Why study physiology in extreme environments: aamc.org/news-insights/…

So to recap: (1) SIPE is relatively common (~2% in triathletes) (2) SIPE is due to increases in PA pressure after patients become submerged in (particularly cold) water (3) Sildenafil may⬇️risk of SIPE. RCT ongoing. Thanks for joining in on my inaugural Tweetorial!

I found a USAT Official Club using the USA Triathlon Find a Club tool. Check it out at usatriathlon.org/findaclub! x.com/share?&text=I%…!

I am incredibly grateful to the AASLD Foundation and all its donors during this #WeekofThanks!

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for perianal Crohn’s: positive outcomes. Corine Lansdorp and colleagues: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, December 16, 2020. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33326623/

More interest in lack of emergency hyperbaric care in the US: wms.org/magazine/1320/…

Immersion Pulmonary Edema, Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema: Shortness of breath of cough during swim or dive? Navy funded study at Duke Medical Center to investigate whether SIPE risk can be reduced by sildenafil (Viagra®). For details click here: anesthesiology.duke.edu/?page_id=84858…

Immersion-Induced Mitral Regurgitation: A Novel Risk Factor for Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE) in CHEST® Journal Mitral valve regurgitation at rest can worsen during immersion and represents a novel and measurable risk factor for SIPE sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New New England Journal of Medicine review article on treatment of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…. #hyperbaricoxygen #decompression

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