Curbsiders just taught me that biotin (all those hair+nails gummies) can artificially lower TSH assay and artificially increase the t4 making an artificial lab picture for hyperthyroidism! I will be asking my patients about this when testing tfts, especially given this prevalence

I am grateful for the thought-- and discussion--provoking grand rounds Dr. Brian H. Williams Thank you for being here with us! And thank you Dr J Naudia Jonassaint for facilitating!

Today's #POCUS image is pertinent to #Nephrology #IMPOCUS, EM, #CriticalCare & more. An illustrative case of renal infarction: Note that there is almost no color flow in the upper half of the #kidney. See thread to learn more. #MedEd Always throw some color!!

Alternans!

"All Staph aureus bacteremias are complicated staph aureus bactermias until proven otherwise." -Vance Fowler. Words to live by. @IDWeek2020

Thank you @MonicaM05106074 for advocating for the inclusivity, making the pins happen!! Proud to have you as a colleague!

Another step closer to decreasing iatrogenic anemia!

Submitting manuscript again within 1 week of rejection -- Fail Fast principle

Please don't Daily 4am labs on stable patients awaiting a SNF bed.