Excited and honored to be presenting our research in social determinants of health and HCM. Huge shout out to all
my mentors and friends for the support. Come check us out today at 3! @BMCimRES@BUcards#AHA23
Incredible turnout for bite size teaching today @BMCimRES. Some pearls:
⭐️ Pts on testosterone are
at ⬆️ risk for certain CV risk factors
⭐️The ACR is the only formal society that has guidelines for breast cancer screening for our trans masculine and trans feminine pts
AM Report Roundup!
CMR @yeo_itsalex teaches us about cardiac amyloidosis!
1⃣TTE findings of cardiac amyloidosis include increased LV wall, abnormal diastolic fxn, and abnormal LV strain w/ apical sparing
2⃣If negative workup for AL, +PYP scan has near 100% specificity for ATTR
AM Report Roundup!
Today, CMR Chad Hinkle taught us about CAP!
1⃣In non-severe CAP, use of urinary antigens is not supported by literature (does not change mgmt, low sensitivity)
2⃣A MRSA swab is recommended by ATS/IDSA guidelines for its NPV in ruling out MRSA infxn
The amazing intersection between pulm/crit and rheum♥️🫁🧪
Just when the new APS criteria came out including DAH...
Thrilled to share our latest publication about diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in APS!
https://t.co/luLtw7C8S0
When anemia persists despite multiple transfusions, what is your DDx?
SO proud of @BMCimRES Navya George, who wrote up a superb case for @ASH_hematology of a patient we cared for at VA Boston with this interesting problem:
Kudos Navya!
https://t.co/csZ4ldnzEl
#MedTwitter
New review on upadacitinib (a JAK inhibitor) & axial spondyloarthritis, led by @BMCimRES PGY2 Navya George, co-mentored by @Spondy_MD@rheum_cat
https://t.co/iMpiCSl3pH
We had a great clinical reasoning discussion about an ectopic ACTH-secreting metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor.
Looking forward to the next case! Thanks to CMR Juan Rodriguez for organizing!
@thollenbergmd#meded#bmcimres
Our first installment of a new series called “Stump the Chair.” Today, our all-star PGY-3 @HersheyDudipala presented a mystery case to our chair of medicine @thollenbergmd