Erin

General Internal Medicine | University of Calgary. Adult Thrombosis Medicine | University of Ottawa. Views are my own. (She/ Her)

[Saskia Middeldorp @MiddeldorpS]

Intermediate-dose versus low-dose low-molecular-weight heparin in pregnant and post-partum women with a history of venous thromboembolism (Highlow study): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial https://t.co/9zHeUIda7o

[Erin @erinhelson]

@stephanieyzhou @uoftmedicine Congratulations!

[The Lancet Haematology @TheLancetHaem]

Results from the Highlow RCT presented by @MiddeldorpS at #ISTH2022 comparing intermediate vs low dose LMWH in pregnant women who have had previous VTE. Antenatal no difference between dose for VTE, postpartum intermediate dose may be more protective.

[Erin @erinhelson]

To all the new PGY1s starting today or in the next few days, introduce yourself proudly and deservedly as Doctor. There is always help, you are not alone, and as @baileympaterson once told me, the morning always comes. You got this! #MedTwitter

[Faizan Khan, PhD @FaizanK91]

🆕 The BLEEDING RISK Study, now published in @BloodAdvances, derived the new CHAP model (creatinine, hemoglobin, age, antiplatelet use) to identify unprovoked #VTE patients at high risk of major bleeding & compared its performance with 5 existing scores.

https://t.co/cOaE1eGvfL

[Erin @erinhelson]

It takes zero extra effort to use patient-centred language, and it can make a huge difference. People are people first and foremost, with so much more to them than their diagnoses. We must never forget that. https://t.co/a0be46zROU

[Marc Carrier @MarcCarrier1]

Frequent reason for consultation: What is the risk of bleeding for patients with elevated INR from chronic liver disease compared to those on warfarin?
@KSanfilippoMD @JTHjournal
https://t.co/OvUD5OKfJj

[David Juurlink @DavidJuurlink]

Here's one: ascorbic acid is an early cofactor in the biosynthesis of catecholamines.

This trivial detail helped us diagnose scurvy in a patient who presented with postural hypotension.

https://t.co/zdDTFydxr5

[Erin @erinhelson]

@CusanoEllen I feel both seen and annoyed at how accurate this is

[Erin @erinhelson]

I usually curse ab exercises but today I curse the Russian twist that much more. @SweatWithKayla and #fitness goers, how about just calling them ab twists from now on?

[Erin @erinhelson]

If we could get back to a world where we could be friendly with one another and not have our cars vandalized in a grocery store parking lot that would be great…

[Erin @erinhelson]

The #gratitude expressed from patients and families and among coworkers this week has completely warmed my ♥️. Even in the darkest (and coldest and covidiest) days, there is kindness and hope. #MedTwitter

[Erin @erinhelson]

@AmandaHempelMD

[NEJM @NEJM]

Forty persons in whom thrombosis and thrombocytopenia had developed after an initial ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination were given a second dose of a #COVID19vaccine, most commonly BNT162b2. None had a recurrence of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia. #IDTwitter https://t.co/cXDPz8zPDV

[Erin @erinhelson]

When all those research blocks and help from @canvector lead to some interesting data. Check out our work at #RMIM21 posters @RockyMtnIM @DeepaSurya55

[Andrew Petrosoniak @petrosoniak]

Myocarditis and Pericarditis After Vaccination for COVID-19 https://t.co/kFosyejg3u via @JAMA_current

1-1.8/100,000 risk of vaccine related myo/pericarditis. No deaths. Median 2 days of hospitalization.

Helpful data when speaking with patients about risks.

[Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea]

I work in a hospital setting in Calgary, Alberta.

This anonymous note--from a high school student--was left on the windshield of one of my co-workers in an attempt to raise the spirits of health care workers who have been so brutally demoralized lately.

[Erin @erinhelson]

#AbLeg #covid19alberta #GetVaccinated

[Erin @erinhelson]

“the AHS critical triage protocol — designed to help doctors make decisions about who gets life-saving care when there aren't enough ventilators and ICU beds for everyone who needs them — will likely be invoked soon as well.” —do people really not understand the gravity of this?!

[CBC Calgary @CBCCalgary]

Overburdened Red Deer hospital forced to airlift COVID-19 patients to Calgary, Edmonton https://t.co/2QRtfYzUK7

[Erin @erinhelson]

#covid19vaccines are safe in pregnancy. Covid infection is not. #GetVaccinated

[NEJM @NEJM]

Risk of pregnancy loss at 6 to < 20 weeks of gestation after #COVID19 vaccination soon after conception or in early pregnancy was consistent with expected risk of spontaneous abortion. #SARSCoV2 #Covid19Vaccines https://t.co/NTY2naYs1d