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🧠📸 CT SCAN READING — X STYLE QUICK GUIDE (HIGH-YIELD) ⸻ 🔥 STEP 1 — BASICS FIRST ✔️ Patient | Date | Scan type (Plain / Contrast) ✔️ Region + Clinical context ⸻ 🧭 STEP 2 — ORIENTATION ➡️ Axial CT = 🫱 Left of image = Patient’s RIGHT 🫲 Right of image = Patient’s LEFT ⸻ ⚡ STEP 3 — DENSITY (REMEMBER THIS!) 🖤 Air = Black (-1000) 🌑 Fat = Dark grey 🌫️ Water = Grey 🧠 Soft tissue = Light grey 🤍 Bone = White 🩸 Acute bleed = BRIGHT ⸻ 🧠 CT BRAIN — ABCDEF APPROACH A → Air spaces (sinuses) B → Blood (EDH 🟠 lens | SDH 🌙 crescent | SAH sulci) C → CSF (ventricles, hydrocephalus) D → Brain (symmetry, infarct signs) E → Extra-axial collections F → Fractures (bone window 👀) ⸻ 🫁 CT CHEST — 2 WINDOW RULE 🌬️ Lung window → opacities, nodules 🫀 Mediastinal → heart, vessels 👉 Check: Airway → Lungs → Pleura → Heart → Vessels → Bones ⸻ 🫃 CT ABDOMEN — ORGAN SWEEP 🍖 Liver → 🟢 GB → 🧠 Pancreas 🟣 Spleen → 💧 Kidneys → 🍜 Bowel 🩸 Vessels → Nodes → Free fluid/air ⸻ 🚨 PATTERN RECOGNITION 🔴 Hyperdense = bleed / calcification ⚫ Hypodense = infarct / edema 🎯 Ring enhancement = abscess / tumor 🌫️ Ground glass = infection / edema 💨 Free air = perforation ⸻ ⚠️ COMMON PITFALLS ❌ Missing early infarct ❌ Ignoring bone window ❌ Not checking edges ❌ No clinical correlation ⸻ 💡 GOLDEN FORMULA 👉 “Symmetry + Density + System + Clinical Context = Diagnosis” ⸻ 🧑‍⚕️ Dr Rp Singh Chauhan | MBBS #RadiologyBasics #CTScan #MedEd #PLABPrep #EmergencyMedicine #FOAMed

Bacterial vaginosis is not an STD but yes it is closely linked to sexual activity, particularly with a new partner or multiple partners. 📌Ok let’s talk about Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) BV is an infection of the Vagina that is due to overgrowth of bacteria that results from an imbalance in the normal vaginal flora (a decrease in beneficial lactobacilli and an increase in other bacteria such as Gardnerella and other anaerobes). Ok let me break this down in simple terms for all of us. See thread 👇

Next we going to talk about Candidiasis. I promised to talk about all the infections that present with abnormal discharge. Follow my page for more educative stuff on women’s Health 📌 Note, I will be talking about Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in particular in my next thread.

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This is quite tough but let's hear from our Paediatrics guru's and the internal medicine experts. Ortho bros should sit this one out🥱🥱. @FEMMY466 🥱🥱

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Fever is one of the most common presentations we see— but the real challenge is finding the cause. Here’s a simple approach I use in practice 👇 #Fever #ClinicalApproach #MedTwitter #MedicalEducation #DoctorsOfX

🔥Update to my @Medscape Primary Care #Hack: #DOAC dosing for stroke prevention in people with #AF & kidney impairment 🚨#DOACs are not "fire and forget" drugs; renal & liver monitoring should be done at least annually PDF download link in comments 👇🏾

2/ 📌 What is Heart Failure? A condition where the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. ⸻ 3/ 🔍 Types of HF: HFrEF → reduced ejection fraction (weak pump) HFpEF → preserved EF (stiff heart, poor filling) ⸻ 4/ 🚨 Common symptoms: Dyspnea (especially on exertion) Orthopnea (can’t lie flat) PND (wakes up breathless at night) Fatigue Leg swelling (edema) ⸻ 5/ ⚠️ Causes: Coronary artery disease Hypertension Diabetes Valvular disease ⸻ 6/ 💡 What’s happening? The body tries to compensate → Fluid retention + vasoconstriction → ➡️ symptoms get WORSE over time ⸻ 7/ 🎯 Treatment goals: Improve symptoms Reduce hospitalizations Increase survival ⸻ 8/ 💊 Core medications (HFrEF): 1️⃣ ARNI (sacubitril/valsartan) 2️⃣ Beta-blocker (e.g., carvedilol) 3️⃣ SGLT2 inhibitor (e.g., dapagliflozin) 4️⃣ MRA (e.g., spironolactone) ⸻ 9/ ➕ Symptom relief: Loop diuretics (e.g., furosemide) → reduce fluid overload ⸻ 10/ ⚠️ Red flags: Rapid weight gain Severe SOB at rest Chest pain Syncope 👉 Seek urgent care ⸻ 11/ 💡 Lifestyle matters: Low salt diet 🧂 Daily weight monitoring ⚖️ Fluid restriction (if needed) Medication adherence = life-saving

Interview Series with Dr. Eugene Braunwald – Part 2: Dr. Eugene Braunwald & I talk about The NIH Years clinicaltrialresults.org/interview-seri…

Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) remains one of the leading causes of maternal deaths — but with the right skills, timely intervention, and protocol-driven care, these deaths are preventable. 🩺 Topic: Postpartum Haemorrhage – Early Intervention & Protocol-Based Management This session will equip you with practical, evidence-based approaches to: ✔️ Early recognition of PPH ✔️ Rapid, life-saving interventions ✔️ Effective team coordination for improved maternal outcomes 📅 Date: 30th April 2026 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM 🔗 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Let’s continue strengthening our capacity to deliver safe, timely, and life-saving maternal care. #KOGSNawe #KOGSAT50 #CME #MaternalHealth #EndPPH #SaveMothers #PPH #ContinuousMedicalEducation

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