Me: Whatโs red ear syndrome?
Rheumatologist: Itโs a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
@shailinthomas.bsky.social
Proto-Radiologist. Pseudo-Lawyer. By way of NYU School of Medicine and Harvard Law School. He/him.
Me: Whatโs red ear syndrome?
Rheumatologist: Itโs a syndrome where your ear gets red periodically.
Me:
Attending: Did you bring your presentation about atrialization of the right ventricle in the setting of prenatal maternal lithium use?
Me: Yes, I brought the Ebstein files.
Attending: For the last time please stop calling it that.
Attending: Hey you missed an aneurysm on that CTA
Me: Oh my bad โ must have been subtle
The CTA:
Important reminder: initiatives like subsidized public transit and safety net programs are not โfree stuff.โ They are benefits received in exchange for tax dollars, which is literally the purpose of government.
05.11.2025 12:35 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thatโs Mayor Young Cardamom to you
05.11.2025 03:14 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I hope the Democratic leadership is taking notes. Progressive ideas are popular. People want more than corporatist talking points. People want moral leadership and a vision for how life could be better.
05.11.2025 03:13 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Itโs now Twitter/Bluesky official
08.02.2025 18:21 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0Jimmy Carter gave up his peanut farm to avoid the appearance of impropriety when he became President. Truly the most decent man to ever hold the office. May we be lucky enough to have another leader like him in our future.
29.12.2024 21:34 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Tweet from Elon Musk saying โI am constantly insulted on this platformโ
Me logging into PACS to go over my reports with the attending:
28.12.2024 15:55 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Me: Do you see the abnormality?
Med student: There is hypoattenuation in the medial temporal lobe.
Me: Thatโs actually the mesial temporal lobe.
Med student: What does mesial mean?
Me:
Med Student:
Me:โฆ.medial.
Maybe I'm just a scaredy cat, but a 30% fatality rate seems pretty ominous to me.
12.12.2024 19:39 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0For all the people saying denying and delaying coverage doesnโt increase insurance company profits, Iโm legitimately curious, why do they do it at every possible juncture?
05.12.2024 19:12 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0A little academic time is good for the soul
05.12.2024 18:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
The final results of the 2024 #HCWvsHunger competition have been confirmed & certified!
Most exciting: #MedTwitter & supporters have raised a total of $3,155,425 to fight #FoodInsecurity since the first annual competition in 12/20!! /1
cc @tmprowell.bsky.social
@shematologist.bsky.social
Pouring one out for all the med students who wonโt get to close now
04.12.2024 23:26 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Pouring one out for all the med students who wonโt get to close now
04.12.2024 23:16 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I did my case log today, and during my call shift this weekend I will pass 5000 total cases read in residency ๐ฎ
04.12.2024 20:59 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0New AJR:
"Medicolegal Insights for Residents: AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, Episode 6"
By Drs @francisdeng.bsky.social & @shailinthomas.bsky.social
ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...
@ajrradiology.bsky.social
I love it when surgeons carry their loops around the hospital like where are you going with your little baby briefcase
04.12.2024 17:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0This is literally every conversation I had with attendings when they would ask me questions on rounds
02.12.2024 17:46 โ ๐ 31 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Those always freak me out, but they are simply too cool not to explore.
02.12.2024 17:42 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In this episode of the AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error, @francisdeng.bsky.social and @shailinthomas.bsky.social dive into the complex realities of medicolegal liability for radiology residents.
www.ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/...
Before medical school, I never thought I would be jealous of a December trip to Chicago, but here I am with RSNA fomo.
01.12.2024 03:42 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0This spam texter is about to get a new best friend
30.11.2024 18:25 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
My scruffy gray dog a Home Depot
One thing I love about living in NYC is that I can take my dog everywhere when I run errands
30.11.2024 15:41 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0How it felt starting residency at 31
30.11.2024 00:37 โ ๐ 25 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 03X match for
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For Children everywhere
Then log for team #DiagnoseAndTreats
@hcwvshunger.bsky.social
Oh come on #2 wasnโt THAT bad โ though admittedly a low point in the franchise.
23.11.2024 03:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Thatโs wild. A million users per team member.
23.11.2024 03:23 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Mission Impossible might be the GOAT franchise. How many franchises have 6 movies where each one is better than the last?
22.11.2024 23:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0