#UncleBob is a huge @UVA basketball fan and very proud of our coach Tony Bennett. He took these 5 pillars of our program from his dad (also a great basketball coach. These are very applicable to #MedEd# . ,.,. .
#UncleBob is a huge @uva basketball fan. Our coach, Tony Bennett learned this 5 pillars from his dad (also a great coach). I believe they will resonate with great educators
@UABGIM @CPSolvers @gradydoctor @DxRxEdu @rabihmgeha @andrewolsonmd @LisaWillett13 #MedEd
1/ HUMILITY: KNOW WHO WE ARE
Never overestimate our abilities, but do not underestimate them either. Humility is not modesty, rather it involves knowing who you are and never pretending to be more. Avoid narcissism.
2/ PASSION: DO NOT BE LUKEWARM
As educators our enthusiasm is contagious. If we are not enthusiastic about teaching, then why are we doing it. When patients have a good outcome we celebrate; when they have a bad outcome, we express our feelings. Learners need both
3/ UNITY: DO NOT DIVIDE OUR HOUSE
We work as teams within a team. A team of learners, teams with nurses, PTs, Pharm.Ds, etc. We must respect all team members and demonstrate the importance of each member from medical student to resident; from nurse to nurse's aide.
4/ SERVANTHOOD: MAKE TEAMMATES BETTER
Our vocation of educating should mean that we will work everyday to help our teammates grow. Education is about growth. If learners grow then we have done our job.
5/ THANKFULNESS: LEARN FROM EACH CIRCUMSTANCE
We learn both from our clinical successes and our failures. We are fortunate when we can grow and help the team grow. Never let a loss multiply. Carefully learn from each error - small or large.
I hope these pillars will mean as much to you as they have come to mean to me. They are great guides for a happy and productive life.

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1/ #UncleBob asks you to consider the implications of the famous Nietzsche quote, “There are no facts, only interpretations” These tweets inspired by following @VPrasadMDMPH
We all interpret data differently weighing the risks & benefits.
2/ How else can one explain competing guidelines? Committees look at the same data and make different recommendations. This is the potential flaw in "evidence based medicine".
Confirmation bias influences all these decisions.
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1/ #UncleBob on treating metabolic acidosis. First, get this article:
Sabatini, S., Kurtzman, N. (2009). Bicarbonate Therapy in Severe Metabolic Acidosis JASN 20(4), 692-695. dx.doi.org/10.1681/asn.20…

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3/ For normal gap metabolic acidosis ALWAYS give bicarbonate with a goal of ~ 22 for the bicarbonate.

How?

Estimate bicarbonate deficit = 22 - current bicarb
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1/ Thoughts on presenting on rounds #UncleBob - #5goodminutes

This is how I do rounds - would love questions and critiques.

I explain my expectations the first day on the service.

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Deliver a succinct HPI - start with chief complaint - insert RELEVANT PMH as desired. Tell the story chronologically if possible. Include related review of systems, social history, health behavior history, medication list as pertinent.
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Here is the idea - we have an increased anion gap and want to see if the patient also has either a normal gap metabolic acidosis or metabolic alkalosis. Here are the assumptions:
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2 examples to follow:
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#UncleBob was puzzled last night by a very low A-a gradient during an @UnremarkableLab session

Patient had a pCO2 of 55 and pO2 of 76 which calculates as a gradient of 5. That is probably impossible so something must be off.

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