Three acute care medicine 'anti-patterns' (physiological scenarios that go against common practice) that should make you stop and think 🤔

A brief 🧵

What are your favorite clinical anti-patterns?☯️

#foamed #physiology #foamcc #meded

Results suggest that promoting regular physical activity and minimizing sedentary time in older women may be beneficial for primary prevention of heart failure, including HFpEF. ja.ma/49uOZxy

Some people will never like you, simply because your light, is disturbing their darkness!

Tulips and Towers. Chicago's Michigan Avenue in Spring.

Great, well-thought out article on the 'Manosphere':

'Aristotle’s four cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, temperance and courage.

None of these virtues is distinctly male, of course.
...Regardless of your definition of masculinity, is there any world or any relevant ideology…

Newly Found Genetic Variant Defends Against #Alzheimer ’s Disease

“It made us think that excess fibronectin could be preventing the clearance of amyloid deposits from the brain.”

The researchers confirmed that hypothesis in a zebrafish model of Alzheimer’s disease and have…

Researchers used the world's most powerful MRI to get brain scans that are 10 times as detailed as a hospital #MRI — take a look

uk.news.yahoo.com/researchers-us… via @yahooNewsUK

#LyridMeteorShower starts today following solar eclipse.

The peak will be late evening of April 21 through dawn of April 22: Why you should look up again

usatoday.com/story/news/wor… via @usatoday

FYI medaxiom.com/news/2024/04/1…

“We’re playing street hockey today. Wanna come?”

“Is your friend any good?”

“He’s decent.”

Medicine is inseparable from how we live our lives in society at large, and medical schools do not prepare their graduates for the degree of activism needed to try and effect meaningful change.

Doctors, by and large (not everyone), are content to be part of the problem.

I’ve preached this for years!

Physicians should be skeptical, but should never be cynical.

Cynicism is somewhat “hip” in #MedEd .

Don’t fall into the trap.

It’s unhealthy and leads to burnout!

“My buddy’s told me this morning … my victory’s secure on the cross.”

Powerful words from 2024 #Masters champion Scottie Scheffler after his win on Sunday.

Excellent review:
Resistant Hypertension in Dialysis: Epidemiology,... : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltext/…

Frank Nazar scores his first career NHL goal on his first shot in his first NHL game. Wow. #Blackhawks

Tough year for the ‘Hawks,

but I’m honored to have seen #Bedard score his first goal in the UC this season.

I’ll tell my grandkids about it as his career unfolds.

Chicago Blackhawks looking to have a very bright future!

A Position paper from @abcardio1 in Circ: CQO outlines innovative collaborative community approach to maternal care as 1 🔑 to improving #BlackMaternalHealth crisis. Read paper: buff.ly/3DZxbMQ
#FacesofBMH #ABCardio4Moms #BMHW2024

🚨 GIVEAWAY TIME 🚨

I’m giving away two (2) tickets to Jackie Robinson Night and limited-edition “42' caps for Marlins vs. Cubs on Thursday, April 18!

RULES: Must be following me, Chicago Cubs and repost for a chance to win. #YouHaveToSeeIt

Here's a list of #Cubs rookies with a home run in four consecutive games since 1901:

Michael Busch.

#YouHaveToSeeIt

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