Robert Whitford, MD

Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Attending, CT Surgery intensive care. Interests: echo, cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, rock climbing.

[UW Emergency Medicine @UWashEM]

UW Medicine’s ECMO programs at Harborview &
UWMC Montlake have launched a new ECMO Transport Team.

This means we can now bring our team to the bedside at any hospital within Washington (more states to come soon).

Referring providers can find info here: https://t.co/Qfb4SkPtIq

[AAEM Young Phys @AAEMYPS]

Meet this month's YPS-AAEM Fellowship Spotlight, Dr. @RobertWhitford! He joined YPS-AAEM to network and find mentorship in career development. As an EM physician, he is capable of providing care to any patient, regardless of age or complaints, and in austere environments.

[Dr G Rajesh (Gopalan Nair Rajesh). @DrRajeshG1]

Angiogram for fellows. Diagnosis? Classification/types of the lesion?

[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

Here’s another pulmonary physiology question that *everyone* who gives O2 to patients ought to know:

What is the primary mechanism by which supplemental oxygen can increase PaCO2 in someone with severe COPD?

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[Ross Prager @ross_prager]

(1/10) Pericardial tamponade is a clinical diagnosis supported by #echo (2D + quantitative). A 🧵of 10 confirmed tamponade cases (by drainage!) starting with obvious and ending with subtle ones that you could easily miss.. some PEARLS along the way 👇#medtwitter #foamed

[Ross Prager @ross_prager]

#resusTEE post cardiac surgery for worsening hypotension and shock. 🫀What's the can't miss finding here (its not an easy one! - see next for poll and final post for answer!) A 🧵 #echofirst #medtwitter

[loops @echotainment]

Constrictive pericarditis. Great CT images. Enjoy!
#echofirst #CardioED @echocardiac @ASE360 @escardio @EchoCases @excellentecho @HeartToProve @The_echo_lady @echotalk @drzgezdentok1 @Ivan_Echocardio @echo_stepbystep @VLSorrellImages @NMerke @Echo_DGK_GER

[Adam Gottula @laertezz]

@calldaburd @UCAirCareDoc Check out the @TamingtheSRU Air Care series on balloon tamponade of varicella hemorrhage- written by @robertwhitford himself!

https://t.co/DY7aIgftma

[SCCM @SCCM]

#CriticalCareQuiz

A 75-year-old man has urosepsis; no prior history. BP 95/52, HR 124, lactate 6. TTE shows EF 75%. VTI is 60 cm from pulsed wave Doppler. LVOT diameter is 2 cm, which yields CO 23.4 L/min. MV CW Doppler is also shown. Why is CO so high?

#SCCMSoMe

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

@loganwalsh @NoLimit_91 @sonostolz @blonde_doctr @harty_shaun @mingespg With TEE keeping the view is easy. It’s practically cheating. Generally the mid-esoph long axis gives the best evaluation of effectiveness of compressions. The transgastric RV outflow view gives best image to evaluate for doppler evidence of PE which I think has great promise.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Successful ascent, switchover to header tanks & precise flap control to landing point!

[Mike Klaszky @oMichaelJo]

Just in case it got buried in the thread, check out this fantastic talk on echo guided resus by my friend and former co-resident @robertwhitford. Fantastic images and discussion on diastology and physiology.

#POCUS #echo #CCM

https://t.co/8wFPgdLW0v

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

@UCAirCareDoc @laertezz @TamingtheSRU @oMichaelJo @JimMakinen @cshaw1026 @RealShanModi @UCcritcare @waknight4 @christian_renne @karigorder @DenverEMed @CUDenver https://t.co/WRouMYdoNc

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

https://t.co/WRouMYdoNc

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

For those who couldn't make the talk yesterday on Echo Guided Shock Resuscitation:

https://t.co/zMzVo8EoDs

@ryangamlin @AalapMD @TamingtheSRU @sonostolz @karigorder @CriticalCareNow @emcrit @ResusPadawan @emcurrents @ultrasoundpod @UltrasoundMD @pocus_society @SCCM

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

If the link does not work I will post the lecture to YouTube later.

[Mike Klaszky @oMichaelJo]

@laertezz @robertwhitford @TamingtheSRU @JimMakinen @cshaw1026 @RealShanModi @UCAirCareDoc @UCcritcare @waknight4 @christian_renne @karigorder I will be disappointed if thoracotomy, bougie, or Minnesota tube is not mentioned

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

@laertezz @oMichaelJo @TamingtheSRU @JimMakinen @cshaw1026 @RealShanModi @UCAirCareDoc @UCcritcare @waknight4 @christian_renne @karigorder Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage

[Robert Whitford, MD @robertwhitford]

@oMichaelJo @laertezz @TamingtheSRU @JimMakinen @cshaw1026 @RealShanModi @UCAirCareDoc @UCcritcare @waknight4 @christian_renne @karigorder Glad to not disappoint!