Will Takakura MD

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

@umfoodoc We have a 🪺 too! So cute. 😄

[Abhi Shenoy @Abhi2Shenoy]

FFP? Platelets? Think twice... and then don't!

If you have ROTEM or TEG at your hospital, think about its impact even for routine procedures. Stop unnecessary blood product pre-procedure on cirrhosis patients, and save it for those that truly need it... https://t.co/GJUrJHAE6J

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

Very grateful to have worked with an amazing group! Methane ➡️ constipation in some patients.

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

In our large multilevel study, fasting CH4 level≥10:
Accurately diagnoses IMO on lactulose & glucose breath test
Correlates w/ constipation & gas
Correlates w/ stool methanogen load
Remains stable without Rx
Daily CH4 levels decrease predictably with Rx

https://t.co/dPPoTP57OK

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

In our large multilevel study, fasting CH4 level≥10:
Accurately diagnoses IMO on lactulose & glucose breath test
Correlates w/ constipation & gas
Correlates w/ stool methanogen load
Remains stable without Rx
Daily CH4 levels decrease predictably with Rx

https://t.co/dPPoTP57OK

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

CH4 is associated with a lower heart rate. Certainly plausible... although more mechanistic studies are needed! 🐭

https://t.co/EMkW6d1s10
Thx to everyone at @CedarsSinai !
@AliRezaieMD @RuchiMathurMD @MarkPimentelMD

[Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS @BrennanSpiegel]

Post-COVID #IBS? We've been hearing about "recovered" #COVID19 patients with persistent gut symptoms. Our @CedarsSinai GI research team, together w/ @umfoodoc at @UMich, is comparing national prevalence & predictors of gut symptoms pre vs. post pandemic. Will report when complete

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

Video of the month @AmJGastro where we described a new physical sign: Neck bulging with expiration and disappearance with inspiration due to a large Killian-Jamison diverticulum.
Hope William Osler is proud!
https://t.co/iDjodaimXT

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

Management of #IBS in pregnancy remains extremely challenging with limited therapeutic options. Clinical trials universally exclude pregnant pts with big gaps in knowledge!
Read our comprehensive overview @AmJGastro
https://t.co/YUhqzSI1VK

[Healio Gastroenterology @HealioGastro]

NEW EPISODE!
@sameerkberry & @umfoodoc speak with @NobelPrize winner Dr. Barry Marshall, the legendary scientist who infected himself with Helicobacter pylori to prove that ulcers were not caused by acid.
#Helicobacter
#NobelPrize
#MedTwitter
Listen below

[ACG @AmCollegeGastro]

The virtual meeting platform has launched for #ACG2020 Annual Scientific Mtg & PG Course! It's on!

HELPFUL TUTORIAL for REGISTRANTS
https://t.co/rF522W9Q9O

Register if you have not already: https://t.co/kcgYDi5XNQ

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

@SunnyOhSon's study https://t.co/4giKj7VsFu

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

An interesting study linking appendectomy (thus appendicitis?) to IBS. It ties in nicely with @SunnyOhSon's study showing a link between campylobacter to appendicitis. Campy--> appendicitis --> antiCdtB/antiVinculin --> IBS??
#research #ibs

https://t.co/Sxl4UBmRBw

[Jason Tso @JasonTsoMD]

New CMR study of 100 recovered COVID cases: majority not hospitalized and some asymptomatic. N=60 had ongoing myocardial inflammation. More studies needed to confirm, but this is pretty alarming... #MaskUpAmerica https://t.co/TezkTeelK9

[ibs-smart @ibssmart]

-Abnormal Hydrogen levels indicate SIBO, but don’t correlate with symptoms
-Methane levels correlate with the severity of constipation
-Hydrogen sulfide levels correlate with the severity of diarrhea

Methane and hydrogen sulfide likely dictate the phenotype of patients with #IBS

[Ruchi Mathur MD @RuchiMathurMD]

Hydroxychloroquine?? Now more than ever we need to move on alternative treatments for our sickest patients... @MASTprogram @AliRezaieMD @MarkPimentelMD - moving ahead with #Healight therapy!

[Ruchi Mathur MD @RuchiMathurMD]

We’ve already shown that the #Healight kills bacteria. Now we show that it can also kill #coronavirus. We’re excited to partner with .@BioScienceAytu to move the technology forward to help patients all over the world! Full story here:
https://t.co/lPftJPbaFC

[Ali Rezaie MD MSc @AliRezaieMD]

Instead of waiting for light at the end of the tunnel let's light up the tunnel!

We have shown that light at specific conditions is capable of killing #coronavirus without harming human cells.

Stay tuned for the full publication.

[Mark Pimentel MD @MarkPimentelMD]

Pivot. Our team has spent the last 6 weeks, 16 hours a day, 7 days a week working on #COVID. We have developed a device to kill coronavirus with @MASTprogram @cedarssinai hoping to bring to humans in weeks with help of @SterlingMedDev and @BioscienceAytu. https://t.co/uUgOaTCTKD

[Will Takakura MD @MdTakakura]

@chandrimatweets Thank you and @MASTprogram! :) You guys are the best.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

From a friend in Spain: “So, there was a call on social media today in Spain to go out to balconies and windows at 22:00 to give a huge ovation to thank and support hospital workers. It’s 22:05 and I can hear the roar from the other side of the closed double glass windows.”