🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 11: When you hear “small cell carcinoma”, think urgency 🚨. Here’s what you need to do…

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

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🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematologist🩸
🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

This series reached +1.5M views, +12k likes, & +3k new followers in under 8 weeks. Very Grateful for the support.

I put together a collection of all 20 episodes so far in the links below 👇🏻 For those of you who are new to this series

These two series: 🩸 Hematology for the Non-Hematologist 🩸 / 🎗️ Oncology for the Non-Oncologist 🎗️ aim to simplify and detail real-world topics in hematology/oncology you won’t find neatly in textbooks but see every day on the wards. I usually post about oncology on Tuesdays and Hematology on Fridays.

If you’ve found them useful, like & repost this thread, it shows me support and directly encourages me to keep working on and expanding this series.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 10: Prostate cancer is very common.. here’s what to do if they get admitted?

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 9: Face swelling, neck veins popping 🥵… Don’t forget about SVC syndrome!

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematologist🩸

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 9: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL): the leukemia that looks like AML, but isn’t 🤔

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 8: New 🧠 metastases? This routine admission just became an emergency. Here’s how to act fast 🚨

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematologist🩸

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 8: 📞 “Doc, patient’s WBC just came back at 150,000 with majority blasts…”
👉🏻 here’s what you need to know about acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematologist🩸

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 7: Leukemia and Lymphoma Alphabet Soups: AML, CLL, CML, ALL, acute vs chronic - myeloid vs lymphoid. Let’s decode all this.

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 6: YES, Spinal Cord Compression is An Emergency. This thread will help you catch it early.

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematologist🩸

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 6: Is DIC on your differential? Here’s what you should know 📑

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 5: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy… A Fact or a Myth? 🤔💭

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology and medical oncology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematology🩸

(A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians)

Episode 5: Profuse bleeding? Which blood product to grab: PLT, Cryo, FFP, or PCC? 😱 The answer’s easier than you think

Listen up - 🧵 Disclaimer: This thread is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult hematology or appropriate specialists for patient-specific decisions.

🎗️Oncology for The Non-Oncologist🎗️

Episode 2: How to Approach an Incidental Mass

Listen up - 🧵 1/ Patient gets scanned for something else

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Radiologist drops:
“Incidental mass, correlate clinically.”

Your patient’s fine.
Your soul? Not so much.

Hold on, no need to panic. Here’s how to approach an incidental mass in a calm, organized way.

🎗️ Oncology for the Non-Oncologist 🎗️

Thread: Oncology Emergencies You Can’t Miss

Interns listen up - 🧵 1/ Oncology emergencies are rare until they’re not.

Recognizing them early prevents irreversible harm.

Save this for your next call.

Been trying to get back to the #AskAnIMG threads for a while & I finally found the time to tackle this one. So here goes!

Preparing your list of programs as an IMG..

A thread/ #match2021 #medtwitter 1/n Preparing my list was undoubtedly the most time-consuming task for the #myEras app. Going through a list of 500+ IM prog. in the US wasn’t a walk in the park & I was definitely glad that I started preparing early, thus, my number 1 tip is: the sooner you start the better

Let’s talk about the personal statement (PS)

Writing the PS might seem like one of the most daunting tasks for the ERAS application, & believe me it is. But here are a few tips & thoughts to facilitate the process

Thread No.2/

#Match2021 #AskAnIMG #MyERAS #NRMP Side note: If you've missed Thread. No 1, feel free to check it out here

https://twitter.com/hsafaMD/status/1270742297982963712?s=20

Below is an overview of the upcoming threads regarding my journey as an IMG in the NRMP #Match2020 & a list of useful resources to use ..

Thread no. 1/

#Match2021 #AskAnIMG 1/n First I would like to thank the people who commented on my previous tweet & offered to help @Soa95s @Re_innervated @dr_paz @OscarJMitchell @KhushbooGala2. I love the energy & appreciate the willingness to pitch in. #MedTwitter