#Patients

Sharon Bachman, MD

SLBachman

Since you’ve felt the urge to chime on this @SAGES_Updates, I will too. Because I have some sincere feelings on this topic. Perhaps they are passé, but they are strongly

zen🗯️♿

ZenMeoww

Really disappointed that there are disabled people in this community commenting to other disabled people that opioid use should be entirely avoided and will always lead to addiction.You can still

Nanasia

MelaninMotiv8er

Working in the ER.. There is a term called OK-TO-BOOK.. They bring the beat up individual to the ER because they have hurt them so horribly and they have to

Natalie E. Dean, PhD

nataliexdean

EPI 101 thread on sensitivity and specificity, plus its application to #COVID19 screening. For those who want a refresher!The way we summarize the accuracy of a test (such as RT-PCR

SupernovaStyle Science News

Supernova_Style

Oh this is going to make a lot mad. They are now saying don't use invasive ventilators, but to use oxygen first, but if that doesn't work to use CPAP

Paul Williams

PaulNWilliamz

*How to round with Paul Williams*Tips for medical students, interns, and the curious - a threadJust in case this might be helpful. Your mileage may vary with other attendings, who

Sayed Tabatabai, MD

TheRealDoctorT

It’s Fall on the Great Plains of America, in the late 1800s.The first thing that hits him is the stench. The overpowering odor of rot and decay.The buzzing of flies

Eric Topol

EricTopol

Just published @CellCellPress "SARS-CoV-2 elicits robust, broad and highly functional memory T cell responses, suggesting that natural exposure or infection may prevent recurrent episodes of severe COVID-19" https://www.cell.com/c

Martin J Keatings

MartinJKeatings

When the medical director of NHS Fife says there's no policy of DNR/DNACPR for Covid 19 patients, had it been any other health board, i'd probably believe it, but not

Dr. Stephen M. Hahn

SteveFDA

We at FDA do not permit politics to enter into our scientific decisions. This happens to be a political season but FDA will remain data driven. On behalf of FDA‘s

G. Owen Schaefer

G_Owen_Schaefer

For clinical consent mavens - Singapore just passed into law an effective enshrinement of the Hii Chi Kok (aka modified Montgomery) standard on medical advice. Clarifies some issues, complicates others.

Awab Alvi

DrAwab

10th APRIL#PAKISTAN #CORONAVIRUS UPDATEPakistan has 4,601 cases of coronaviruswith a mortality of 66 individuals (+4) (1.43%) Below are a few detailed analysis to get a better understanding of the Cornoavirus

Powerglobal ⭐️⭐️⭐️

powerglobalus

CHINA - WUHAN Funeral Homes Burned Coronavirus Victims Alive, Death Toll is probably 10 times what we have been told. Locals in Wuhan, where the Chinese coronavirus pandemic originated &

Lou Walsh

laqwalsh

Thought of the day. Consent in multidisciplinary team appointments. Are we consenting to be reviewed by all members of the team by just turning up? How about telehealth where members

Stewart Brand

stewartbrand

At last, the harsh, necessary truth about what being on a ventilator entails.And what you have to decide when it's you or someone you're responsible for going on (or staying

M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

kit_delgadoMD

1/ The focus on #COVID19 death rates neglects the fact there are 4x as many people who spend 1-2 weeks in the hospital. True, elderly die at much higher rates,