Adam Calthrop
@TheEMboardround
Father. Husband. Doctor. Ex-Physician Assistant in EM & primary care. Used to be all about research, ultrasound, ECG and SIM, then I got adult responsibilities.
Hundreds to thousands of UK-trained doctors will be unemployed in a matter of weeks as their contracts end this August. Why are we training doctors to leave them jobless? My thanks to @Telegraph for helping me raise this issue. telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…
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I think for individual PAs the situation is really hard, and they deserve some sympathy. I also feel for the patients harmed, some no longer with us, and some unaware. That said, PAs should look to sue universities and/or the NHS, and that has always been my stance.
Well said. There are many who don’t even acknowledge that distinction.
This moment is the hardest line to walk Between not putting the boot into people who have just had one of the biggest rug pulls in NHSE history, and ensuring we stay true to values of honesty and open critique of the bad ideas that brought us here You know, actually being kind
Why GPs limiting consultations to 25 a day is better for everyone including & most importantly the patients This needs to be standard practice in the UK HGV drivers / pilots / train drivers etc have safe limits Doctors not so… @wesstreeting @SKinnock @DHSCgovuk @NHSEngland
My new post on why we need to limit GP work hours (and the rest of us) sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/21/why… @AlanStout19 @katie @BMA_NI @BMANI_GP @kiityc
1/n I want to say something about PAs. I don’t know yet if this will be long or short cause I am not psychic. What I do know is this: the situation has become a mess. Not just administratively. Not just professionally. But emotionally. And it’s going to leave scars.
Trochlear chondral fracture: ultrasound diagnosis A 14-year-old male patient experienced acute diffuse pain while changing direction while playing soccer, which did not prevent him from continuing to play the sport. Twenty-four hours later, the pain increased, associated with…
Day 1 after @lengreview NHS Employers website still says PAs can see patients with undifferentiated diagnosis @wesstreeting I want my money back or financial support to study medicine “Join the NHS, you will have a job for life” “Further training gives you prospects” Lies
If you cut pay for 15 years you reap what you sow. A multi year deal and delivering the reforms would solve a lot!
🌀Dizziness and Vertigo 🌀 A top reason for ED visits, and a diagnostic nightmare. Up to 35% of posterior circulation strokes are initially misdiagnosed as benign vertigo. The key isn't asking what it feels like. It's asking when and why it happens. Here's a better framework.…
A case of clot in transit 😱 🔗European Heart Journal - Case Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2025 doi 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf034 #POCUS #FOAMed #FOAMcc
A really proud moment for me when I heard that one of my colleagues who I taught SAPB & ESP blocks has done an amazing job managing a complex chest trauma case. This project started 5 years ago but I am glad its carrying on without me.
#POCUS #EchoFirst Quiz. What are the green/red arrows showing? #MedTwitter @ArgaizR @NephroP @KalagaraHari @mount_md @TomJelic @msiuba @siddharth_dugar @jminardi21 @EchoTech_4 @ABCDEcografia @MynephCC @FH_Verbrugge @YubSedhai @1POCUSFocused @pocusmeded @HoosierPocus
"Air in the water"—the hydro point sign Ultrasonographic sign of dynamic nature, distinctly different from the lung point. Intensive Care Medhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-07943-9
Pls RT: If you are a PA or PA student wanting to apply to medicine, feel free to leave your details here to be added to an online mentorship group ran by myself and other PAs who have gone on to study medicine: forms.gle/VS9HBP4NZmsKS7… pls share among networks
🧵Why does low protein intake cause hyponatraemia? Most people find this confusing. But the underlying physiology is beautifully simple. Let’s walk through it 👇 #Hyponatraemia #FluidBalance #MedTwitter #FOAMed