In Christ, #PharmD, #AutismDad-I love JESUS, @debbienesmith,@nesmithtwins, family,theology,reading,racing,medicine-ICU,golf,&people.|Redeem the time.Eph 5:15-17
1. What are the benefits and risks of GLP1?
Our new study in @naturemedicine comprehensively maps all the benefits and risks of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound).
By @Biostayan, Taeyoung Choi and me
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https://t.co/cJR8t1fZU8
Individuality counterfeits personality as lust counterfeits love. God designed human nature for Himself; individuality debases human nature for itself.
-Oswald Chambers, in My Utmost for His Highest
To sum up:
1) Static/cidal doesn't mean what people think
2) Static agents do kill bacteria
3) Static/cidal doesn't mean 1 kills faster than the other in vivo at site of infection
4) Killing faster doesn't translate to better cure
5) Head to head RCTs found no diff in efficacy.
It’s easy to talk yourself into waiting ( been there 💁🏼♂️), but it’s not wise & u can wait too late! The procedure typically lasts ~20 mins & the light anesthesia gives you a refreshing nap 😴 while it happens. Don’t delay! Check it for yourself & your family. #checkit4andretti!
Coming off my 1st colonoscopy today. Blessed to have no polyps. Next in 5 years due to my dad’s history.
It’s true when they say the prep the day before is the hardest part 💩 (though it’s not thaaaat bad).
I encourage everyone that qualifies to #justcheckit!
In the hardships of life, as well as in our deepest woes, only in hindsight do we realize the hidden hand of God at work in them. He is not making us stronger but showing us how weak we are in ourselves, that we might live solely in the strength that Christ provides.
Let us thank God for all the ordinary Christians who daily love their neighbors and live by faith in the resurrected Christ.
They are the secret and sacred agents in the kingdom of God. The world will never know them, and it’s much better that way.
They work openly, yet in secret, in small acts of self-sacrifice that subvert the reigning egocentric ethos of a world saturated with emotion and dry of truth.
They consider others more important than themselves. They make it their ambition to lead quiet lives. And they raise their children to believe a life well lived is in the pursuit of serving others.
They daily pray, confess their sins, and cast themselves upon the mercy of Christ. He forgives and raises them up to forgive others, to show mercy, to speak the truth in love.
No one will reward them or applaud them. Nor do they seek such recognition.
They are simply living as children of God, content with his approval in Christ.
Their lives are an ongoing doxology whispered in holy anonymity while passing through this dying world on the way to resurrection.
ICU Pharmacology Secrets:
Some drug side effects, even if relatively rare, are well entrenched in our memory. For example, most intensivists & hospitalists are aware of cefepime-induced neurotoxicity or clindamycin’s association w C difficile infection (or even the seemingly
Surprisingly, race car drivers have the highest sustained HR!
This 1969 study found that race care drivers heart rate was 150-180 bpm *before* the race even started & increased to 180-210 bpm during the race!
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#MerryChristmas everyone!
In the link below, I shared why we celebrated both the birth and death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at church today! 🎁
📸 Watch this video on Facebook https://t.co/mq3ekxCBg2
“#Christianity was different from the other world religions. It is not a religion based on what we do; it is a revelation from God, an announcement of what God has done for us.” - @dankimball 🎁 ✝️💖