Elizabeth Grace

Anaesthetics Trainee, London

[Becky Platt @BeckyPlatt3]

Preparing kids for procedures is a superpower.

But most people suck at it because they don’t have a strategy.

Here are 10 actionable steps to level up your preparation skills:

[Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺 @AvrahamCooperMD]

This patient had palpitations that were relieved by bowel movements and passing gas.

It is possible for the COLON to end up in the pericardium 🤯

#MedTwitter

[Gabby @GabbyGasDoc]

Does anyone have any tips/advice they wish they’d known earlier in their anaesthetic training? Thinking exam resources, ways to enhance chances at Reg application/ general CV boosting, options if struggling, advice about pay? @Anaes_Trainees @Jopo_dr @muddy_gas_doc @GaslingSarah

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

This is what happens when you wring out a wet towel while floating in space.

Credit: CSA/NASA

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

A young girl & her father enters OPD
14y and is deeply jaundiced

Teary eyed, her father requests ONLY one thing
"She's advised liver transplant. We are poor. Can you please help us avoid it?"

I look at the girl the father
& brace myself for the worst case I'd ever seen...

[Jamie Willows @jamiekwillows]

You get called to the haemodialysis unit.

An 18 yr old man has missed his dialysis all week & today reports weak legs. The dialysis nurse snaps this ECG as he passes out.

What do you do? Is starting dialysis during CPR ever a thing?

A thread on hyperkalaemic cardiac arrest👇

[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

Q: What do🐍 snakes have to do with ICU pharmacology?
A: A lot! We use 💊medications derived from snake venom every day in fact!

Buckle up for a fun 🧵of #UnusualDrugDiscovery & #HistoryOfMedicine about medications derived from from 🐍☠️snake venom! #FOAMed #FridayFun
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[Elizabeth Grace @ElizaGr8ce]

@fuzzymittens Thank you for this - some really helpful tips 😊

[Airbus Space @AirbusSpace]

#PléiadesNeo 🛰 has captured the aftermath of the recent volcanic eruption in #Tonga.
🔎The 30cm imagery clearly shows the island has completely changed following the natural disaster, with only the very edges still visible above sea level😮
#HungaTonga #TongaVolcano

[Elizabeth Grace @ElizaGr8ce]

@Dominos_UK how can I make a complaint about an order? Your team at Purley were unhelpful to say the least.