so it turns out that obstetrics is kinda complicated... perhaps we should leave this to obstetricians (not politicians)? Jennifer Gunter nytimes.com/2019/05/20/opi…

CDC updates tuberculosis screening, testing recommendations for health care personnel ow.ly/2yFl30oMvsR

Rat bite fever is caused by S moniliformis (US) or Spirillum minus (Asia). Transmission also occurs by ingesting food contaminated by urine of colonized rats, causing a syndrome known as “Haverhill fever." ja.ma/2QhY59D

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I know I’m home when I get a sunburn, poison ivy and an ixodes scapularis all in the same day #newengland #medtwitter

This morning I am teaching salt and water physiology, hyponatremia, and hypernatremia to M2s. I have 95 minutes. When teaching this to reisdents I get 1 hour to hyponatremia alone. I am not surprised by the massive confusion about hyponatremia. #HyponatremiaIsHard

is there such thing as having a "dream patient?"

anyone giving anakinra?thelancet.com/lancet/article… 𝙟𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙛𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙨 💊

will wait for the data on this one...monews.co.kr/news/articleVi…

only 62/201 got methylpred and +/- multiple agents with unknown effect; prone to expectation bias, confirmation bias in a time when WHO etc recommends AGAINST steroids while most patients in China GOT steroids. conclusion: inconclusive.jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Been saying it for a while - ⚠️YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT INVULERNABLE⚠️. “New C.D.C. data showed that nearly 40 percent of patients sick enough to be hospitalized were aged 20 to 54.” ➡️ Please be responsible and don’t bring the virus home to grandma. #COVID19 nytimes.com/2020/03/18/hea…

There it is apple.news/Arf4GPhDDRyCBS…

Go team, go!! UVM team seeks federal approval for emergency ventilator to treat COVID-19 patients | Local 22/44 News mychamplainvalley.com/news/health/co…

Hanging out in the ICU

How does my dog have so much piss? How many kidneys do dogs have?

Please read: How the opioid epidemic became America’s worst drug crisis ever, in 15 maps and charts - Vox apple.news/A1iFsUlMmRpWcf…

PREACH!! The Cost of Not Taking Your Medicine nyti.ms/2oOJjf0

And Rocky makes it!! #doxiederby2017

Palliative care in the ICU of 2050: past is prologue.A conceptual timeline of developments. rdcu.be/r4oR

UPDATE: #tsunami confirmed in Mexico, largest wave so far is 0.7 m / 2.3 ft #PTWC tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/20…