At midnight in PDX (PST) https://t.co/ffZ5ev9wgO goes live. A few thoughts:
1. Thank you to all the patients who helped create this resource
2. This site represents years of work - and will continue to be a work in progress
3. It is FREE and will always be
4. We hope you love it
MRSA infections are associated w/⬆️ M&M. Antibiotics used to treat in-hospital MRSA infections: vancomycin, daptomycin, linezolid, & ceftaroline. Vancomycin is most commonly used and has slow time to bactericidal activity, requires close monitoring. and AKI risk (esp w/ Zosyn)
1/ Have you ever heard your friendly pulmonologist use the terms “entrapped” or “trapped” lung and were confused about the terminology? If so you are not alone and this is the tweetorial for you! #MedTwitter#tweetorial@crit_caring_MD @lkbrath @VCU_PCCM@PSinkam
Elderly ♂️, PMH of T2DM and CKD.
Suspected COVID-19 because of shortness of breath. Sent to the COVID-19 ED service.
No fever, no cough. No chest pain. Physical exam with patient sitting up (almost 90°):
��Is this neck pulse arterial or venous? 1/8
Vents are still difficult for me. There’s lots of physics and numbers and my brain just does not naturally work like that.
I’ve been working through vent details lately, and I thought I’d share some basics.
Corrections very welcome—I’m still training my brain in this stuff.
How much is 1 unit of insulin?
1 international unit of insulin is defined as the amount of insulin to induce hypoglycemia (blood glucose of 45) in a fasting rabbit (determined in 1922).
Now you know more than most endocrinologists!
Got consulted for acute hyperkalemia management while on #MedConsults...
...Dx an RTA Type 4 after calculating a +Urine Anion Gap and TTKG i/so NAGMA
As an intern, RTA was so abstract and only in textbooks
Now it is on my ddx. Talk about #diagnosticgrowth#clinicalreasoning
Aprovechando la psicosis de Trump, va un hilo de efectos adversos de los glucocorticoides. La aparición depende de la CANTIDAD y DURACIÓN de los GC, así como susceptibilidad individual. 👇🏼