Part of what makes this record-breaking stretch of silence from President Trump so disconcerting is that he went from 5 speeches a day...to just nothing. Thanks to @FactbaseFeed for visualizing it, and verifying that it is a record.
So this is exciting!! Our first full virtual conference. Pediatric EM Fundamentals. On Demand version will be posted mid September and we will run it like a 3 day online course as well: Sept 9,10 &11 with faculty interaction and the like. https://t.co/ubcBcmRcvW
Just watched an episode of ER where it's Carter's first day as an intern and he gets so overwhelmed during a trauma that he asks a nurse to call a doctor and has to be reminded that he is a doctor and goddamn if that isn't the most relatable thing I've see on this show.
I worked the night shift at Sinai Health System last night. Dr. Paul Koblic worked the casino shift from 9 pm to 4 am. I'm old and he's young. He offered to stay all night if necessary to do the intubations so I wouldn't have to risk getting #COVID19. I'm crying as I write this.
I’m a full-time ER doc getting ready to work a 24 hour shift in the emergency department. I am genuinely more concerned about going to work tomorrow morning than I was the day I launched on the space shuttle. 1.5% shuttle mortality vs 9-12% if I get COVID-19.
• Read everyday.
• Spend time with nature.
• Ask questions.
• Never stop learning.
• Don't pay attention to what others think of you.
• Do what interests you the most.
• Study hard.
• Teach others what you know.
• Make mistakes and learn.
• It's Okay to not know things!
5 years ago today, I woke feeling fine, then quickly developed malaise. An hour later, I started to rigor. I know rigors are bad, but I thought (hoped?) it was viral. I developed horrible, diffuse abd pain, vomiting, and relentless rigors. I had no idea what was going on. 1/18
#Tramadol, a game of analgesic roulette, will it work or won’t it? Will your patient obtain analgesic effects or will they have a seizure, respiratory depression, or various other side effects...🤷🏼♀️that’s why it’s been nicknamed #Tramadont! Its variable effects are (1/3)
(phone call from nursing home)
Employee: (anxiously) Mrs. Thompson woke up this morning with severe vision loss in both eyes.
Me: Does she wear glasses?
Employee: Yes
Me: Is she wearing them?
Employee:
Me:
Employee: Everything's fine, thank you doctor