FEBRUARY'S LUNCH & LEARN
Valvular Heart Disease: Past, Present, and Future
Monday, Feb. 28 at 11:00 AM
Join Mount Sinai's Dr. Sarah Guigui for this month's Lunch & Learn Dr. Guigui is board certified in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology & internal medicine RSVP to [email protected]
CDC calls out face masks with valves -- they do not stop spread of coronavirus because the valve lets exhaled air out. Airlines are banning them. Others should, too. https://t.co/4EK1F87orp
Irrespective of their LVEF, patients with Left Ventricular NonCompaction cardiomyopathy exhibit impaired cardiac mechanics. Check out our study presented at the 2020 ASE virtual poster session. @ASE360#MountSinai#echocardiography#strain#cardiac mechanics #cardiology
ECHO was a nymph who was cursed by the goddess Hera so that she no longer had a voice of her own. Echo was only able to repeat the words of others.
This is why the reflection of a sound wave, like in ULTRASOUNDS, is called an “echo.” 🤯
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Did you know? Preterm babies often suffer from apnea. We treat them with INTRAVENOUS CAFFEINE. The initial dose is equivalent to 8 cups of coffee. IV caffeine!!! 🔥 #MedTwitter#nicu#Pediatrics
The Rod of Asclepius (aka Nehushtan in the Bible) is the proper symbol of medicine/health. Often mistaken as the caduceus, symbol of the gods Hermes and Mercury. #MedTwitter#medicine
Dr. Sextus Empiricus: This famous skeptic advocated for the abandonment of theory and favored experience over theoretical science. His name lives on today when we treat patients “empirically” when objective laboratory evidence is lacking. #medicine#MedTwitter