Ask how you have been, it has been a while now, and thank you for taking care of their loved ones.
That's why we do what we do
That's why we care
And that's why we keep moving forward
What is the epitome of our profession?
When you pass by the son or daughter of a man who died under your care, after you have done everything you can.
You look down and try to pass by in a hurry, to save them and yourself a hurtful memory.
Only for them to stop you ...
Prof. Christopher admiring the fellow-seal puncture site closure technique ๐
After succesful -but stressful- TAVI for a patient with sever AS and a huge septal bulge
On recieving the call I wanted to revise the parasternal approach tips and tricks as I had never used it before and given the past history I thought i might need it.
Only to find out that Brilakis havent used it or seen it before.
@esbrilakis#MedTwitter#CardioTwitter
Got a call for a case of tamponade needing urgent pericardiocentesis, but my shifts are never that straightforward
A 70y male, ESRD on dialysis, presented with tense ascites and DCL
P/H of recurrent Anasarca, pleural pericardial and peritoneal tapping, thickening of pleura...