Chris Hodcroft

Consultant acute physician @CTMAcuteMed. Still not entirely Welsh despite being here for a long time.

[Chris Hodcroft @hodcr]

@DrLindaDykes @HalstedMD That combination of high K / low Ca could arise if whoever took the blood has contaminated the biochemistry sample with the potassium edetate from the blood count tube.

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@ProfMarkTaubert

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@drphiliplee1 "26 pints per minute of dephlogisticated air"

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@WelshGasDoc No guidelines, but would generally consider it based on the principle that, given a poorly RV, if the only other option is a ventilator then that's very likely to make them haemodynanically unstable in that situation anyway

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Nice to see that Wales are ahead of England - we've had integrated health boards for about a decade! #sambristol

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Expecting a strong Welsh attendance at #SAMBristol next week - Bristol is so close it's almost part of Wales 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[SAM Online @acutemedicine]

1 week today.. we'll be in Bristol, (or watching!) the Opening Plenary for https://t.co/k7dBaCUeIv 'We are Hub of the Hospital'. Don't miss out - Register now to Learn, Network & Enjoy..reconnecting with your friends.
@acutemed2 @dr_nigel_lane @Zjones27Zoe @AcuteMedEd @nickscr1

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@zackferguson He's also on the Creon leaflets. Despite having had both a DVT and chronic pancreatic insufficiency, he still looks confident.

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There is definitely no jam in tray 2. There's not even any marmalade.

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@drrob22 @EmergencyBod

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@WelshGasDoc An increase in chronic illness will impact the whole health service, not just one part! It will probably be felt greatest in primary care. The difficult question is going to be exactly what the priorities for investment are - but agree critical care will certainly be one focus

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@WelshGasDoc True (for acuity) if the concern is only CPAP/ICU capacity, but don't forget that the LOS for survivors over 75 who even just needed ward level care is often gigantic. If you want to get the _whole_ hospital working (and facilitate routine services etc.) I wouldn't overlook them.

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@E1izabethDodds https://t.co/T1r4n9mhXl

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@DrBenLovell Yep. Just goes to show why we shouldn't fret about offering HIV tests widely - we don't worry about offering troponin testing and a positive troponin has a far worse prognosis than HIV!

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Discussing HFpEF at #SAMGlasgow. Left atrial size gives you useful information about long term elevated cardiac filling pressures, but what's the normal volume of the LA?

@bsecho says <34mL/m² BSA normal, >38mL/m² BSA dilated, in between borderline

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@AcuteMedEd You'll need to stand in a (virtual) queue first 😉

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One thing I've learnt so far from #SAMGlasgow is that the President of the RCP gets a lot of emails!

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@firefoxx66 @richardneher @AineToole Thanks! Will give it a go!

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Very pleased that we've formally extended @take__AIM to Wales. A big thank you to @HEIW_NHS for making it happen!

[WAPS @AcuteMedWales]

@LliwenJones3 is our very first Welsh takeAIM fellow!

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@WelshGasDoc In Outlook:
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The emails saying that you need to redo training etc come from a different address so shouldn't be affected