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Arresting people for simply using drugs won’t make anything better
Arresting people for simply using drugs won’t make anything better
Once again I can only assume this is how oncology drugs get their names
Once again I can only assume this is how oncology drugs get their names https://t.co/6daG2kedU6
Take a moment to hug your loved ones, to tell the people around you how much they mean to you, to thank those who have made a difference in your life. You never know when you won't have that opportunity anymore or when taking that moment could make an enormous difference.
Never. Trust. The computer.
Have the people trashing this kid’s technique even considered the fact that the body is missing from the neck down so it’s not going to matter anyway?
Have the people trashing this kid’s technique even considered the fact that the body is missing from the neck down so it’s not going to matter anyway?
Opioids are decent analgesics initially, more or less on par with NSAIDs. With regular use, their primary benefit becomes the prevention of opioid withdrawal.
Opioids are decent analgesics initially, more or less on par with NSAIDs. With regular use, their primary benefit becomes the prevention of opioid withdrawal.
Amazing to me that in 2024 people are still talking about ivermectin for COVID
Amazing to me that in 2024 people are still talking about ivermectin for COVID
again for the people in the back: if you are giving antibiotics for suspected meningitis, give steroid too. the neuroICU will appreciate it later on 🙏 10 mg dexamethasone IV.
again for the people in the back: if you are giving antibiotics for suspected meningitis, give steroid too. the neuroICU will appreciate it later on 🙏 10 mg dexamethasone IV.
Call me crazy but I think it’s worth incentivizing the development of drugs with large effects on clinically important outcomes, especially for diseases affecting millions of people
Call me crazy but I think it’s worth incentivizing the development of drugs with large effects on clinically important outcomes, especially for diseases affecting millions of people
Semaglutide in HFpEF. Wow.
Pruritus = itching Pruritis = inflammation of the prur Thus endeth the spelling lesson
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We lost my father-in-law Terry Symington to cancer last night. I wrote this today (entirely personal and not political) to help cope with the loss. He was a wisecracker and a storyteller, he breathed life into every room, and he will be sorely missed. uncommons.ca/p/remembering-…
@DCrittenden1 I've not been in much of a mood for work. But I know the causes Miranda believed in. I must speak for them. And so I re-enter the land of the living, and try as best I can to feel again at home in that suddenly alien place.
@DavidJuurlink The obvious answer is to intubate from below
ALERT: These posts from 10 minutes ago seem like pretty blatant violations of the expanded gag order in Manhattan, no? h/t to @AntiToxicPeople for sharing these with me. @glennkirschner2 @MeidasTouch
the reason we must wait for sputum collection BEFORE starting TB meds, is that the drugs go right into pulmonary secretions from the first day. That means RIPE will be present in the sample you send for culture and the yield will go down.
@DavidJuurlink What about immunocompromised? For example, recipients of allogeneic HCT?
Dep't of small victories: two nights ago, thunder erupted over our house in DC. Ringo, who normally voluntarily associates only with my wife, jumped into my arms and stayed there until the storm ended. Feeling very validated.
When our daughter died suddenly, @davidfrum writes, she left us with grief, memories—and Ringo. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
Are these the same people who object to Pride parades or
I love asking little old ladies with the straightest face whether they smoke crack cocaine, just to see their response. It's one of the few moments of joy in this job that keeps me going.
Patient today reported her meds as Tagamet and Vasotec. Anyone want to guess an age?
@IM_Crit_ @Askins_Razor @X @chungk1031 @nickmmark @PulmCrit @emily_fri @CritCareTime Yeah I would worry about ongoing GI absorption. That's a pretty high level and if you haven't considered dialysis for it I would recommend looking at the @ExtripWorkgroup guidelines to see if they meet criteria.
There Are Already More Measles Cases in the US This Year Than All of 2023 | WIRED arstechnica.com/science/2024/0…
I haven't read this yet, but THAT'S a title A+
The readout from the Cafe Milano crowd about Biden’s age and vanity. From @tarapalmeri
a friendly reminder that speculating about the health of celebrities is a bad look for our profession.
this will be an unpopular opinion, but it's cringy when someone famous gets sick & everyone speculates about their health on twitter if famous people want to share information, they will. they have access to *all* the media outlets if they want privacy, we should respect that
A rare bit of sharing of personal information from me today to congratulate my brilliant daughter, Anaïs Lalonde-Picard, who, after for years of medical studies at @USherbrooke, has matched to @uMcGill as a resident in internal medicine. 👩⚕️@cusm_muhc #MedEd #CaRMSMatch
@CharliePinkerto I feel like, with this attempt to redeem herself and clear her conscience, there should be a distinction made between “being silenced” and “not speaking out.”