Rahul Damania, MD
@hyguruprep.bsky.social
Saving lives & teaching bright minds —with coffee in hand ☕️
Peds ICU Doc | Podcaster | MedEd | all things USMLE
Peds ICU Doc | Podcaster | MedEd | all things USMLE
Acute Chest Management in the #PedsICU:
1. Ensure adequate pain control
2. Recruit lung via BiPAP & PEP therapy
3. Keep Sp02 > 95%
4. Simple vs Exchange transfusion
5. Ensure adequate hydration (D5 0.45%)
6. Early abx therapy (Azithro + CTX)
No clear role for steroid therapy.
1. Ensure adequate pain control
2. Recruit lung via BiPAP & PEP therapy
3. Keep Sp02 > 95%
4. Simple vs Exchange transfusion
5. Ensure adequate hydration (D5 0.45%)
6. Early abx therapy (Azithro + CTX)
No clear role for steroid therapy.
January 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Acute Chest Management in the #PedsICU:
1. Ensure adequate pain control
2. Recruit lung via BiPAP & PEP therapy
3. Keep Sp02 > 95%
4. Simple vs Exchange transfusion
5. Ensure adequate hydration (D5 0.45%)
6. Early abx therapy (Azithro + CTX)
No clear role for steroid therapy.
1. Ensure adequate pain control
2. Recruit lung via BiPAP & PEP therapy
3. Keep Sp02 > 95%
4. Simple vs Exchange transfusion
5. Ensure adequate hydration (D5 0.45%)
6. Early abx therapy (Azithro + CTX)
No clear role for steroid therapy.
‘You will achieve more by being consistently reliable than by occasionally extraordinary’
- Sahil Bloom
- Sahil Bloom
January 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
‘You will achieve more by being consistently reliable than by occasionally extraordinary’
- Sahil Bloom
- Sahil Bloom
2025 Productivity Playbook:
1. Completing what you intended to do - avoiding the 'busy-ness' trap.
2. Saying 'no' to the non-essentials.
3. Being obsessed with high-value outputs & over delivering.
1. Completing what you intended to do - avoiding the 'busy-ness' trap.
2. Saying 'no' to the non-essentials.
3. Being obsessed with high-value outputs & over delivering.
January 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
2025 Productivity Playbook:
1. Completing what you intended to do - avoiding the 'busy-ness' trap.
2. Saying 'no' to the non-essentials.
3. Being obsessed with high-value outputs & over delivering.
1. Completing what you intended to do - avoiding the 'busy-ness' trap.
2. Saying 'no' to the non-essentials.
3. Being obsessed with high-value outputs & over delivering.
Key principles for group studying when studying for the USMLE:
• Set a content goal.
• Respect each other’s contributions.
• Avoid interruptions or personal distractions.
• Set a hard stop time.
Structure and mutual respect can make studying together much more fruitful. #MedEd
• Set a content goal.
• Respect each other’s contributions.
• Avoid interruptions or personal distractions.
• Set a hard stop time.
Structure and mutual respect can make studying together much more fruitful. #MedEd
December 21, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Key principles for group studying when studying for the USMLE:
• Set a content goal.
• Respect each other’s contributions.
• Avoid interruptions or personal distractions.
• Set a hard stop time.
Structure and mutual respect can make studying together much more fruitful. #MedEd
• Set a content goal.
• Respect each other’s contributions.
• Avoid interruptions or personal distractions.
• Set a hard stop time.
Structure and mutual respect can make studying together much more fruitful. #MedEd
“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability”
- Sir William Osler
Medicine thrives in the gray areas—balancing the unknown with calculated judgment.
The best clinicians embrace this uncertainty, using it as a canvas for thoughtful, evidence-based care.
- Sir William Osler
Medicine thrives in the gray areas—balancing the unknown with calculated judgment.
The best clinicians embrace this uncertainty, using it as a canvas for thoughtful, evidence-based care.
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability”
- Sir William Osler
Medicine thrives in the gray areas—balancing the unknown with calculated judgment.
The best clinicians embrace this uncertainty, using it as a canvas for thoughtful, evidence-based care.
