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In this article, authors describe the Canadian Ophthalmology Mentorship Program and discuss challenges and recommendations for future iterations and similar initiatives in medical specialties with limited exposure in undergraduate medical education. https://lnkd.in/e2Vwhvcj #Ophthalmology #MedicalEducation

🔬 Medical Lab Educational Series: Day 11! 🧪 Welcome back, lab warriors! 📚 Today’s Study with Me question is all about coagulation disorders and understanding why a patient might return to the ER with excessive bleeding after a seemingly simple procedure. Let’s dive into this case! 🚑🧠 🧠 Today's Question: A patient presents to the ED with a laceration that requires stitches. The procedure is uncomplicated, but the patient returns 15 hours later with excessive bleeding. Lab results show normal PT, aPTT, fibrinogen, and platelet count. What could be the cause? 🤔 A. Chronic DIC B. Lupus C. Factor XII deficiency D. Factor XIII deficiency 💡 Correct Answer: D. Factor XIII deficiency! 🎉 🔍 In-Depth Interpretation: Even though the usual coagulation tests like PT, aPTT, fibrinogen, and platelet count are normal, Factor XIII deficiency should be considered in this scenario. Factor XIII plays a crucial role in stabilizing the fibrin clot, making it essential for wound healing and preventing late-onset bleeding. Patients with Factor XIII deficiency may experience delayed bleeding after trauma or surgery, which fits the case of this patient returning 15 hours later with excessive bleeding. 🩸 💡 Why Not the Other Options? A (Chronic DIC): Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) often presents with abnormal PT, aPTT, and platelet counts, which are normal in this case. ❌ B (Lupus): Lupus can cause clotting disorders, but it typically presents with abnormalities in tests like aPTT due to antiphospholipid syndrome. ❌ C (Factor XII deficiency): Factor XII deficiency doesn’t typically cause bleeding symptoms, and patients usually have a prolonged aPTT without clinical bleeding. ❌ 💡 Key Takeaway: If a patient presents with delayed bleeding and all standard clotting tests are normal, always consider Factor XIII deficiency as part of the differential diagnosis. It may not show up on routine coagulation tests but plays a critical role in clot stabilization. 🧪 🌟 Stay tuned for more exciting lab cases in our Study with Me series! You're building your diagnostic knowledge one case at a time! 🧠💡 #HealthCare #Medicine #Science #MedicalEducation #Research #Innovation #Tech #LabWork #Education #ScienceFacts #Health #Learning #MedicalLabScience #ClinicalLab #LaboratoryScience #Coagulation #BloodClotting #BleedingDisorders #LabTechnician #MedicalKnowledge #StudyWithMe #DiagnosticMedicine #LabEducation #LabTechLife #Pathology #EmergencyCare #HealthcareProfessionals

"It's probably just musculoskeletal." I heard it for years as a clinician — working in the musculoskeletal field. The quiet part is, "And so it's kind of out of my hands." "Musculoskeletal" is a big black box in medicine. many non-MSK clinicians don't feel comfortable dealing with it. It's true even for emergency medicine, as this study reminds us. https://lnkd.in/d98asMNx And this has implications for scientific writing about "MSK". Because the building blocks of knowledge in #msk are a bit different. Way more biomechanics, distinct imaging studies, a functional understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy. Related topics in pain physiology, interventional and surgical management, rehabilitation. Ah. The air I breathe. I've been living in it and writing about it for 2 decades. Do you need a medical writer who understands: - how a spinal implant affords coupled motion? And why it's functionally important? - the evolving role of biologics in therapies for musculoskeletal conditions? - how a patient's femoral intramedullary rod works? And how to explain it to them? If we haven't met: Hi, I'm Peter Stein. After my training as a spine specialist, I went on to research user-device interaction. All that time, I was really meant to be a medical writer.  So here I am.  From data, I create an accurate story you won't want to put down. Message me at stein.pj AT gmail.com or right here in LI.

👨⚕️👩💻 How can we make the best use of the data generated in the course of regular medical care? The BENEFIT Junior Research Group at the University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE) is investigating this question. The aim of BENEFIT is to make high-quality medical care data available to research and external partners, while complying with data protection regulations. To this end, the group is striving to create appropriate framework conditions for various areas of use. Hospital management and clinical research, among others, can benefit from the work of the junior research group. BENEFIT is headed by Dr Philipp Breitfeld, a specialist in anaesthesiology at the UKE. In this interview with Dr Breitfeld, you can find out what innovative application scenarios the group is preparing and what they hope to achieve by the end of the funding period this year: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxCSNKaE #smithkonsortium #medicalinformatics #medicalreserach #healthdata #ehr #datascience

Even though my match was over a decade ago, I still remember it like it was yesterday. Since I applied to urology, I actually matched early, which was an amazing gift. In theory, I had even longer to prepare for my cross-country move from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles. But in reality, I was really unprepared for my transition from medical student to physician. Looking back, there were a number of things that I wish I had done differently or better. Drawing on my experience, here are five things all medical students should do after matching into residency. Want the full explanation? Make sure to read the whole article on the blog!

