Lamees

Psychiatry Resident

[Psychiatry Excellence @psycheureka]

Negative symptoms in schizophrenia are not simply the absence of hallucinations or delusions.

They are a distinct symptom domain linked to motivation, reward, emotional expression, social cognition, and goal-directed behaviour.

Here’s the neurobiology that helps explain why they can persist, even when psychosis improves. 🧵👇

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@awaisaftab Thank you for this article. This is what every psychiatrist need to read.

https://t.co/ZcQspJqfok

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@awaisaftab Thank you for this article. This is what every psychiatrist need to read.

https://t.co/ZcQspJqfok

[Robert Y. Chen @therealRYC]

🚨 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - the most controversial treatment in Psychiatry

A study of >1 million patients with a depressive disorder re-examined the benefits of ECT.

Here's what you need to know about this landmark paper published this week in @BMJMentalHealth

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@MD_Ghaida Gorgeous 🥺❤️

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@Dr_RaghadB الف مبروووووك 😍
فخوره فيك ❤️❤️❤️

[Brandon Luu, MD @BrandonLuuMD]

Running vs. Antidepressant (SSRI) for Depression/Anxiety:

-Similar remission rates (45% vs 43%) over 16 weeks

-Compared to SSRIs, the running group had ⬇️ weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure
1/12

[Lamees @lamesmd]

🤣🤣
https://t.co/NnlBt0pxXF

[Nawaf Mohamed @NofaFofa11]

In Medicine, you have to know the ECG, Acid Base, Cardiac Cycle, Diabetes Medications and Dosage, Heart Failure, Physics, Astrology, Spotify

Orthopedics:

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@MD_Ghaida So pretty!❤️❤️

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@MD_Ghaida 😭😂

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@MD_Ghaida صح والدليل بجامتي الي تحت السكرب☺️

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

It’s a landmark in the history of NASH (MASH)

A positive trial: less fibrosis, less inflammation, lower LDL

Something to celebrate

https://t.co/x0GrR6XrHL

#livertwitter

[NEJM @NEJM]

A patient with diabetes who was taking empagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor, had false positive urine screening tests for ethanol in a room-temperature sample, owing to bacterial fermentation of glucose that yielded ethanol. Read the full correspondence: https://t.co/keZ5P5Aozl

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

Sebastian Bauer (Poland) - "She Loves Sunflowers"

"I want to be like a sunflower; so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight."

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@zakwilliams ❤️🙏🏻

[Lamees @lamesmd]

“Life is a rock, and that you must never look back while climbing it. It makes you dizzy.”

Paul Bowles

[Lamees @lamesmd]

Multiple studies like this one showed a clear link between higher TMAO levels (caused by gut flora)and elevated risk of heart attack, stroke and death.
Crazy!
PS: Cholesterol is still the king
https://t.co/tKG8jeNSVi

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

New study: Gut bacteria convert choline from RED MEAT into TMA, which becomes TMAO, a chemical that may cause cardiovascular disease. Berberine, a natural molecule that lowers blood sugar (like metformin does) also inhibits production of TMAO 💪 https://t.co/67IJCJgRUh

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@EbtiJojo الف مبروووك ❤️❤️محظوظين فيك ابتهاج 😍

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@mariam8676 الف مبروك مريم 😍❤️❤️

[Lamees @lamesmd]

@medics_AbuSaif So brilliant 🤩