- Sir William Osler
Medicine thrives in the gray areas—balancing the unknown with calculated judgment.
The best clinicians embrace this uncertainty, using it as a canvas for thoughtful, evidence-based care.
My checklist when I have a new learner on my team:
1. Build rapport
2. Have learner reflect on what they want to work on
3. Set expectations
4. Directly observe
5. Provide formative feedback
…and most importantly celebrate the mini wins while they improve. #MedEd
1. Build rapport
2. Have learner reflect on what they want to work on
3. Set expectations
4. Directly observe
5. Provide formative feedback
…and most importantly celebrate the mini wins while they improve. #MedEd
December 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
My checklist when I have a new learner on my team:
1. Build rapport
2. Have learner reflect on what they want to work on
3. Set expectations
4. Directly observe
5. Provide formative feedback
…and most importantly celebrate the mini wins while they improve. #MedEd
1. Build rapport
2. Have learner reflect on what they want to work on
3. Set expectations
4. Directly observe
5. Provide formative feedback
…and most importantly celebrate the mini wins while they improve. #MedEd
In a typical hour-long lecture:
• Attention peaks in the first 10-20 minutes and final 5 minutes.
• Only 42% of key points are recalled immediately—and just 20% a week later.
By simply adding engaging questions into didactics you can shift passive learning to more active application. #MedEd
• Attention peaks in the first 10-20 minutes and final 5 minutes.
• Only 42% of key points are recalled immediately—and just 20% a week later.
By simply adding engaging questions into didactics you can shift passive learning to more active application. #MedEd
December 15, 2024 at 1:01 PM
In a typical hour-long lecture:
• Attention peaks in the first 10-20 minutes and final 5 minutes.
• Only 42% of key points are recalled immediately—and just 20% a week later.
By simply adding engaging questions into didactics you can shift passive learning to more active application. #MedEd
• Attention peaks in the first 10-20 minutes and final 5 minutes.
• Only 42% of key points are recalled immediately—and just 20% a week later.
By simply adding engaging questions into didactics you can shift passive learning to more active application. #MedEd
Reposted by Rahul Damania, MD
Just get started.
December 13, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Just get started.
Grateful to learn from a true innovator and mentor, @neilmehta.bsky.social, about leveraging generative #AI to bridge basic sciences and clinical medicine.
Exciting times for #MedEd as we work to integrate LLMs into undergraduate curricula, empowering the next generation of physicians ✨
Exciting times for #MedEd as we work to integrate LLMs into undergraduate curricula, empowering the next generation of physicians ✨
December 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Grateful to learn from a true innovator and mentor, @neilmehta.bsky.social, about leveraging generative #AI to bridge basic sciences and clinical medicine.
Exciting times for #MedEd as we work to integrate LLMs into undergraduate curricula, empowering the next generation of physicians ✨
Exciting times for #MedEd as we work to integrate LLMs into undergraduate curricula, empowering the next generation of physicians ✨
Reposted by Rahul Damania, MD
Great minds don’t think alike. They challenge each other to think differently.
The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.
Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.
The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.
Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.
December 10, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Great minds don’t think alike. They challenge each other to think differently.
The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.
Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.
The people who teach you the most are the ones who share your principles but not your thought processes.
Converging values draw you to similar questions. Diverging views introduce you to new answers.
Three habits for USMLE Success:
1. Start questions early—practice sharpens reasoning.
2. Review mistakes intentionally—they’re your best teachers.
3. Tackle tough topics first—growth happens in discomfort.
1. Start questions early—practice sharpens reasoning.
2. Review mistakes intentionally—they’re your best teachers.
3. Tackle tough topics first—growth happens in discomfort.
December 8, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Three habits for USMLE Success:
1. Start questions early—practice sharpens reasoning.
2. Review mistakes intentionally—they’re your best teachers.
3. Tackle tough topics first—growth happens in discomfort.
1. Start questions early—practice sharpens reasoning.
2. Review mistakes intentionally—they’re your best teachers.
3. Tackle tough topics first—growth happens in discomfort.
In the modern age of digital distraction, two invaluable currencies:
time & attention.
time & attention.
