The serum free light chain FLC assay. Tutorial. #MedTwitter#MyelomaVR
Frequently ordered and frequently abnormal. This thread will reduce unnecessary headaches and referrals.
1/ Don’t order it unless you are suspecting myeloma, amyloid or related disorder
It is exactly #25years since I entered Government Medical College, #Kottayam, Kerala, as a medical student, on 12th September 1995!
From a timid (& lean) lad all of 17 years, who couldn't speak English well, I believe I have come a long way.
Literally & figuratively! #thread
Hey 👋🏽 fellows! Have a dialysis catheter w/poor flow & high arterial pressures ?
Think #fibrinsheath.
Here’s how we find & rx them!
1) scout shows proper position
2) retract CVC & inject contrast
3) disrupt the sheath
4) insert new CVC over wire
5) test w/ rapid aspirate/flush
More than 60 hours & counting, have not yet got back the #RTPCR results for #COVID for my Dialysis patient with SARI and severe hypoxia, Ferritin of 13,800, CRP of 215 & this Chest Xray picture 👇
Is this TAT OK, @ICMRDELHI ?
We need widespread #RapidAntigenTest NOW!! @DHFWKA
Just 2 days back, I had written this thread on the difficulties that the private hospitals & doctors are facing in view of the rising numbers of #COVID19karnataka, particularly in cities like Hubli-Dharwad. Yesterday, we bad 89 new cases in the district including 2 Doctors 1/n
💥’Physical Examination of the Dialysis Vascular Access’ - Tweetorial
Let’s first review the:
⚡️Anatomy of the Vascular Access
⚡️Vascular Access-related
complications
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@ASDINNews@RenalFellowNtwk#VascularAccessPearls
Testing showed DNA in the bone marrow transplant patient’s blood was replaced by his donor’s. No surprise there. But over time cells all over his body had donor DNA. The DNA in his semen had been ENTIRELY replaced by his donor’s.
https://t.co/4pmh4tEKub
Hi @IndiGo6E, I have not received my checked in luggage today when I travelled from HBX to IXC. Your staff says it's not delivered due to a problem which has been labelled 'MCT'. The l8cal staff at IXC are not sure what it means. Could you help?
Congratulations to Dr Ashok Kirpalani for a richly desrved lifetime achievement award by the Indian Society of Nephrology at the golden jubilee conference of ISN
I’ve spent the first months of my time at @utmbhealth trying in vain to convince my ASP colleagues David Reynoso, MD, PhD and Scott Ferren, PharmD, BCIDP to join #IDtwitter. Maybe some encouragement from the twittersphere will help... like and retweet to help make my case!
My friend's son, Aran Singh, passed away after a battle with cancer. His dad wants his son to get prayers from around the world. I ask that you help me in making that happen for him.