Karthik Iyer, MD, KCLG

CEO, Extreme USMLE Coaching & Graduate of Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), May 2013

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Spinal cord cross section anatomy

[Mo Imam @MoAImam]

The nerves to the leg

[Karthik Iyer, MD, KCLG @KIyerMD]

Important USMLE concept to remember for today: when there is excess cortisol in the body secondary to any cause, the excess cortisol will over-activate aldosterone receptors. What will this look like on the BMP and why?

#MedTwitter #MedX

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Skin findings

[Braydon Dymm, MD @BraydonDymm]

Forced gaze deviation 🦪

STROKE (destructive) in the Frontal Eye Field (FEF) allows the eyes toward the lesion.

SEIZURE (irritative) in the FEF pushes the eyes away from the focus.

[Karthik Iyer, MD, KCLG @KIyerMD]

@JDasMD Great article - thanks for sharing!

[Karthik Iyer, MD, KCLG @KIyerMD]

Great illustration!

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Most call it a stroke but in old days cva was optional but by that logic we would call coronary artery accident for heart attacks

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Aorta branches visceral

[Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio @AcademyMedCLE]

#WhyWeVaccinate
John Das, MD and AMCNO board member reminds us of the power of science and collective action.
#VaccinesSaveLives #PublicHealth #AMCNO

[Mo Imam @MoAImam]

Only thing to know in surgery!

[Oren Gottfried, MD @OGdukeneurosurg]

Peripheral nerve issues presenting in the hand

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

The complexity of the vagus nerve ⚡️

[Alvin Das @alvindasMD]

https://t.co/D8wNW4JRyd
Proud to see our work featured in The New York Times: Heavy alcohol consumption is linked to much earlier and more severe intracerebral hemorrhages, underscoring the need to include alcohol exposure in in brain-health counseling. #Neurology @nytimes

[Manual Of Medicine @ManualOMedicine]

Antibiotics Summary

#medtwitter #foamed #foamrx

[Heart_BMJ @Heart_BMJ]

Functional assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a review - https://t.co/hTkkYtEY7z

[Modern Health @modernHealthMe]

Patient with abdominal pain and multiple episodes of vommiting since 2 hours.

What's the Diagnosis??

[Dr. Muhammad Moor @MoarSahitoPTI]

Antibiotic counseling points. 📌

[Jamal Ali @The_sonoguy]

🩺 Acute Pancreatitis
🔍 possible #Ultrasound findings:
➡️Enlarged, Hypoechoic Pancreas
➡️Peripancreatic Fluid Collection
➡️Blurring of Borders
🔎 search for the underlying cause
CBD Stones, carcinoma
🗣️ alcohol? Trauma?
🩸IgG4, Calcium, triglycerides

#MedTwitter #FOAMed

[𝘿𝙤𝙘 𝙋𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙚🩺 @Gazal6849]

🍁Clinical Quiz

A child develops acute anaphylaxis after administration of amoxicillin.

Most appropriate first line therapy❓

A) Adrenaline
B) Chlorpheniramine
C) Diazepam
D) Hydrocortisone

#medx
#MedTwitter

[dermRounds @dermatology]

Diagnosis?