Sandy Escobar, MD

#Usmle #Physiatrist #Medtwitter #Step1pass

[Sandy Escobar, MD @Sandy_Escobar_]

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[Antelm Pujol, MD PhD @AntelmPujol]

😴🚩 ¿CREATINA PARA LA FALTA DE DESCANSO NOCTURNO?

⚠️En persona que han dormido 0-2horas la noche anterior, la ingesta de 0,35 gramos de creatina/kg de peso corporal (20-25 gramos de creatina) EN UNA SOLA DOSIS produce:

⇧⇧Aumento del rendimiento cognitivo.
⇧⇧Aumento de la velocidad de procesamiento mental.
⇧⇧Mejoría del metabolismo celular.

🤝Una gran opción para turnos nocturnos y/o guardias.

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

The isolator helmet was a device invented by Hugo Gernsback in 1925 to help people concentrate and eliminate distractions. The helmet was made of wood and felt, and had three pieces of glass that allowed the wearer to see only a narrow slit in front of them.
The helmet also blocked out all sounds, and had a tube that supplied oxygen to the wearer. The idea was that by isolating the senses, the wearer could focus better on reading or writing.
However, the helmet also had some drawbacks, such as making the wearer drowsy after 15 minutes, and being very bulky and uncomfortable. Gernsback claimed that the helmet was 90-95% efficient in blocking out noise, but he only made 11 helmets and they disappeared by 1926. The isolator helmet was featured in Gernsback’s magazine Science and Invention, and later inspired other similar devices such as the Helmfon.

📷Science and Invention Magazine

[AilaunchX @Ai_Tech_tool]

Instead of watching an hour of Netflix, watch this 2 hour hour Stanford lecture will teach you more about how LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are built than most people working at top AI companies learn in their entire careers.

[Giulia Carvalhal @carvalhalgiulia]

Some people asked me for Step 2 CK tips, so here is what worked for me:

I studied for ~3 months, around 10h/day.
1️⃣ UWorld: one complete pass, tutor mode, random blocks, ~100 questions/day.

Follow the thread:

[ASTCT @ASTCT]

Applications are open for the 2026 International Trainee Observership Program. One international trainee from a low/mid-income country will participate in a 4-week-long observership at @thisisUIC and attend #Tandem27.

📆 Deadline to apply: Sunday, May 24
🔗 https://t.co/cl8EI24k3T

[angel @angeldot_]

GOOGLE CREÓ LA MEJOR HERRAMIENTA DE ESTUDIO DEL MUNDO

Es gratis. Lleva meses disponible.

Y el 90% de la gente no la conoce.

Te doy 6 prompts de NotebookLM para aprender lo que sea en tiempo récord.

📌Guárdalo, te salvará en tu próximo examen

[Nikki Duong, M.D. @doctornikkid]

I launched a program called RIGHR (Research & Innovation in GI and Hepatology for Residents) to increase the # of residents pursuing GI/Hep -- we pair residents w/ mentors in our division and have a longitudinal virtual coaching & mentorship curriculum.

[Hospital Juárez de México @HospitalJuarezM]

Hablemos de las Enfermedades Inflamatorias Intestinales (EII).

No son solo un malestar estomacal; son un trastorno crónico que requieren atención médica especializada.

Aquí te compartimos lo que debes saber

[Hospital Juárez de México @HospitalJuarezM]

¡Ya está disponible! te invitamos a leer el nuevo número de la revista Clinical Innovations in Health Research HJM. Da click aquí: https://t.co/aAsWdRw6kW

[Shan Meltzer @shanmeltzer]

I recently realized a lot of trainees don't really know the format of a compelling research presentation. I compiled a template that people can download on my lab website! A 🧵 to explain each component... 1. start with a nice title slide. https://t.co/wZ2wzjNFJJ

[Shan Meltzer @shanmeltzer]

📢📢My lab at @VanderbiltU is hiring! We are looking for passionate Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Assistants to join our team investigating somatosensory development and repair.
Please help me RT and share with your networks.

[Conrad Fischer @SeeFisch]

LDL 55 seems to be BETTER than target LDl 70

Intensive LDL Cholesterol Targeting in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease | New England Journal of Medicine https://t.co/inLU0ndC6a

[NRMP® @TheNRMP]

📢New resource for residency programs and institutions participating in the Main Residency Match!

Program checklist: https://t.co/WcfyGKgKNc
Institution checklist: https://t.co/k7VpVpQ782

#Match2027 #MedEd #NRMP

[Malke Asaad @malkeasaad]

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[Borrachito 🥃 @borrachito]

La terapia ya no es suficiente… necesito que Peña Nieto me mire fijamente y me diga: ‘Sepan quererse a sí mismos…’ 😔

[Sandy Escobar, MD @Sandy_Escobar_]

Cost-Effectiveness of ApoB, Non–HDL-C, and LDL-C Goals for Primary Prevention Lipid-Lowering Therapy https://t.co/bxdeqagaKw

[Sandy Escobar, MD @Sandy_Escobar_]

The American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association are aware of and deeply concerned by the detention of Dr. Rubeliz Bolivar, an ACEP member and EM resident at the South Texas Health System in McAllen, Texas. https://t.co/TVLN2TrgMU

[Jason Ryan @jasonryanmd]

If you keep your eyes open in medicine, you’ll notice lots of patients with symptoms we can’t explain through western medicine. Their tests are normal but they still have headaches, palpitations, chest pain, dizziness etc.

It’s important not to dismiss these patients. Their symptoms are real, and blowing them off drives people away from medical care.

It’s also important to remain humble. There is so much we don’t understand about the human body. I tell patients this and do not object if they want to explore options outside of western medicine. I’ve seen people improve with acupuncture, cupping, meditation, physical therapy, and even chiropractors in one case of chronic chest pain.

I don’t recommend these as first line treatments, and they should be used cautiously because they can lack rigorous evidence. But when patients are suffering and I can’t help them, I support anything that improves their quality of life.

[mission:brain @missionbrainorg]

La Beca Juan Beckmann apoya a médicos mexicanos con rotaciones clínicas en EE. UU. de 6–12 meses.

Hasta $3,000 USD/mes para viajes, vivienda y alimentación.

Aplica antes del 31 de julio de 2026
Resultados: 26 de agosto de 2026

Más info: https://t.co/wV03GPkac3

[Hospital Juárez de México @HospitalJuarezM]

Te invitamos al #Curso Meta-análisis en investigación clínica usando Epidat 3.1. Puedes inscribirte en la siguiente liga https://t.co/AlhLG6f9cf o en el código QR.