I haven't been on twitter since PGY2 year when Elon unfortunately bought this site and that's sad bc medtwitter was so much fun!
I think I will be permanently deleting this account but if anyone wants to stay in touch, DM me so we can connect on other socials :)
A 70-year-old man undergoing cholangioscopy to evaluate dilatation of the common bile duct was found to have flatworms in his biliary tract (shown in a video). Read the full clinical case: https://t.co/OK4X48EOne
The amount of landfill trash generated by ICUs is simply ridiculous: 7 bags per patient per day!
We need both LESS packaging & the packaging that must have ought to be recyclable, reusable, or biodegradable.
Meanwhile 1st year Med school grads (interns) are making $45-60k with no over time pay, working 28 hour shifts, and working most weekends and holidays and inability to negotiate contracts or leave job. And, med school is a year longer than law school!
I’m struggling to comprehend the ignorance of policy makers about what happens during pregnancy/miscarriage.
Yesterday I learned that they didn’t know that you usually miscarry into a toilet. They didn’t know that your medical team sends you home to miscarry.
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The ID problem is simple. You have to be uniquely altruistic and into bugs to take on 3 more years of training to sort of *decrease* your ultimate salary. