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Avraham Z. Cooper, MD
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1/Ever wonder why a "STEMI" causes ST elevation on EKG?The answer is mind-bending.#medthread #tweetorial #medtwitter 2/We need to review a few basic EKG facts.First: If electrical signals travel away from
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1/15Why can cefepime cause neurological toxicity? And why is renal failure the main risk factor for this complication?The answer requires us to learn about cefepime's structure and why it unexpectedly
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1/14Why do muscles grow in size after weightlifting or other types of resistance training? The answer is both more straightforward and more complicated than I realized.Let’s get “swol”...#Tweetorial #MedTwitter 2/First,
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Four factors that can interfere w/ accurate pulse oximetry measurement: Methemoglobinemia (falsely ) Carbon monoxide poisoning (falsely ) Venous congestion eg severe tricuspid regurg or cardiomyopathy (falsely ) Dark skin
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1/The health of Abraham Lincoln has long been a source of speculation for medical historians. This #tweetorial explores a new theory of what might have ailed the 16th US president.
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1/17Why do patients with advanced heart failure often develop the Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern?To understand this phenomenon we'll have to explore circulatory flow time and the concept of loop gain. And
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1/19Why does cryptococcal meningitis cause such severe elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP)? I had always accepted this as clinical fact without knowing the reason. #tweetorial #medtwitter 2/First we need to
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In the Intensive Care Unit we're used to taking care of sick patients. We do it all day, every day. So why is #COVIDー19 any different?It’s the silence and the
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1/13Why does cilantro taste and smell so delicious to some people but like soap (or worse) to others?Personally, I love cilantro. Some folks can't even be around it. Why?#tweetorial #medtwitter
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1/My father, David Cooper MD, was a cool guy. Like, proper cool. A polymath, even. This year will be 30 years since he passed away unexpectedly and I have detailed
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1/ Ever wonder why eosinophils vanish from the blood after exposure to steroids? I assumed that steroids somehow destroy them and that is why they disappear.But there's a lot more
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1/There seems to be an association between the use of "normal" saline and acute kidney injury (when compared with other IV fluids).Why would that be?#medthread #medtwitter #tweetorial 2/We need to
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