually spared, so urticaria & pruritus are absent.

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Types of Angioedema:

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#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor

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Satyendra Dhar, MD MHA FHM 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆣𑆫

@DharSaty

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA):

Gram-negative bacillus found widely in nature, in soil and water.
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#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor @ImproveDX

The genus Pseudomonas >140 species,> saprophytic & >25 species are associated with humans. Most known to cause disease in humans are associated with opportunistic infections.

⬆️ MR : ⬇️ host defenses, resistance to ABX & production of extracellular enzymes & toxins.
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Often found in water in sinks & can contaminate respiratory equipment, which can serve as an environmental reservoir, especially in ICUs. Is the most serious pathogen causing ventilator-associated pneumonia & remains the most important pathogen in patients with CF.
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Satyendra Dhar, MD MHA FHM 𑆱𑆠𑇀𑆪𑆼𑆁𑆢𑇀𑆫 𑆣𑆫

@DharSaty

Dementia
Acute cognition change with altered consciousness & impaired attention that fluctuates over time. Often unrecognized & unRx. May be preventable & early detec/ facilitates urgent assessment &Rx 1/16
#MedTwitter #MedEd #USMLE #FOAMed #hospitalist #mbbs #medicine #doctor

The criteria for delirium listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders vs Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) 👇👇. CAM has a sensitivity of 94% to 100% and a specificity of 90% to 95%.
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Features:
disturbances of sleep, altered psychomotor activity, and changes in emotion (eg, anxiety, apathy, lability, irritability, or anger). Subtypes of delirium are hyperactive, hypoactive & mixed. Hypoactive form >> hyperactive form. Inattention is hallmark. 3/16

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