2021 has been another year filled with COVID-related issues centered around the perils of politics mixing with medicine. The omicron variant has now spread through the population and leading to some of the highest spikes of new cases we’ve seen at any point in this pandemic. And right around the holidays too. 🙁 Please stay safe, vaccinate, and wear a mask!
As far as my career, the ICU portion of my clinical time has transitioned from rounding in COVID ICUs to rounding in what I’m actually trained for – cardiovascular ICU. I’m so thankful to work with such a great multidisciplinary team in caring for patients with complex cardiac pathologies. With regard to my anesthesia practice, I’m very humbled to work alongside such wonderful fellows, residents, and anesthesiologist assistants. Training these individuals is why I went into academics, and they remind me each day that I made the right choice! 🙂
In keeping with my posts from 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, the following table represents some basic numbers regarding my growth on social media.
| SOCIAL MEDIA STATS | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| RK.md Post Count (Yearly) | 123 | 146 | 167 | 90 | 66 |
| RK.md Comment Count (Yearly) | 234 | 338 | 447 | 498 | 165 |
| Twitter Followers | 2,508 | 2,659 | 2,977 | 3,990 | 4,985 |
| Facebook Followers | 237 | 770 | 5,116 | 14,363 | 17,603 |
| Instagram Followers | 18,229 | 62,105 | 96,025 | 128,358 | 149,881 |
| YouTube Subscribers | – | – | 975 | 3,026 | 5,213 |
| MailChimp Audience | 90 | 295 | 545 | 1,153 | 1,327 |
GADGETS IN 2021
- Peloton Bike+
- XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro
- VOCOlinc Apple HomeKit HEPA Air Purifier
- Samsung Odyssey G9 49″
- Satechi USB Type C 2-In-1 Wireless Charger
- Apple AirTags
- Eero Pro 6 WiFi 6 router
- Apple iPad Mini with Smart Folio
- Logitech BRIO 4K Ultra HD Webcam
- Elgato Collapsible Green Screen
- Ghost – My Windows 11 Gaming Battlestation
- Shure SM7B Dynamic Microphone, Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen Audio Interface, Cloudlifter CL-1, Blue Compass Boom Arm
- Spinn Coffee Maker
TOP POSTS OF 2021
- RK.md’s Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Reference Sheet
- What Does Gtt Mean?
- Difference Between TID, q8h, and PRN Dosing
- MAC, Cordis, Sheath Introducer – What’s The Difference?
- How Chest Tube Drainage Systems Work
- Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
- What Do Categorical, Preliminary, Transitional and Advanced Years in Residency Mean?
- RK.md’s Perioperative And Critical Care Reference Sheet
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter/Swan-Ganz Structure, Waveforms, And Interpreting The Numbers
- Basics Of Mechanical Ventilation
- Peak Pressures vs Plateau Pressures
RK.MD USER METRICS
ON TO 2022
2022 will be an interesting year of professional growth as I get a combined adult cardiac anesthesia and critical care fellowship off the ground. Furthermore, I wish to streamline my process for generating and posting educational content to more platforms while having time for my professional obligations as an academician (lectures, research, etc.)
Hope everyone has a safe and happy new year! 🙂
