Wayne Whitwam
@toasterpastry.bsky.social
Cardiologist. Cardiac electrophysiologist. Fountain pen enthusiast. Former body man at Buddy's Texaco.
A rare American electrical outlet from a 1920s house. The lower plug was used to connect the radio to the antenna in the attic.
July 14, 2025 at 2:22 AM
A rare American electrical outlet from a 1920s house. The lower plug was used to connect the radio to the antenna in the attic.
Years ago when I was a medical student, I followed a nephrologist, and we came upon a patient in a hospital bed with low blood pressure. He diagnosed pulses paradoxus and subsequent tamponade based on the clinical exam. I thought that was so cool, like a magic trick.
May 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Years ago when I was a medical student, I followed a nephrologist, and we came upon a patient in a hospital bed with low blood pressure. He diagnosed pulses paradoxus and subsequent tamponade based on the clinical exam. I thought that was so cool, like a magic trick.
Broccoli is ready for harvest.
March 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Broccoli is ready for harvest.
Of course AMBS rejected it. The proposal made too much good sense.
March 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Of course AMBS rejected it. The proposal made too much good sense.
As dumb as it sounds, this book changed my life.
February 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
As dumb as it sounds, this book changed my life.
ECG in patient presenting with chest pain. ST-segment elevation in inferior leads (II, III, aVF). But no reciprocal change in the anterior leads. Would you take this patient to the cath lab? They did emergently: no obstructive disease.
February 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
ECG in patient presenting with chest pain. ST-segment elevation in inferior leads (II, III, aVF). But no reciprocal change in the anterior leads. Would you take this patient to the cath lab? They did emergently: no obstructive disease.
ECG demonstrating ST-segment elevation in mulitple leads. Normal coronary arteries. Patient initially diagnosed with Influenza A.
February 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
ECG demonstrating ST-segment elevation in mulitple leads. Normal coronary arteries. Patient initially diagnosed with Influenza A.
I just met a 101 year old woman who was born the same year as my father. It was like meeting somebody who is in a very exclusive club that is rapidly losing their membership.
February 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I just met a 101 year old woman who was born the same year as my father. It was like meeting somebody who is in a very exclusive club that is rapidly losing their membership.
A surreal moment. I’m in the ICU examining a very sick man, and there’s a woman in the corner of the room playing guitar and singing, “My way,” and I start harmonizing with her.
February 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A surreal moment. I’m in the ICU examining a very sick man, and there’s a woman in the corner of the room playing guitar and singing, “My way,” and I start harmonizing with her.
I swear if I hear one more person comparing themselves to the "Energizer Bunny" I'm gonna lose it.
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I swear if I hear one more person comparing themselves to the "Energizer Bunny" I'm gonna lose it.
Back in my day, if you could breathe air with your mouth closed, they accepted you into medical school. Now, despite doctor shortages, you practically need a Nobel Prize.
February 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Back in my day, if you could breathe air with your mouth closed, they accepted you into medical school. Now, despite doctor shortages, you practically need a Nobel Prize.
There’s this guy I’ve met. He’s 93 and has a baritone voice that could melt concrete, think Sam Elliott. I told him he could be a great voice actor, and he said that would give him something to do since now he’s alone and widowed.
January 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There’s this guy I’ve met. He’s 93 and has a baritone voice that could melt concrete, think Sam Elliott. I told him he could be a great voice actor, and he said that would give him something to do since now he’s alone and widowed.
In my unpublished study, 100% of the subjects who have newly discovered sleep apnea, say they don’t have sleep apnea.
January 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In my unpublished study, 100% of the subjects who have newly discovered sleep apnea, say they don’t have sleep apnea.
Weird things I frame: I came across this old map of Philadelphia from the 1930s. It’s hanging up in the office.
January 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Weird things I frame: I came across this old map of Philadelphia from the 1930s. It’s hanging up in the office.
After I took the picture, I walked up to the guy and AirDropped him the picture.
January 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
After I took the picture, I walked up to the guy and AirDropped him the picture.
I appreciate the simplicity and complexity of an ECG. It tells you everything with no words, like why this person eventually got a defibrillator.
January 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I appreciate the simplicity and complexity of an ECG. It tells you everything with no words, like why this person eventually got a defibrillator.
Twice I have received a whole bag of guava fruit from a patient, and twice in two different offices I have had some office personnel exclaim that it smells like the feces of babies (but not in those words).
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Twice I have received a whole bag of guava fruit from a patient, and twice in two different offices I have had some office personnel exclaim that it smells like the feces of babies (but not in those words).
I heard Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, which is probably one of the most beautiful symphonies ever written. To think, I played it in an orchestra when the composer was still alive(!)
December 30, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I heard Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2, which is probably one of the most beautiful symphonies ever written. To think, I played it in an orchestra when the composer was still alive(!)
Oscar H. Will seed catalogues.
December 25, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Oscar H. Will seed catalogues.
Currently attending a theatrical performance, entitled “Valvoline Oil Change.”
December 15, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Currently attending a theatrical performance, entitled “Valvoline Oil Change.”
I used to work as a DJ at a radio station, and came across Neil Diamond’s, “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” which is probably one of the creepiest pop songs ever recorded. It was then I realized Neil Diamond was a genius.
December 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I used to work as a DJ at a radio station, and came across Neil Diamond’s, “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” which is probably one of the creepiest pop songs ever recorded. It was then I realized Neil Diamond was a genius.
The clock is on the wall! It gives me so much joy to rebuild this old IBM school school clock.
December 12, 2024 at 6:52 PM
The clock is on the wall! It gives me so much joy to rebuild this old IBM school school clock.
Happy Birthday Dad. You would be 101 today. You had great phrases like “didy dump,” and “charged water,” and I laugh to myself every time I have a chance to say them.
December 12, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Happy Birthday Dad. You would be 101 today. You had great phrases like “didy dump,” and “charged water,” and I laugh to myself every time I have a chance to say them.
I’m not a big fan of dogs in the hospital. But I have a real soft spot for this guy.
December 9, 2024 at 5:20 PM
I’m not a big fan of dogs in the hospital. But I have a real soft spot for this guy.