Unless US physicians, residents, and students wake up from their slumber, our profession should expect the same bleak future as that of our present UK peers.

How much should a cardiologist (who has debt, expenses, & doesn’t start until ~ age 34) make for placing a stent & stopping a heart attack (2 am/pm doesn’t matter)?

$674

Not asking for more. But people should know we only get 2% of that bill you get. We’re not the enemy.

‼️ Doximity unveils DocsGPT (doximity.com/docs-gpt), a beta version of a ChatGPT-based tool to assist doctors with insurance prior authorizations / appeals & other administrative tasks
fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/do… FierceHealthcare

Myths and misconceptions about laryngospasm, presented by Dr. Karen Sibert #CSAWinterConf23

Who else has been taught to always give positive pressure?

It may not help and may even makes things worse if not true laryngospasm

I want to share what I think about MDs. I love each and everyone that busted their ass, borrowed too much money, sacrificed more than we can ever quantify, in hopes of helping their patients. Medicine is an imprecise science. The uncertainties far outnumber the absolutes.

Spine surgeons: “You should be able to manage your own complications”

Also spine surgeons: *refer 1/4 of their post-op patients elsewhere for continuation of chronic opioids*

Albert W. Adamkiewicz (1850-1933) was a Polish physician who in 1882 described a communicating artery that provides the major blood supply to the lower spinal cord. Injury to the artery produces loss of motor function with retention of sensory function below ~ T9 (Katz - 1987).

We know #LongCOVID causes #pain & now this research starts to explain why.
…researchers found that infection left a gene expression signature in the dorsal root ganglia that remained even after the virus cleared.
#TreatLongCovid w/ ILF13 anti-cancer drug medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-s…

This is shameful.

If you want to give bonuses to frontline workers, why would you specifically exclude the resident physicians?

whec.com/news/nys-budge…

This is my first digital #art piece of #intern year. Done on Huion Kamvas 16 Pro in #Adobe Fresco
Titled, 'The 1%'
#anesthesiatwitter
#medtwitter

Research Recommendations Following the Discovery of Pain Sensitizing IgG Autoantibodies in Fibromyalgia Syndrome. ow.ly/FCY350H2eSJ

Finding some time to paint during intern year 💯

#medtwitter #intern #illustration

#私が魅せる生き物展覧会

@chris_laube RNSuperHero Also - experienced nurses are like GOLD. Wealth of information, have figured out every trick in the book to get shit done and teach patients. Know when to call for help and how to troubleshoot. A great RN is an absolute treasure.

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Excellent review on the convergence of the fields of sleep medicine and anesthesiology.
A rotation in Sleep Medicine could improve the understanding the effects of sleep/circadian disorders on anesthetic needs and breathing difficulties. #medicine
journals.lww.com/anesthesia-ana…

魚サカナさかな🐟

#猫の日

When I was an intern, one of my favorite senior residents would pick a song of the day and the interns/med students would accrue points for successfully working in lyrics to our presentation. That was probably the only thing I was good at first year besides procedures