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.
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.
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.
Oscar H. Will seed catalogues.
December 25, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Oscar H. Will seed catalogues.
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.
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.
The most dyskinetic heart I have ever seen. I usually use my hands to help people understand the benefit of cardiac resynchronization. But this video works better.
December 2, 2024 at 6:14 PM
The most dyskinetic heart I have ever seen. I usually use my hands to help people understand the benefit of cardiac resynchronization. But this video works better.
Left bundle branch pacemaker lead seen flopping around in the right ventricle. The lead has been functioning well for the past year.
November 27, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Left bundle branch pacemaker lead seen flopping around in the right ventricle. The lead has been functioning well for the past year.
They say James Madison, the fifth President of the United States, had lousy handwriting. I never believed them, because he was a Founding Father, and the Founding Fathers were perfect.
November 22, 2024 at 3:54 AM
They say James Madison, the fifth President of the United States, had lousy handwriting. I never believed them, because he was a Founding Father, and the Founding Fathers were perfect.
On this day, today, I am older, wiser, and more mature than my wife. But in a few short hours she will catch up. Yes, we were born 9 hours apart.
November 21, 2024 at 5:51 AM
On this day, today, I am older, wiser, and more mature than my wife. But in a few short hours she will catch up. Yes, we were born 9 hours apart.
Sonja, 1928 portrait of a customer at Berlin’s Romanische Cafe, by Christian Schad. She a secretary at the Olex oil company, wearing a little black dress, designed by Coco Chanel just 3 years before. She is smoking Camels.
November 20, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Sonja, 1928 portrait of a customer at Berlin’s Romanische Cafe, by Christian Schad. She a secretary at the Olex oil company, wearing a little black dress, designed by Coco Chanel just 3 years before. She is smoking Camels.
Secretary at West German Radio, Cologne. 1931 photograph by August Sander.
November 20, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Secretary at West German Radio, Cologne. 1931 photograph by August Sander.
Nothing but fame: the world’s applause is not everything. From “Pictures of People,” by Charles D. Gibson (1894).
November 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Nothing but fame: the world’s applause is not everything. From “Pictures of People,” by Charles D. Gibson (1894).
The morning after Election Day. From the book “Pictures of People, by Charles D Gibson (1894).
November 19, 2024 at 8:03 PM
The morning after Election Day. From the book “Pictures of People, by Charles D Gibson (1894).
These drawers were designed to hold dry items like sugar and salt, each drawer had a handy spout.
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
These drawers were designed to hold dry items like sugar and salt, each drawer had a handy spout.
In the Weimar Republic of the 1920s, efficient apartment space living was created by Ernst May. The low-rise apartments featured a front lawn a small garden. The kitchen was designed for efficiency and ease of movement. I was most intrigued by the small aluminum drawers.
November 19, 2024 at 7:07 PM
In the Weimar Republic of the 1920s, efficient apartment space living was created by Ernst May. The low-rise apartments featured a front lawn a small garden. The kitchen was designed for efficiency and ease of movement. I was most intrigued by the small aluminum drawers.
The Frankfurt Kitchen as designed by architect Grete Schütte-Lihotzky in the 1920s, as a laboratory for food preparation in small apartments. It predates modern kitchens which have incorporated a lot of the design elements. The year 2026 will be the 100th anniversary.
November 19, 2024 at 5:05 AM
The Frankfurt Kitchen as designed by architect Grete Schütte-Lihotzky in the 1920s, as a laboratory for food preparation in small apartments. It predates modern kitchens which have incorporated a lot of the design elements. The year 2026 will be the 100th anniversary.
Chinatown, Honolulu.
November 18, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Chinatown, Honolulu.