#Patients

Kelsey Carman, MPH

KelseyMPH

One time I said hello and introduced myself to an intubated, unconscious patient in the ICU. Someone else scoffed/giggled. I then proceeded to explain to the patient every step of

Andrew Lee

andrewleedr

So this week had the opportunity to talk with local care home managers (thanks @michellecarrin3 & @sarahfiori76 for the invite). Unsurprisingly they had concerns about risk of introducing COVID19 infection

Lakshman Swamy

laxswamy

It's just past 4:00 a.m. in the #COVID ICU. If you were here, you might be surprised at how quiet it is, at how few people you see. You might

Soumya

skarlamangla

medical workers keep telling me they're terrified to talk to journalists right now. several doctors and nurses in the US have been fired for speaking out about covid. it's deeply

Therapist Gamer

TherapistGamer

One of the “fun” parts of being undiagnosed for so long was having to retell my story over and over again. It made sense when I would see a new

Sharon Inouye, MD

sharon_inouye

I understand. But the long term risks are too great to the patients, their families, and our healthcare system in the long run. We have to broaden out our view

L’Erin

lerinjo

How to behave in a pandemic when your local hospitals are at and over capacity in order to decrease the strain on the healthcare system and workers.1) Utilize the emergency

John MD

John1MD

1...A peculiar paradox was revealed to me today. AiSH, a govt support program, makes doctors the face of their bottlenecked entrance screening process. Docs have no training in this, they

Efra Rivera-Serrano, PhD

NakedCapsid

Sharing here my weekly summary for some recent articles of interest on #SARSCoV2.What's new? An infectious cDNA clone, viral transcriptomics, animal models of transmission, antivirals, sites of replication in #COVID19

Singsong Spoonie Raptor

SingsongRaptor

I hate the term "noncompliant" as a patient. It strongly implies a willful refusal to heed the advice of HCPs and it's unevenly applied against patients and is frequently weaponized

Eric Weinhandl

eric_weinhandl

There is an interesting story hiding in the intersection of:1. IDEAL2. FHN Nocturnal3. STARRT-AKI#nephrology #dialysis 1/ Consider baseline kidney function.IDEAL: mean eGFR = 10 mL/minFHN Nocturnal: 52% of patients still

Kimberly Acquaviva 🏳️‍🌈

kimacquaviva

According to @ANANursingWorld, "The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements is the social contract that nurses have with the U.S. public..."1/ https://twitter.com/kimacquaviva/status/1298644663541342210 "It exe

Seema Chishti

seemay

India’s Covid crisis: Navigating bad stats and government spin: Listening Posthttps://youtu.be/Un_ezSd3PNU For the fourth day in a row, India has set an unwelcome world record for new coronavirus infections, with

Gavan Reilly

gavreilly

285 #covid19ireland patients admitted to intensive care so far: - 158 remain - 84 discharged- 43 deceased Median age of ICU admissions is 61. Dr Tony Holohan tells @RCarrollTV that

Holly Figueroa O'Reilly

AynRandPaulRyan

I generally don't post updates about my husband's health on Twitter, but I'm asking a favor today.For those of you who aren't aware, my husband was diagnosed with AML (acute

DepressedMedStudent 💙

usycool1

Being a Medical Student admit as a patient in the psychiatric ward - A THREAD I was meant to be presenting my experiences at the Royal College of