On rounds today one of my trainees had a patient’s PEEP set at 11. I would personally like to apologize to the greater critical care community.
I promise to learn from my mistakes. I can and will do better
As a Pulmonary and Critical care fellow, I’ve learned that PEA arrest is all about the H’s and T’s
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Hypoxemia
Tension Pneumothorax
@msiuba
Annual re-up of my favorite case report. Respiratory Acidosis from grain aspiration. PaCO2 of 501 and the patient survived. Learned from the best
@robertpdickson
.
When I was a med student, I had a patient with diabetes develop DKA after he had been stable for several days. On examination, a large, empty box of Oreos fell to the ground. On rounds the next morning, I said he should be N.P.Oreo and got silence. I haven’t told a joke since.
So proud to begin my new role as Asst Professor at
@McGovernPulmCC
. Truly an honor and a dream come true to be at such a wonderful place. I look forward for the big things to come here at UT
@KerryHowley
I feel like “Hey Ben!”, “Hey Ben?”, or even “Hey Ben.” makes all the difference in determining if this is a drama, a comedy, or a mystery thriller.
Excited to share that my proposal to the the
@NIH_LRP
was funded! Receiving support for federal loans provides such enormous relief as I continue to build towards a career as a physician scientist. special thanks to my mentors and
@uwpccm
for the support!
I grew up in Parkland, FL. Since 2/14/18, I’ve seen grief and trauma tear apart my home, and pleas for change fall in deaf ears. How can this keep happening? Our continued inaction is indefensible and a moral failure.
#DoctorsForGunSafety
The last two years have been a wake up call for how easy it is to lose oneself to the grind. This year, I committed to reclaiming some of my interests and ran my first half marathon in 6 years. Proud to say I finished with my best time ever among the cherry blossoms
It’s been a really difficult time for a number of personal reasons, but I greatly appreciated the opportunity to have it all feel small and inconsequential next to my person for a little while.
I’m sorry
@laxswamy
, I’ve thought about it for days but hands down my favorite procedure in the ICU is washing my hands after gelling in an out of rooms 20x during rounds
@DrSarahAxelrath
Always felt silly and unnecessary to hire someone to help keep my home tidy or do yard work. A mentor insisted I give it a try and now I feel I get to spend my free time on things I enjoy and 95% of disagreements with my spouse ended because our house is clean
@jbullockruns
Fellowship was much more difficult for me than residency. Finding your people, enjoying time outside, and forgiving yourself were things that helped me over a difficult year.
For what it’s worth, you and team were tremendous this week and our MICU team is deeply appreciative
1. The “?” Before the Amio in the narrow complex should indicate hesitation before firing off the stat bolus
2. I appreciate the visceral reaction this stupid joke has incurred on the concerned citizens of Twitter.
3. I assure you I would NEVER teach this to anyone.
A big reason I pursued pulmonology is because I believe the feeling of breathlessness is about as horrible as anything a person can experience. It’s my obligation to advocate and care for those who cannot breathe, not just in the ICU, but everywhere.
#BlackLivesMatters
Congrats to my amazing colleagues
@McGovernPulmCC
who received a teaching award today. It’s crazy that a year has passed since starting here in Houston. I’m grateful to be part of a wonderful team and proud of what I’ve accomplished these last 12 months. Excited for year 2!
For my wellness day, I didn’t exercise or go play in the snow, but I did cook the hell out of this surprise Valentine’s Day dinner for my (significantly) better half, who was stuck in the PICU all day
The theme of this week’s Pulmonary Consult service was complicated pleural effusions and included this delightful bedside pleural ultrasound. Not sure why, but I plan to spend the weekend dusting off some old dance moves.
@avengero
@MollyBillings2
#allinthehips
Today was my first day as Attending in the MICU. It was a great day!
Just one question (I’m sure has been asked a thousand times on Twitter)
In the ICU, how do you present A/P?
My incredible HMC MICU team both admiring the views of Mt. Rainier and recognizing that they haven’t seen the sunlight in a couple of weeks. I’ll miss them dearly.
@CarlbomMD
Happy anniversary eve to the night KFC graciously donated a fried chicken buffet to veterans and staff at the CLC in the VA while on call and I had to admit 20+ patients for decompensated heart failure the following day
#holidays
Critical Care demands so much range. The confidence to act decisively and intervene at crucial moments. The humility to recognize we are powerless to stop the dying process. The empathy to meet people on their terms to confront life-altering moments in an hour of need
I’ve touched on this before but it bears repeating. The patients dying from
#COVID2019
are vulnerable and alone in isolation, unable to be seen by family. We need to keep people safe. We need to preserve PPE. But this is a tragedy and we have not figured out an elegant solution
@AdamHBeasley
ICU doc here. Video and CPR and AED all point to a sudden cardiac arrest. Intubation is very common and necessary in this situation. This update suggests he is alive. He will be in ICU in all likelihood and it’s impossible to provide any update regarding “news” for several hours
The true benefit of training at multiple institutions imo is that you come to see how few of our daily medical decisions actually matter.
