Dr. Giddings, MD

Dr. Giddings, MD General Surgery Resident, committed to advanced surgical care, and medical education.

While most of the city sleeps, we stay ready for the unexpected - road crashes, falls, assaults, and other emergencies ...
15/06/2026



While most of the city sleeps, we stay ready for the unexpected - road crashes, falls, assaults, and other emergencies where minutes can make the difference between life and death.

Keep us in your thoughts, and more importantly, stay safe 🙏






Dr. Giddings, MD

14/06/2026

Can't feel the pulse?
Did you know this trauma pearl?

Hypotension is defined as SBP < 90 mmHg.

🔹 If you cannot feel the carotid pulse, the SBP is < 60 mmHg

🔹 If you cannot feel the femoral pulse, the SBP is < 70 mmHg

🔹 If you cannot feel the radial pulse, the SBP is < 80 mmHg

This simple bedside trick can help you quickly assess a patient when equipment is not immediately available.

Any of these in a trauma patient, think bleeding - act fast!

Have you learned something new?










Dr. Giddings, MD

14/06/2026

1️⃣ What is the name of this phenomenon?

2️⃣ Which component is worsened by massive blood transfusion?

3️⃣ Which component causes blood to clot poorly?


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What's this score?How do you interpret it? Dr. Giddings, MD
14/06/2026

What's this score?
How do you interpret it?


Dr. Giddings, MD

Helping People in Need 🙏Every day, I receive countless calls from colleagues, nurses, physician assistants, healthcare w...
13/06/2026

Helping People in Need 🙏

Every day, I receive countless calls from colleagues, nurses, physician assistants, healthcare workers, and patients seeking help - whether to stabilize a surgical emergency before referral, discuss a diagnosis, or obtain treatment advice.

What we have spent years learning is what we willingly share every day to help save lives and reduce suffering.

Whether it is guiding someone through the reduction of an incarcerated hernia, assisting in making a timely surgical diagnosis, facilitating a life-saving referral, or helping a critically ill patient receive the right care, the reward is immeasurable.

Sometimes the calls come during the quietest hours of the night, when the world is asleep, from clinics I have never visited or from people I have never met. Yet when someone is in need, we answer.

The joy of knowing that a life was saved, suffering was reduced, or a patient received timely care is often worth more than any payment.

So let us not stop sharing what we know. Freely we were taught by those who came before us, and freely we should continue to teach, guide, and help those who come after us.

Medicine is not only a profession - it is a service to humanity.








Dr. Giddings, MD

07/06/2026

Icing the cake on my research.

Pattern of Thoracic Trauma - while enjoying a bowl of typical Nimbain cuisine: CASSAVA, plantain, eddoes, fish, and avocado, I am putting the finishing touches on my research together to send it to my mentor and supervisor.

The baseline research on this topic is solid, and the findings promise to be groundbreaking. Policy makers, be ready. Scientific community, get ready.

This work has the potential to shape trauma care, strengthen emergency surgical systems, and contribute meaningful local data to global thoracic trauma literature from Liberia.







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"Doctor, did you remove all the worms from my teeth?"Recently, we treated a patient with a dental abscess. The pus was d...
07/06/2026

"Doctor, did you remove all the worms from my teeth?"

Recently, we treated a patient with a dental abscess. The pus was drained, and the infected tooth removed. Few days later, the patient returned with relatives and asked:

"Doctor, are you sure you removed all the worms?"

Many of us grew up hearing that worms cause toothaches. The truth is that there are no worms in the teeth. What people often call "worms" are usually decayed tooth material, dead tissue, food debris, or infected material from a badly damaged tooth.

Toothaches and dental abscesses are caused by bacteria, not worms or maggots. If left untreated, the infection can spread into the face and neck, leading to serious conditions such as Ludwig's angina, which can kill if treatment is delayed.

Unfortunately, many people first seek traditional remedies where herbalists apply hot water, hot leaves, and other substances to the affected tooth. These practices often worsen the infection and delay proper treatment.

As healthcare workers, our job is not only to treat disease but also to replace myths with facts.

No worms can live in the teeth, my people.

Now, let me hear from you,

What traditional remedy for toothache have you used, seen, or heard about in your community?













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