Clinical residency, second year of study. Specialty - Cardiology. Lecture on the subject of therapy and cardiology on the topic: “Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout.” I want to thank you for the very interesting and useful information. The lecture will be useful for clinical residents of the first and second years of study, interns, medical doctors of various specialties, students of medical institutes and medical universities. Preparation for passing my State Exams and State Certification in honor of my grandmother, Doctor Margarita Aleksandrovna Kotova, who was an outstanding cardiologist, saved the lives of many people. #MasterCardiology #Therapist #Cardiologist #M.D #MedicalDoctor #MSc # Beutifuldoctor #Model #MedicalModel #NewStyle

Limited complimentary content on MedOne Education. 🖐🏻🖐🏿🖖🏼 🆕This illustration is part of the clinical capsules for medical students. Learn more about this brand-new series on MedOne ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eteufFdU The bony structure of the right hand is shown from the dorsal side: The joints of the fingers are (from proximal to distal) the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, and the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints. The wrist is divided into the proximal (art. radiocarpalis) and distal wrist (art. mediocarpalis) (highlighted in color). #thieme #medone #medicalstudent #medschool #medical #medicine #medicaleducation #medicalpublishers #handsurgery #rheumatoidarthritis #anatomy #handanatomy #medstudents #medstudent #studymedicine #handdeformity #learnanatomy

Limited free content on MedOne Education. 🖐🏻🖐🏿🖖🏼 🆕This illustration is part of the clinical capsules for medical students. Learn more about this brandnew series on MedOne ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eteufFdU The bony structure of the right hand is shown from the dorsal side: The joints of the fingers are (from proximal to distal) the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints, the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints, and the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints. The wrist is divided into the proximal (art. radiocarpalis) and distal wrist (art. mediocarpalis) (highlighted in color). #thieme #medone #medicalstudent #medschool #medical #medicine #medicaleducation #medicalpublishers #handsurgery #rheumatoidarthritis #anatomy #handanatomy #medstudents #medstudent #studymedicine #handdeformity #learnanatomy

Join me on Doctor Diaries Podcast as we explore bio-nanotechnology in both cosmetic and clinical medicine with Dr. Django Nathan . Details below 👇 #podcast #medicalbusiness #medicalworld

Happy Wisdom Wednesday my friends, physicians, clinicians, & future scholars! I hope you are all having a great week, I am just back from vacation so Wisdom Wednesday is back in action! _________ This week we will talk about the gray areas of neuromonitoring that are infrequently spoken of. I am referring to those events in which you have unexplainable changes. You try to troubleshoot, think your way through the anatomy, speak with the surgeon about their manipulation techniques, talk to anesthesia about changes and blood pressure, and nothing makes sense. _________ These are the times that make us doubt our abilities, our job, and what we are actually doing for the patient. If we can't explain what is happening who can? But guess what, that's the nature of this job and what makes it so darn difficult and interesting all at the same time. Not only do we have to know our job, but we have to know the anatomy of each specialty (spine, neuro, vascular, ENT etc.), all about anesthesia & how drugs affect our signals, how the surgeon operates, how their manipulations can affect our signals, and how hematological factors play a role in our neurophysiological data. _________ So when you think of it that way; it's extremely difficult to sort through all that information in your brain in the 5 seconds the surgeon requires an unequivocally clear answer. It's impossible to be completely skilled in each one of those specialties and know how each may affect our signals to the fullest degree in detail and explain it with sheer confidence. That's the most difficult part of this job, as a neurophysiologist and clinician we never want to not have an answer. But we do our best to hypothesize and create something that makes sense to us to explain the gray even if it is not 100% concrete. Those are the cases that keep you on top of your skills, keep you excited about your job, and keep you invested in researching and learning so that you have a better answer for next time. _________ So next time you have a case like that and are ready to throw up your hands and quit. Remember this. Those are the cases that keep you wanting to learn and know more. If you only had routine cases, no issues occurred, and you were just saying "all stable" 100% of the time, you would lose interest very quickly. So be thankful for the gray, dig deep into the gray, and use the gray to bolster your career instead of dreading it. _________ #neurology #alwayslearning #neurophysiology #thoughts #leadership #keepgoing #learningandgrowing