Ahmad AlhajHusain,MD

Pulmonary&Critical Care Associate Professor of Medicine

[JAMA @JAMA_current]

#BrainDeath, or death as determined by neurologic criteria, can be difficult for families to understand because patients may still have a pulse, warm skin, chest rise with mechanical ventilation, or reflexive movements.

💡 This JAMA Insights article discusses how simple, direct, and precise language may help clinicians communicate that brain death is legal death and reduce confusion during evaluation and determination.

🔗 https://t.co/bbrewxFjpw

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@elonmusk Still using fossil fuel

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@NEJM @NEJM finally a medical journal figure my toddler can peer review ..

What is this really?

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@dannydanon They left because they k is the truth. Your guys are criminals

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

ERJ: This update of an ERS Task Force statement from 2015 provides a concise comprehensive update of the literature base. 24 evidence-based recommendations were made for management of pneumothorax, balancing clinical priorities and patient views. https://t.co/7PzcmFwaCW

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https://t.co/IYXeaadol1

[ERS @EuroRespSoc]

Available on the ERS Respiratory Channel…

#ERSSatellites 2024: Bronchiectasis

The experts discuss the airways mucus in health & disease, the evolving role of microorganisms, advances in translational science & future pharmacological approaches.

Watch: https://t.co/wabVnNsJ76

[ATS Blue Journal @ATSBlueEditor]

Increase Attention to Computed Tomography Findings of Emphysema without Airflow Limitation: Small Airway Disease Is Already There

🔓 Open Access
🔗 https://t.co/TNoZ5Hu3mQ

[ATS Blue Journal @ATSBlueEditor]

Adjustments of Ventilator Parameters during Operating Room–to–ICU Transition and 28-Day Mortality

When adjustments of ventilator settings lead to increased ventilation intensity, they might precipitate higher 28-day mortality
@maxsebschaefer

🔗 https://t.co/TwBqk73U57

[NEJM @NEJM]

Original Article: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events https://t.co/BUsdzHMcdb

Editorial: Plastics, Fossil Carbon, and the Heart https://t.co/cjL1mj8h26

#PublicHealth

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Underdiagnosed PFT abnormalities ..

[CHEST @accpchest]

In the latest research, individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) findings and #COPD demonstrate accelerated frailty progression compared with individuals with normal spirometry findings. Read more the March @journal_CHEST issue: https://t.co/orlGaBPo6c
#MedEd

[Critical Care @Crit_Care]

#CritCare #OpenAccess

Improving management of ARDS: uniting acute management and long-term recovery

Read the full article: https://t.co/P0OlCTF4sZ

@jlvincen @ISICEM #FOAMed #FOAMcc

[CHEST @accpchest]

Urging Changes to Proposed Critical Care Billing Policy

Read the full article: https://t.co/kwKmprKszu
#CHESTAdvocacy

[CHEST @accpchest]

Despite the evidence that supports the use of antiinflammatory reliever strategies in #asthma, barriers across multiple levels have made implementation challenging. Read more in the CHEST Commentary from the February @journal_CHEST issue: https://t.co/OQzlIE77mu
#MedEd

[Ahmad AlhajHusain,MD @dr_alhaj]

@mad_sters @MikeTPhD @JRayFalvey @ShreyaTrivediMD @rkwadhera @UREssien @rohan_khera @atheendar @IshaniG @renutip @AcademicChatter Good one! Haha

[Ahmad AlhajHusain,MD @dr_alhaj]

Do not place a chest tube, it is not a #pneumothorax #pulmonary

[WSJ Health @WSJhealth]

The University of Pennsylvania demoted Katalin Karikó, cut her pay and shunted her lab to the outskirts of campus. This week, she won a Nobel Prize. https://t.co/9aUDtwMeRd

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[Ahmad AlhajHusain,MD @dr_alhaj]

Pneumomediastinum probably due to #Vapes #radiology #cxr