Tackling acid-base disorders, one Twitter poll at a time.
Adv Physiol Educ
; 44(4): 706-708, 2020 Dec 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-880991
ABSTRACT
Understanding and interpretation of acid-base disorders is an important clinical skill that is applicable to the majority of physicians. Although this topic is taught early in medical school, acid-base disturbances have been described as challenging by postgraduate trainees. We describe the use of Twitter, an online microblogging platform, to augment education in acid-base disturbances by using polls in which the user is shown laboratory values and then asked to select the most likely etiology of the disorder. The answer and a brief explanation are then shared in a subsequent tweet. Both polling questions and answers are shared from the account for the online, mobile-optimized, nephrology teaching tool NephSIM (https//www.nephsim.com/). An anonymous survey was administered to assess attitudes toward these polls. Using Twitter as an approach to enhance teaching of acid-base disturbances was both feasible and an engaging way to teach a challenging topic for trainees and physicians. Moreover, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated the importance of incorporating virtual learning opportunities in all levels of medical education.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physiology
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Acid-Base Equilibrium
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Acid-Base Imbalance
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Choice Behavior
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Computer-Assisted Instruction
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Education, Distance
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Education, Medical, Undergraduate
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Social Media
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Physiol Educ
Journal subject:
Education
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Physiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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