Deepak V, MD

Physician | Equitable Health Systems | Primary Care | Palliative Care | RStats | DataScience @offCMCVellore alumni

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[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

A "good death" is an often forgotten goal of clinical medicine. 90+ patient with Stage 5 CKD, Patient with metastasized tumour with no proper Rx options, Patients with advanced CLD with severe delirium and no realistic shot at a transplant - these are pts forgotten by the system.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@josephselvraj Agree completely. I have a car seat.

But its an (?essential luxury?) in India.

The car seat maybe affordable but it means only 4 ppl can use the car - and if its a family with grandparents involved - then becomes next to impossible.

How do you deal with that?

[History Nerd @_HistoryNerd]

In 1983, one man had 10 minutes to decide the fate of the world.

Stanislav Petrov sat at his console as alarms blared: 5 U.S. nuclear missiles were "en route" to Russia.

He had two choices: launch a counterstrike or trust his gut.

What he did next saved humanity. Here's how...

[History Nerd @_HistoryNerd]

The Titanic didn’t sink the way you think.

The story isn’t just about an iceberg—it’s about human error, ignored warnings, and catastrophic decisions.

Here’s the truth about what really sank the ‘unsinkable’ ship:

[Yohan @yohaniddawela]

The most important geospatial concept?

Spatial Autocorrelation.

It can make the difference between spurious and accurate results.

Here’s what you need to know about it:

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@pseudo_sapiens

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

Is the Samsung S23 worth buying in 2025?

Are Realme or OnePlus phones safe as far as data protection os concerned?

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@Rahul_Advait Its ok if the walking is not brisk. 15-20min for 1km is perfectly fine. Start slow -build speed and endurance over time.

Being better than what you were a week/month ago is a better target than a fixed target.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@Rahul_Advait I dont find the 30min a day advice to be practical. My advice is to start wherever the patient is. Ppl who have not exercised in years cannot be 30min straight.

So if they can do 10min - that is commendable. Work your way upwards over time in a sustainable manner.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@physio_twtr Also , the quality of physios vary very widely.

Lot of people into non evidence based stuff like chiropractice or whatever. Many will only do procedures like TENS without teaching excercise.

So im not sure what to do

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@physio_twtr I do exactly this.

Simple "Refer to Physio".

But 80% of my patients dont go for some reason. They say they will but they never actually do.

[Prashant Singh @pacificleo]

You see, moral erosion isn’t a grand conspiracy cooked up in smoky boardrooms with evil laughter in the background. It’s more like a slow leak. Companies don’t jump straight into bad behavior; they stumble into it. It’s not about what they actively do—it’s about what they let happen.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

Golden words to remember while handling health data as well

[Prashant Singh @pacificleo]

The problem in consumer internet is that users get dehumanized. To the spreadsheet jockeys, the user isn’t a person—it’s a subscription ID in an MIS report with an LTV, CAC, and a churn probability. But in reality, the “user” is a tired old man trying to call his son

[Prashant Singh @pacificleo]

The problem in consumer internet is that users get dehumanized. To the spreadsheet jockeys, the user isn’t a person—it’s a subscription ID in an MIS report with an LTV, CAC, and a churn probability. But in reality, the “user” is a tired old man trying to call his son

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

Are there any good reading for fundamental climate understanding.

As a Physician interested in the intersection of Climate Change and Health i could really use it.

@praddy06

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@ashwinrajenesh This argument that one does not need a helmet because they are going "just down the road" is beyond silly.

Do ppl think the ground becomes soft because they are near their homes? Or does the skull grow an extra 4 layers?

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@ImLMittal I genuinely dont know why the whole country treats FMGEs like some criminal. Even when a disaster like getting stuck in Ukraine happened ppl were like "why did they go abroad".

We NEED good doctors. Who cares where they trained? Test skills and certify to practice?

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@ImLMittal Either that or go with the intention of never coming back till you are a niche sub-specialist at the very least.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@parth_0013 My dictum to students is that any prescribed diet must be "culturally appropriate , locally available and preferably non-packaged"

[Pigeon hate tweet account (STOPFUCKINGFEEDINGTHEM) @psychedamygdala]

Your practice of medicine will be as good as your understanding of pathology.

[Deepak V, MD @_VarDT]

@ClausWilke And its frustrating when human interns rely on AI generated nonsense in assignments etc - especially when those assignments are given to faculty who evaluate superficially!