Alexander Phan, MD, MS

Pulm/Crit fellow @LLUHealth, triathlete, powerlifter, speedcuber, pianist. Interests: Interventional Pulm, echo, PE, MedEd. @JohnsHopkins and @Georgetown grad.

[Alexander Phan, MD, MS @alexanderphanmd]

At the #PERTtrainee bootcamp for the #PERT2025 conference representing @LLUHealth ! Hands on and interactive didactic sessions have been great

[Ibrahim Zahid, MD @ib_zahid]

PERT Trainee Council 2025-26 with our lovely mentors!
#myteamisbetterthanyours
#pertconsortium #perttraineecouncil #SanDiego #eleventhannualmeeting
@PERTConsortium

[Manual Of Medicine @ManualOMedicine]

Electrolyte Disorders Algorithms

#medtwitter #foamed #meded

[小谷祐樹 Yuki Kotani｜集中治療医 @YukiKotani5]

🚨10 must-read papers for ICU staff: Jan to Jun 2024

Check out these 10 essential papers on intensive care medicine from Jan to Jun 2024.
Stay updated with the latest research🧵

[Ben Fabry @ATC_Ventilator]

Chapter 01: The equation of motion of the respiratory system. I will try to keep the next tutorials a little less math-heavy, but since it is so fundamental, I could not help myself. (there is a wee little experiment at the end, as a reward)

[@X @MoreXGrok]

Some pearls on Transplantation.

[NephroPOCUS @NephroP]

Beautiful illustrations of basic cardiac #ultrasound views.
#POCUS #FOAMed #MedEd #Nephpearls
By Dr. Veltman/Faris

[Muner Mohamed, MD, FASN @MunerMohamed1]

Diagnosis and management of AKI in patient with liver cirrhosis from @VelezNephHepato @HrsHarmony

[Tommaso Scquizzato, MD @tscquizzato]

6 RCTs presented during @ESICM #LIVES2023 in the last 2 hours you can’t miss if you work with critically ill patients:

#1 Simvastatin in critically ill COVID pts
#2 Vit C in COVID pts
#3 Landiolol in septic shock
#4 Amikacin to prevent VAP
#5 Convalescent plasma in COVID ARDS
#6 Sigh ventilation in trauma

All concomitantly published in @NEJM and @JAMA_current

A thread 🧵👇 1/7

#FOAMcc

[Lea Alhilali, MD @teachplaygrub]

1/Asking “How old are you?” can be dicey—both in real life & on MRI!

Do you know how to tell the age of blood on MRI?

Here’s a thread on how to date blood on MRI!

Read this so next time you see a hemorrhage, your guess on when it happened will always be in the right vein!

[小谷祐樹 Yuki Kotani｜集中治療医 @YukiKotani5]

✅Summary of Important RCTs in ICU for the First Half of 2023!

Quickly summarize the intensive care RCTs published from January to June this year!

Specifically, 13 trials in NEJM, JAMA, and Lancet!

I hope this 🧵 is a useful review of important literature👇👇
#FOAMcc

[Nick Mark MD @nickmmark]

Check out this infographic on undifferentiated shock to go with episode 1 of my new podcast: @CritCareTime

Download infographics:
https://t.co/hHJ4GMayLN

Subscribe to Critical Care Time & never miss an episode:
Apple https://t.co/qghC2z8bi6
Spotify https://t.co/EbHNMpqCoo

[Michael Fralick @FralickMike]

So you are starting residency in a couple of weeks? Here is a brief thread to hopefully help you during your first few months of residency. First, a one-pager on managing sick patients. When in doubt, call for help! 1/10🧵

[Alexander Phan, MD, MS @alexanderphanmd]

Grateful and happy to announce that I’ll be an Internal Medicine Chief Resident at my program for the upcoming academic year! Looking forward to learning more about program leadership and helping my fellow residents 🤝

[Alexander Phan, MD, MS @alexanderphanmd]

@mattyfred_ Costco Casper mattress is the best purchase I’ve made all year 👌

[NephroPOCUS @NephroP]

Nice illustration of suprasternal notch view.
#POCUS #echofirst #FOAMed #FOAMcc
Courtesy: https://t.co/DHKeVEthwL

[Alexander Phan, MD, MS @alexanderphanmd]

Having a great time at @atscommunity #ATS2023 Enjoyed the heme-onc poster discussion session this morning and exhibits!

[IMCrit @IM_Crit_]

ICU Reminders:

RV-predominant cardiogenic shock

RV failure criteria:

[The Koshur Doc @TheKoshurDoc]

Chest x-ray 🩻

What is this sign called?
What is the likely diagnosis?
What are the differentials?

#thekoshurdoc @IhabFathiSulima