Alex Ashinoff (she/her)

PGY-2 @YalePediatrics via @BUMedicine @DukeU @CityYearNewYork. 📣 for health equity and humanism in medicine. Passionate about education. Views+typos rmy own

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

#BCV #CongenitalMuscularDystrophy @PICJournalWatch @PedCritCareMed @PedPulmonol

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

#MedTwitter #PulmTwitter #PedsPulm Does anyone have experience using Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation? Currently trialing it for a pt w/ respiratory failure (RLD iso congenital muscular dystrophy) + could use some guidance/recs re how to approach titrating his settings. Thank you!

[Adi @IDdocAdi]

Medicine: gene therapy
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Also medicine: sorry can’t send records fax machine not working

[Shematologist, MD @acweyand]

Possibly the three most important words that every healthcare provider needs to be able to say are “I don’t know”

[Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach]

do u have blood in ur stool or have u been eating too many flamin hot cheetos: a memoir

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

@jtrebach Our hem onc team just asked our adolescent patient if she could hold off on red slushees for 1 day and she shut it down so hard 😂 Bless stool hem-occults❣️❣️❣️our tiny heroes

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

@acweyand yes yes a million times yes. could you come on rounds with me tomorrow morning?✨🙏🔥✊💫😂 (thank you for this!!)

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

Yes. This. ⬇️📢📢📢📢📢📢

[Shematologist, MD @acweyand]

PSA: A patient doesn’t need to look like they’re in pain for you to believe them when they say they’re having pain.

[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth Day 3

Let’s clear the air about #Hydroxyurea

First off, it works (very well) with two important requirements

💊 the right dose

✅ it’s taken everyday

Let’s breakdown the benefits and myths here in a 🧵

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[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth D14

Brief 🧵 about 🩸 transfusions

Most SCD patients will require at least one transfusion in their life, often to save their life during an serious illness

Some require transfusions every month to prevent stroke or other serious complications

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[Elle Cole (She/her) @Cleverlychangin]

Dr. Ify shared the following:
There are three types of sickle cell pain:
Vaso-Occlusive Pain
Central Sensitization
Cyclic Opioid Withdrawal

- at the 14th Annual Educational Seminar hosted by @CayenneWellness

#sicklecelldisease #sicklecell #chronicpain #SickleCellAwarenessMonth

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth

[Pat McGann, MD @PTMcGann]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth D7

SCD Care is so much more than a “doctor’s appointment"

The expectation should be comprehensive, multidisciplinary care

Psychology and Social Work is often more important than my recommendations

@jkw4444 described elements of a #SCD Center

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

...the pulmonary complications (atelectasis or infiltrates) associated with the acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell diseases who are hospitalized with chest or back pain above the diaphragm."

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth "Our findings suggest that in many cases thoracic bone infarction with subsequent atelectasis or development of an infiltrate due to chest splinting is the primary pathogenesis of the acute chest syndrome. We found that incentive spirometry can prevent..

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

#SickleCellAwarenessMonth

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Diversity is smarter than homogeneity.

New data on 6.6 million science papers in all 45 subfields of medicine: mixed-gender teams generate more novel and influential work than same-gender teams.

Similarity breeds groupthink. Variety fuels deeper reflection and broader learning.

[Alex Ashinoff (she/her) @AAshinoff]

this account is beautiful. #perspective

[Brian Wallach @bsw5020]

I used to run fast. Now I drive my wheelchair fast. Life is very different, but I am still very much alive.

Good night moon.

[Harvard Media, Medicine, and Health @MediaandMed]

“With rare exceptions, all of your most important achievements on this planet will come from working with others—or, in a word, partnership.” — Paul Farmer

"5 Quotes From Paul Farmer That Inspire Us" https://t.co/AJOgNvzI2d

[CT Voices for Children @CTVoices]

JUST IN: the #CT Legislature has passed a FY 23 budget adjustment that provides unprecedented support to the state's families! THANK YOU to the legislators who stood their ground & our amazing partners who advocated tirelessly to make this happen—we are so grateful for you. 🧵1/3

[Desiree D. Leverette, M.D @DesireeDLev]

The pure joy I felt visiting a daycare for a developmental assessment & getting to interact with all the children in their element 😍