Hi guys. My name is John Ikhile and I am the Regional Coordinator of @NiMSASouthSouth . In 6 days, my team and I would be organizing the largest blood drive in South-South, Nigeria. We’d need your support to make this work…please help🙏🏽
Prevention 🛡️
•Careful drug history 📋
•Avoid re-exposure to culprit drug (VERY IMPORTANT)
•Genetic screening (e.g. HLA-B*1502 before carbamazepine in some populations)
•Patient education
🧵 “He ate raw seafood. 12 hours later, his hand was dying.”
Meet this 71-year-old man.
He has Type 2 Diabetes and ESRD on dialysis — immunocompromised, but stable.
He came to the ER with:
▪︎High fever
▪︎Excruciating pain in his left hand
▪︎Rapid swelling & discoloration
🕒 Timeline matters: 👉 Symptoms began 12 hours after eating raw seafood.
Look at his hand 👇
6️⃣ 💡 Takeaway:
Not every ache needs a pill.
Rest, stretching, massage, hydration, or warm compresses can ease pain too — without hurting your kidneys or blood pressure.
So next time, think twice before reaching for that NSAID.
Sometimes, the best medicine is not taking one. ❤️
🧵 Your chronic NSAID use might just be the cause of your hypertension
1️⃣ Many people pop NSAIDs like ibuprofen or diclofenac for joint pain, headaches, or backaches — but here’s the twist: regular NSAID use can quietly raise your blood pressure.
Let’s break down how 👇
5️⃣ Over time, this can worsen hypertension, especially if you already have:
•High BP
•Heart failure
•Chronic kidney disease
•Or you’re an older adult
Your painkillers might be quietly working against your BP meds.