UConn EMIG

Emergency Medicine Interest Group at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine #emergencymedicine #uconn

[Dr Ihab Suliman @IhabFathiSulima]

44 years old male under hematology FU.
Known case of Thalassemia Major with repeated blood transfusions.
What is description on X-ray?
What is the explanation?

[UConn Health @uconnhealth]

Congratulations to our #UConnHealth Class of 2023.🎓

🖥️ Watch the livestream of today's ceremony starting at 1 p.m.: https://t.co/jpod1pOAiJ

[UConn EMIG @UConnEMIG]

Congratulations to the UConn School of Medicine Class of 2023, including our newest EM residents!
🎉🎉🎉

[Abel Joseph @AbelJosephMD]

A middle-aged patient with RYGB undergoes an upper endoscopy for evaluation of abdominal pain.

🔎 ➡️ long, vertical white strips of peeling epithelium with normal underlying mucosa.

What is the diagnosis?

#GITwitter #MedTwitter

[Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh]

Students: What organ is this?
Residents: What is your interpretation?
#raysofgray #POCUS #ultrasound #FOAMed #MedEd #emergencymedicine #medicalstudent #resident

[MaimoUltrasound @MaimoUltrasound]

VOTW: 50yoF presented with syncope. Found to be hypoxic, otherwise hemodynamically stable and well appearing. POCUS showed...

[UConn EMIG @UConnEMIG]

Thank you to all of the students, faculty and volunteer speakers who participated in our 22nd annual Wilderness Medicine Symposium!

[Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine @BrownJHM]

A 44 year old male presented with worsening dyspnea on exertion. What is the clinical sign & what does it indicate? #Medtwitter (Video by @kohanAndres)

[UConn EMIG @UConnEMIG]

We had a great turnout at our annual EMIG Welcome Meeting this year! HUGE Thank You to our host and speaker, Dr. Regan!

[Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh]

An otherwise healthy male presents with pleuritic chest pain. 
Students: What diagnosis does this clip suggest?
Residents: In the setting of this diagnosis, what measurement contributes to prognosis?
#raysofgray #POCUS #ultrasound #FOAMed #MedEd #emergencymedicine

[ACEP Members @ACEPNation]

As the Supreme Court overturns precedent established by Roe v. Wade, ACEP is deeply concerned about the medical and legal implications of judicial overreach into the practice of medicine.

Our statement: https://t.co/SWxYFDnm4C

[Lea Alhilali, MD @teachplaygrub]

1/Radiologist not answering the phone?Just want a quick read on that stat head CT?

Here's a little help on how to do it yourself w/a #tweetorial on how to read a head CT!
#medtwitter #FOAMed #FOAMrad #medstudenttwitter #medstudent #neurorad #radres @medtweetorials #neurosurgery

[ACEP Members @ACEPNation]

#FOAMed Case: https://t.co/vDwBgH5jX5

• 21 y/o male with acute chest and neck pain after a visit to karaoke
• PT was afebrile, with a blood pressure of 115/57 mm Hg, a pulse rate of 99 beats/min, a respiratory rate of 16 breaths/min, and a peripheral oxygen saturation of 99%

[Daniel Patino, MD @DanPatino7]

ED approach to adults with status epilepticus #CriticalCare #MedEd #FOAMed #MedTwitter #FOAMcc

[ICU OnePager @OnePagerICU]

Continuing our #NewPeopleInTheICU series or #OnePagers:

5️⃣Interpreting Acid/Base - How do you tell the difference between a metabolic & respiratory #acidosis? What causes an anion gap acidosis (GOLDMARKeT), a non-anion gap acidosis (RAGES), or a metabolic #alkalosis (BLVD PLACE)

[Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh]

RESOLUTION: 
S: Landmark for gb is portal v, usually seen superiorly & posteriorly to gb neck when viewed sagittally.
R: Thickened gb wall (>4mm), sludge&stones & SM (can’t glean this from the video)—>cholecystitis. Fluid outside gb (not pcf) not specific for cholecystitis.

[Emergency Physicians @EmergencyDocs]

Most headaches can be relieved at home, but chronic or worsening ones should be evaluated by a physician. Particularly severe headaches may even indicate a need for emergency care.

Learn to #KnowWhenToGo to the ER: https://t.co/D0PLPZ88w7

[SAEM @SAEMonline]

Are you an LGBTQ+ EM student, resident or provider that would benefit from e-mentoring by a member of the #ADIEM LGBTQ+ community? Contact [email protected] if you would like to have a mentor or become a mentor. #PrideMonth

[UConn Health @uconnhealth]

More than 260 new physicians, dentists, scientists, and public health professionals graduated today at UConn Health's 51st Commencement and are ready to enter the state and nation's health care workforce.
https://t.co/i5GpeSzOhm

[UConn EMIG @UConnEMIG]

🎉It's official!🎉
Congratulations UCONN School of Medicine Class of 2022, including all of our newest EM residents! 🤩