🧵regarding the technique of 2-handed knot tying:
This one is for students and 1st-year residents. 2-handed tying is becoming a lost art in surgery, but I believe it is important to learn.
We'll start here with just the basic steps. More advanced concepts will come later.
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⚠️ REFERENCE ALERT
COPD GOLD 2022 vs 2023 (Released Jan 2023)
Major changes in initial pharmacologic tx of COPD
NOTE:
✅No more C&D. Just A, B and E
✅Monotherapy for Group A only, the rest are combination
#COPD#GOLD2023#medtwitter#pulmo
How I used to do practice tests:
• Avoided pretests to save my ego
• Read the answer explanations passively
• Skipped studying the other options
How I do now:
• Do a lot of pre and posttests
• Simulate the exam with a timer
• Explore why the other options are wrong
A young unvaccinated patient presented with fever, sore throat, barking cough & hoarseness for 5 days. Gram stain w/gram + pleomorphic bacillus. What is the likely diagnosis? (Image: Wikipedia) #Medtwitter