December 6, 2024 at 2:50 PM
In the modern age of digital distraction, two invaluable currencies:
time & attention.
time & attention.
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December 5, 2024 at 10:24 PM
This incredible video showcases the resilience of a medical student in a wheelchair preparing to scrub into the OR.
It’s a testament to individual grit & to the power of innovation.
To RJ & the interprofessional team: you’re what medicine should be— inclusive and inspiring. 🙌 #meded
It’s a testament to individual grit & to the power of innovation.
To RJ & the interprofessional team: you’re what medicine should be— inclusive and inspiring. 🙌 #meded
December 4, 2024 at 11:29 AM
This incredible video showcases the resilience of a medical student in a wheelchair preparing to scrub into the OR.
It’s a testament to individual grit & to the power of innovation.
To RJ & the interprofessional team: you’re what medicine should be— inclusive and inspiring. 🙌 #meded
It’s a testament to individual grit & to the power of innovation.
To RJ & the interprofessional team: you’re what medicine should be— inclusive and inspiring. 🙌 #meded
Struggles outside your comfort zone don’t break you—they sharpen you.
Fail at one thing, and you’re primed to excel at the next.
The goal:
'To be more comfortable, with being uncomfortable.'
Fail at one thing, and you’re primed to excel at the next.
The goal:
'To be more comfortable, with being uncomfortable.'
December 4, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Struggles outside your comfort zone don’t break you—they sharpen you.
Fail at one thing, and you’re primed to excel at the next.
The goal:
'To be more comfortable, with being uncomfortable.'
Fail at one thing, and you’re primed to excel at the next.
The goal:
'To be more comfortable, with being uncomfortable.'
The single most powerful mindset shift I've found when studying for board exams like the USMLE...
Embrace mistakes → reflect on why you're getting questions wrong → refine & repeat.
Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re feedback.
#medsky #medicalschool #USMLE
Embrace mistakes → reflect on why you're getting questions wrong → refine & repeat.
Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re feedback.
#medsky #medicalschool #USMLE
December 2, 2024 at 11:58 AM
The single most powerful mindset shift I've found when studying for board exams like the USMLE...
Embrace mistakes → reflect on why you're getting questions wrong → refine & repeat.
Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re feedback.
#medsky #medicalschool #USMLE
Embrace mistakes → reflect on why you're getting questions wrong → refine & repeat.
Mistakes aren’t failures—they’re feedback.
#medsky #medicalschool #USMLE
"Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion."
- Simon Sinek
- Simon Sinek
December 1, 2024 at 7:23 PM
"Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for something we love is called passion."
- Simon Sinek
- Simon Sinek
Over the last few years, I have been grateful to advise bright medical students on how to learn effectively in medical school.
If you're studying for the USMLE, here are four frameworks which can help you consolidate information more effectively.
If you're studying for the USMLE, here are four frameworks which can help you consolidate information more effectively.
December 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Over the last few years, I have been grateful to advise bright medical students on how to learn effectively in medical school.
If you're studying for the USMLE, here are four frameworks which can help you consolidate information more effectively.
If you're studying for the USMLE, here are four frameworks which can help you consolidate information more effectively.
23 million users on here (and counting!)
I’m a Pediatric Critical Care physician who loves teaching clinical reasoning through USMLE questions, geeking out on how to learn smarter & stay productive in med school, and diving deep into all things USMLE & ChatGPT in MedEd.
Let’s connect! ☕️
I’m a Pediatric Critical Care physician who loves teaching clinical reasoning through USMLE questions, geeking out on how to learn smarter & stay productive in med school, and diving deep into all things USMLE & ChatGPT in MedEd.
Let’s connect! ☕️
November 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
23 million users on here (and counting!)
I’m a Pediatric Critical Care physician who loves teaching clinical reasoning through USMLE questions, geeking out on how to learn smarter & stay productive in med school, and diving deep into all things USMLE & ChatGPT in MedEd.
Let’s connect! ☕️
I’m a Pediatric Critical Care physician who loves teaching clinical reasoning through USMLE questions, geeking out on how to learn smarter & stay productive in med school, and diving deep into all things USMLE & ChatGPT in MedEd.
Let’s connect! ☕️