1/ Ever wonder why magnesium (Mg) is used to treat Torsades de Pointes? The answer is fascinating, elegant, and also explains why Mg treats another clinical entity - eclampsia #medthread #tweetorial #medtwitter

Another nail in the vancomycin coffin. After accounting for laboratory testing, pharmacist management time, and costs associated with vancomycin associated AKI, daptomycin saved $166 per patient when used in place of vancomycin. academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a…

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It you're buying Ozempic online without a prescription good luck with that jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

A JAMA article titled “The Latest Research About Paxlovid” has a surprising but very expected omission in the summary of the evidence for Paxlovid: the lack of any discussion of the negative EPIC-SR study. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… A 🧵on why we keep seeing this omission (1/10)

Gathering with a bunch of fellow ID geeks (that is, people like me) last week inspired this deeper look at the PCP vs PJP controversy for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. It’s only Part 1, so a real cliffhanger. Enjoy. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

1/14 🤔 Why do we use iodine as an intravenous contrast agent? The answer requires a review of the composition of the human body and a brief tour of one of my favorites, the Periodic Table of Elements.

ED boarding is when a patient is admitted but physically remains in the ED. Unlike the floors or ICUs, there is no "capacity" in the ED. While nursing ratio recommendations exist, there is no method to enforce it given the nature of EM workflow. Is ED boarding really as big of

If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or that these things "happen all the time", they are deeply misinformed. Don't be fooled. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

🔔 New Article! Need to know about #measles?… here is an article I prepared for #pharmacists who want some cliff notes 👀 idstewardship.com/five-things-ph… #TwitteRx #IDtwitter #IDxPosts

📝Here are my cliff notes for the recently FDA approved drug #gepotidacin #blujepa idstewardship.com/drugs/gepotida… 🤔 Still wondering where the name comes from? It’s a yellow tablet… Kind of sounds like Jet Blue 🤷‍♂️ Anything to add? #IDtwitter

🚨 BREAKING: A new audit from TN Dept. of Commerce & Insurance exposes major violations by Express Scripts — including $30M in spread pricing and discriminatory reimbursements paying their own affiliated pharmacies at higher rates. Read more at: bit.ly/4iftpRY #PBMReform

The SNAP trial may finally resolve some of the longest-running debates in SAB management (cefazolin vs semi-synthetic PCN? Is PCN really active vs PSSA?). Congrats to Steven Tong Joshua Davis, and the global team who made this ambitious trial happen. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

Wow! If anyone ever doubts the power of crowd sourcing, look at the vaccine RCT table that has been built already, in under 24 h! Unbelievable work by Jake Scott, MD Dr. Abhay Dand, Alejandro Diaz and Dr. Ali Sebastian Meza Vazquez! bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts

TB rule outs, Abx allergies, CMV, MSSA (of course), and more. Studies sent to an awesome ID fellow during 2 weeks of service — organized for subconscious absorption. 🧠 Link-o-Rama: Osmosis Edition blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

The federal HIV guidelines are facing a shutdown. A trusted, living resource — used by clinicians, programs, and public health agencies for decades — may disappear due to “budget decreases and revised priorities.” Big mistake. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

Want to know why those other countries have lower brand drugs prices than us ? They don't have PBMs. We are the ONLY country that uses PBMs. Insane

It's out on #AAC (ASM): a concise but incisive letter on the lingering false myth of "bacteriostatic" #antibiotics as inferior to "cidal" ones. What an honour to be among authors in a group led by Brad Spellberg. #IDXposts rita murri journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa…

NAPLEX® Review Question of the Week: Opportunity Knocks accessmedicinenetwork.com/posts/naplex-r… #accessmedicine #accesspharmacy #meded

My honest take on Tylenol (acetaminophen) in pregnancy, as a triple board-certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist, I want to cut through the noise. Straight data. No politics. No nonsense. Just the studies—and how to interpret them.