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Boy Dad. Pulm/CC. #POCUS #meded #histmed writer/researcher. Author of White Coat Ways. Building RJIM - where research is shared and not sold
Aug 3 7 tweets 2 min read
We analyzed every PubMed publication from 2012-2022 attributed to a #medicalstudent. They increased by 1,329%! But did quality grow too? A thread on publication pressure, perspective pieces, and publication fees @jbcarmody
🔗 👇 Over the ‘12-‘22 span, 5,181 med student-authored articles were included.
🧑‍🎓 50% listed a student as first author
📉 That % actually dropped from 63% → 48% over time
So more papers, but proportionally fewer led by students.
rjmedicine.org/publications/e…
Sep 25, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
First up, DON’T use Frank sign. The sign hypothesizes that a diagonal ear lobe crease signifies coronary artery disease. I’ve been meaning to post this since I saw it being promoted on Twitter. Here’s the problem #MedTwitter: Image As a diagnostic test, it is inaccurate with a +LR probably <2 and a -LR probably >0.5. These are woefully insufficient to change clinical management. The sign is very much associated with age… bit.ly/3SBuszj