It may seem nihilistic, but realizing something you were taught as canon in residency is unheard of in fellowship is quite liberating
Dear new residents,
“I didn’t want to bother my senior”
“I didn’t want to bother the attending”
These are dangerous sentiments.
Yes, try to figure issues out, but as a junior, **never be the only one with a critical piece of information**.
More often than not, we don’t mind
What is your favorite non-medical movie/tv/book that has impacted your practice in medicine? Mine is one of my favorite movies: Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Easily the most influential “medical” movie I have ever seen
@thanh_neville
4th year of med school, I spurned my (now) wife’s recommendation to fix my hair on the day our class got photos and she’s roasted me ever since. I often wonder what life could have been like if I had a more glamorous shot
Tired of hearing the institutions that have a profound influence in our practice attempt to explain away the imbedded racism and offer cover for issues that are unacceptable. We are all racist. Our progress was built on racism. The devices we use to assess patients are racist.
My incredible HMC MICU team both admiring the views of Mt. Rainier and recognizing that they haven’t seen the sunlight in a couple of weeks. I’ll miss them dearly.
@CarlbomMD
There are so many more important things, but I yearn for a future in which it is safe to go to a karaoke bar with
@basakcoruhUW
and my
@uwpccm
cofellows to speak our respective truth before we graduate.
#onecandream
#KaraoCreed
Basak Coruh, a pulmonary and critical care physician that serves COVID-19 patients in the ICU. "It’s a privilege to care for the sickest patients in our community with COVID-19 and I couldn’t be prouder of our team," she says.
On rounds today one of my trainees had a patient’s PEEP set at 11. I would personally like to apologize to the greater critical care community.
I promise to learn from my mistakes. I can and will do better
Every ICU I’ve ever worked in has had state of the art technologies that help us provide amazing care to our patients
… and a 30 year old stapler in the work room on its dying breath with no staples. Loose papers everywhere. Total mayhem
When working as a waiter, I never anticipated how much it would inform in my career as an intensivist
🥩 triaging customers to ensure all tables are “stable”
✔️see table, review menu, place orders, treat, ensure timely discharge
💧90% of the job is giving fluids or removing them
My wife is a PICU fellow, and the interchange of ideas is just amazing. She’s taught me about low dose NMB, endotracheal epinephrine in a code and insights into end of life discussions that I use regular basis.
A strict NO from HR to intubate members of the team, but our RT was gracious enough to allow our fellow and residents a chance to try out different ventilator settings. For some reason nobody was a fan of VC/AC 🫢
@McGovernPulmCC
A critically important paper and the biggest fundamental lesson I learned in Fellowship. Your good death may not be my good death. And irrespective of how I feel, it is my responsibility to care for and guide you in the manner that you request
Please take a moment to read this study by
@KatieHauschildt
.
I’ve said it before:
I support routine family meetings.
I do not, however, support the act of repeatedly meeting with family to hammer them about “goals of care”.
You build rapport in one, destroy it in the other.
Find yourself a group of cofellows that will oblige your axe-throwing request and surprise you with a birthday cake to boot. Definitely one of my better 22nd birthdays. For our education, all axes were placed with US-guidance.
@uwpccm
#fellowship
#friendship
I’m lucky to have Thanksgiving off for the first time in years. Unfortunately, it’s my wife’s turn to work in the unit. She’ll be back for dinner, and I’m going to try to blow it out
Being a new attending is hard and there are many things I wish I could do better. For the moment, I’ve settled on teaching the fellows and residents to be skeptical of making medical decisions based on “vibes” and to clearly communicate my rationale for the choices we make
First week as an attending
@McGovernPulmCC
in the books. I’m so grateful for the amazing staff and resident teams who helped make my transition as easy as possible
To me, the most valuable thing about training at a number of different places is learning how little of what we do actually matters. Meaning there are lots of ways we can manage something to achieve a positive outcome
I encourage residents and fellows to question everything their attendings (including me) do and I love watching the realize that almost everything is just style based 🙃
I know I gained a little weight this month (a LOT of takeout because of the move), but having to buy all new shirts in HUSKY is a tough look.
@uwpccm
#Seattle
Wow!!! We are SO proud of
@basakcoruhUW
who has been designated as a 2021 Distinguished CHEST Educator!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
She will be honored during Sunday's Opening Session at the CHEST 2021 Annual Meeting on 10/17. Join us in giving her a huge round of applause!
My favorite book of the past year was The Right Stuff. I was shaking with joy and adrenaline at the end of Top Gun. I’m finally ready so embrace the role of Dad come September