Luke Webster

Nephrology Fellow - UCSD

[AJKD @AJKDonline]

Total Carbon Dioxide Versus pH for Determining Acid-Base Status in Patients on Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy: A Cohort Study

https://t.co/56pG6U7C2o (FREE)

@tyler_woodell @LukewebsterMd @EtienneMacedo @derifkin @ucsdnephrology #CKRT

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Yo #MedTwitter!!
You already know that #fluids are #1 (they come first!) when it comes to treating #DKA or #HHS... and #insulin is next on your list. But it’s always good to have an #algorithm to refer to for management of these #sicklysweet conditions! Here’s ours @ucsdim!!

[The DEI Shift @TheDEIShift]

As we continue to battle healthcare disparities in this country, @ACPinternists has developed some amazing policy frameworks to guide policy makers towards this goal! Check them out below! https://t.co/kRMyBEOhvw

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

#Infectiousdisease encyclopedia @Darcy_ID_doc carried us through another #HIV-focused #MTC at #Hillcrest this morning!!
Chief @photon_ick & PGY3 Dr. Sheila Bhavsar shared a cool case of #Toxoplasmosis, specifically #Toxo encephalitis!! Check out our 🗝️👇!!

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Hey #MedTwitter!!
This morning at our VA we had Chief @photon_ick give us a case of #ChronicSOB, where it turned out that the patient had #ABPA (#allergic bronchopulmonary #aspergillosis). It's a diagnosis we don't see too often, but one you'll definitely encounter here!! 🗝️👇

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Other things that may help you distinguish primary & secondary AI can be broken down in this #IllnessScript Venn Diagram!! Take a swing at placing the different components in their appropriate sections!! @LukewebsterMd @daniellemunceMD @DirkGainesMD @AlexCypro @SimerjotJ

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Hey #MedTwitter!!
Today Chief @daniellemunceMD & PGY3 Dr. Natalie Prussak sailed beyond the #IM seas when they discussed a case of complex #neuropathy!!

This patient had #MultipleSclerosis!! You can read more about the basics of the disease here: https://t.co/0mhou2khTZ

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Thanks Dr. Kwong, PGY2 Dr. Christine Sonners, & Chief @photon_ick for teaching us how to distinguish these procedures & their clinical utility!!
#MedEd #MedStudentTwitter #Gastroenterology #InternalMedicine #Pancreatitis #Endoscopy
@LukewebsterMd @daniellemunceMD @AlexCypro

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Chief @LukewebsterMd & PGY2 Dr. Denise Mai busted out a case of #Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) for us today at our #VA #MTC... and for you #MedTwitter!!

What is the Pathophysiology of HRS?
1. Cirrhosis + Portal HTN -> Shunting and Splanchnic ‘pooling’ (1/3)

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Many of our residency applicants have asked about the type of #fellowship & #career #Mentorship you get as a #resident @ucsdim.

TWEETS ARE SHORT, but here's a quick list:
- Assigned Faculty Mentor (outside your interest)
- Assigned Senior Resident Mentor... (there's more!!) 1/3

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Hey #MedTwitter!
Today @atigges1, Chief @LukewebsterMd, & #ID-inspiration Dr. Michele Ritter reviewed the *can’t-miss* #diagnoses for the clinical syndrome of: fever & sore throat!!

What’s your list for these?

Keep reading to check out ours!

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

And we love having you Dr. Goodman!! Today our #residents, #students, and #IMapplicants got to enjoy a super cool case of #AML and #leukostasis that started off as a rash... #leukemia cutis!!

Thanks Dr. Jenny Zhou, Chief @photon_ick, & @AaronGoodman33 for teaching us!!

[Luke Webster @LukewebsterMd]

@marushla Thank you!

[Luke Webster @LukewebsterMd]

Ecstatic to have matched at UCSD nephrology! Cannot wait to start fellowship with such an amazing group of mentors!!!

[Luke Webster @LukewebsterMd]

@marwahalkhazaal Thank you!

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Today Chief @photon_ick hit us with a cool case of #FacialMass for our #VA #MTC!! If this CC throws you off #MedTwitter, here is a little taste w/ 2 🗝 👇

Infx > Cancer >>> Autoimmune > other

CBC w/diff + CT/MRI = best initial tests

With these, a good H&P can usually diagnose!

[Atul Malhotra, MD @AtulMalhotra13]

Congrats to #ucsd resident Janna Raphaelson on her first of many first-author publication. Importance of treating sleep apnea in neurological disease. #SleepApnea #ATS
https://t.co/BOa8tAmGEW

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Remember #MedTwitter, edema doesn’t always mean a 💔!!

Today for our VA #MTC, Chief @photon_ick reviewed a case of significant LE edema, in which the patient was found to have #NephroticSyndrome!!

Let’s hit some 🗝 👇!!

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

We are thankful to learn more about local Native American tradition during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

[UCSD Internal Medicine Residency @ucsdim]

Hey #MedTwitter!!
Today we had a unique #MTC led by Chief @DirkGainesMD & @AnandJag1, in which our VA seniors served as a #diagnostic council, sharing their thought processes and approach to a 20yo M with several weeks of strange, ‘flu-like’ symptoms...

What did they find?!