Here's a running list of #meded threads. Or, as Russ Kerbel calls them, #Twearls

14/ Have you ever used fingertip wrinkling to evaluate nerve function?

Political Bubbles and Hidden Diversity: Highlights From a Very Detailed Map of the 2016 Election nytimes.com/interactive/20… The Upshot

"Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 297" lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2018/08/erik-v…

Katie Bouman led the creation of an algorithm that helped capture the first ever image of a black hole. We asked her what this breakthrough means for science. For more reaction from other scientists, visit our YouTube channel: go.nature.com/2P3CBNn

As an intern, always delivering the best care with the optimal result at the right price often feels purely aspirational. But learning about #ValueBasedHealthCare early may help shape physicians ready to tackle this task. journals.lww.com/academicmedici…

Authors present a #ValueBasedHealthCare (VBHC) curriculum integrated into a required course for post-core clerkship students that highlights key principles of VBHC most relevant to undergraduate #MedEd: ow.ly/p4j450xY46e. Jessie Holtzman Harvard Medical School Harvard Business School

A novel curriculum, integrated into a required post-clerkship course, highlights principles of value-based #healthcare, & the case-based methodology captures the complexity of decision-making in contemporary care settings: ow.ly/p4j450xY46e. Jessie Holtzman Harvard Medical School #MedEd

Full of love for my amazing #harvardmed20 classmates: congratulations everyone!

The House isn't coming back into session until after the inauguration. The Senate has adjourned until Jan. 19. Surreal cap to yesterday.

And here's the #VisualAbstract by Lanna Felde journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/artic…

I’m joining these incredible moms to share a message—how important it is to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and get a booster, too. Protect your loved ones and those around you by going to vaccines.gov to find a vaccine near you. Do it for us moms.

1/17 [Why] is furosemide susceptible to malabsorption from "gut edema"? When a patient with heart failure is hospitalized with congestion I often hear "let's use IV furosemide; they're probably not absorbing the PO." It's a comment unique to furosemide. But is it accurate?

An unbelievable loss -- my heart goes out to his family, friends, and co-workers. He touched the lives of so many people -- lucky to count myself among them blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

Omg. 😯 How did you do this Zaven Sargsyan?

I've never had decaf coffee but my inability to tolerate caffeine after 1pm is getting me interested. Plz tell me everything about it! #medgrind

Excited to present our QI work at grand rounds today! @UMichIMRes

2/9 Consider the following overarching themes as they relate to Fe homeostasis in chronic kidney disease (CKD): 1. CKD patients have an unusually high prevalence of absolute and functional iron deficiency (ID), especially those on hemodialysis.

Tele-ICU use does not seem to reduce inter-hospital transfer but may reduce 30 day mortality, esp for rural patients Very interesting analysis from Tom Valley and his mentee Dr. Deshpande.