Will Grad

Emergency Doc. #FOAMed believer. Sometime songwriter. #Habs fan. #McGill.

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@ChelsyFreedom @schowardjd Once diagnosed a melanoma on the face of a player I was taking a face off against during an ice hockey game. I arranged for him to have it excised and he’s doing great 10 years later.

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@Ero___________7 @DrAkhilX Have used adenosine dozens of times probably for over 20 years without an issue. Also, while it can briefly make patients feel unwell, I warn them about what to expect and no one yet has hated me for it. (At least as far as I know!)
A very useful drug.

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@DrAkhilX @NEJM 100%!
That week he had bought a bunch of shiitake mushrooms, eating them in salads, omelets, raw…

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@TheResusRoom @zollemsfire @robfenwick @TRRevents Thanks for the work you guys do.
With regards to the HINTS exam and nystagmus, the literature and expert opinion is pretty clear on the issue - it should only be performed on patients with spontaneous or gaze provoked nystagmus. No value otherwise.

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@drjgutt Lesson learned - moisten your crackers before eating.

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@drjgutt Rings a bell.

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@drjgutt You might be familiar with this case, Josh.
Was in the ED for over 30 hours with his “lumbar radiculopathy” before we got to the truth.

https://t.co/PErjJQdG7y

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@M_a_Clements @Sportsnet It’s called a carotid artery dissection and can result from trauma.
I was wondering the same thing.

https://t.co/kmOfHJyUOY

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@BWildeMTL I suspect he tore his PCL. Its speculation but the video suggests it. It’s a major ligament but u can recover w/o surgery. I tore it & was back to beer-league hockey in 4 mos.
Connor McDavid did the same in Apr ‘19 & was back in Oct w/o surgery. #GoHabsGo
https://t.co/qlFx86orfa

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@pbisports Nice shout-out to you, Neil, from Pascal Vincent during the @RocketLaval, press conference. Congrats on getting the job done!

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@LorneSchweitzer @med_umontreal @McGillMed @McGill_DOM @HGJF_JGHF @cusm_muhc @cuimc_id @mbehr_mcgill @MSemret @DonaldVinh @m_pereiramd @Dr_Muranski @CCTI_NYC Congrats, Lorne. Best of luck!

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@drjgutt At least where you live

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Looks pretty cool when looked at with proper glasses.
I’m a little concerned however as to how many patients I will be seeing tomorrow with eye complaints.
Be careful out there!
#Eclipse2024
#Montreal
#Ophthalmology

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@drjgutt Or Biden…

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@beach0xxx @StuCowan1 We’re all doomed.
But not because of the eclipse.
For now, you’ll be ok.

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@StuCowan1 The bad kind.
Those affecting the retina.
Which tend to be irreversible.
Hope not.

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@ESPNRefNHL Sorry for you and your family, Dave.

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@RazaSN @okwalding Really? I work in Montréal’s busiest ED and haven’t had one done, or have been told to have one done, since I started working there over 30 years ago. This happens elsewhere?

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@EM_RESUS Hi. ER Doc here.

Yes.