Dr. Karen Evans

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital , Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, #medstarprs

[Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma]

This is for Maui, from a far away friend. I am so terribly sorry.

[Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker]

“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute

And what is the best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel.

[B&S @_B___S]

"Dad wait, I'm coming!"

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Robert Liston (1794-1847) was a Scottish surgeon who is most famous for amputating a patient's leg in under 2.5 minutes, operating so quickly that in the process also amputated the fingers of his assistant and slashed the coattails of a spectator, who dropped dead from sheer terror. The patient and his assistant later died from gangrene, making it the only recorded operation with a 300% mortality rate.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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British surgeon and author Richard Gordon described Liston as the following:⁣⁣⁣⁣
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"He was six foot two, and operated in a bottle-green coat with wellington boots. He sprung across the blood-stained boards upon his swooning, sweating, strapped-down patient like a duelist, calling, 'Time me gentlemen, time me!' to students craning with pocket watches from the iron-railinged galleries. Everyone swore that the first flash of his knife was followed so swiftly by the rasp of saw on bone that sight and sound seemed simultaneous. To free both hands, he would clasp the bloody knife between his teeth."⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Gordon's book, "Great Medical Disasters" (1983), lists some of Liston's other surgical procedures: ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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"Removal in 4 minutes of a 45-pound scrotal tumour, whose owner had to carry it round in a wheelbarrow."⁣⁣⁣⁣
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"Amputated the leg in 2​1⁄2 minutes, but in his enthusiasm the patient's testicles as well."⁣⁣
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"Argument with his house-surgeon. Was the red, pulsating tumour in a small boy's neck a straightforward abscess of the skin, or a dangerous aneurism of the carotid artery? 'Pooh!' Liston exclaimed impatiently. 'Whoever heard of an aneurism in one so young?' Flashing a knife from his waistcoat pocket, he lanced it. Houseman's note – 'Out leaped arterial blood, and the boy fell.' The patient died but the artery lives, in University College Hospital pathology museum, specimen No. 1256."⁣⁣⁣⁣
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In 1846, Liston went on to perform the first operation using modern anaesthesia in Europe. He also invented bulldog forceps (a tool to lock artery forceps) and a leg splint to help with fractures and dislocations. Both are still used today.⁣

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Choosing a health insurance plan

[Rennae Stubbs ♈️ @rennaestubbs]

Wtf i turn on @TennisChannel and i have three dudes on there talking pickleball and golf! Do u see @GolfChannel talking about putt putt!!!???? Omg!!! Ok I’m done!

[Mike Flynn @MFlynnGT]

I’ve never made a political social media post in my life, and I’m 100% comfortable posting this. It’s not political. I’m posting it because my wife is a teacher. And because we have 2 school-aged kids. And because I’m proud to work with @CoachBrentKey and call him a friend.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

In his opening prayer Tuesday, Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black delivered a rare and pointed plea for lawmakers to take action a day after a shooter killed six people at a private Christian school in Nashville.

“We must move beyond thoughts and prayers.” https://t.co/PqgeIa8Ees

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The science is clear: We must have the guts to take on the fossil fuel industry or else the planet we will be leaving our kids and future generations will be increasingly uninhabitable. Now is the time for action.

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

Right now, someone making $160,000/year pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $16,000,000,000. That doesn’t make ANY sense. By raising the cap on payroll taxes for the wealthy, we can increase Social Security by $200/month and fund the program through 2095.

[Dr. Karen Evans @Kkeprsmd]

Implementation of a Risk-Stratified Anticoagulation... : Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery https://t.co/veVdsslWUU

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

10 years after he finished a book, his daughter’s TikTok made it a bestseller https://t.co/oYoRdvllCH

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

Tonight Amanda and Josh are attending the State of the Union as guests of @FLOTUS. Thank you for bravely sharing your story.

@POTUS and I will never stop fighting for reproductive freedom for everyone, everywhere.

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Just remembering that time Nancy Pelosi ripped her copy of trump’s “state of the union” speech to shreds while standing right behind him.
Yeah, that was pretty fucking epic.

[Taylor Fritz @Taylor_Fritz97]

I was an overly nice line caller in jr’s but honestly when someone was cheating me really bad this is how I handled it, call a random ball out and they wont mess w u again. Is that what’s happening here? Who knows... but if this call is unprovoked then that’s disgusting 😂

[Tennis Channel @TennisChannel]

grammys recap

[The Payers & Players Podcast @PayersPlayers]

@jyaubone @marclucero @bgtennisnation Genuinely curious how do you handle blatant/obvious cheating when there’s no umpire available?
I don’t know all the facts here, so just hypothetically.

[Jean-Yves Aubone @jyaubone]

@marclucero @bgtennisnation Clearly he’s trying to get him back for what he perceives to be a hook earlier in the match. Would love to find out what happened on that earlier point. REGARDLESS, there are healthier ways to handle this.

[marc lucero @marclucero]

I thought the guy who booked Blumberg aka “10”a couple years ago was bad but this is another level @bgtennisnation red card or yellow card?

[Coldplay @coldplay]

The Astronaut (Live on SNL) 💫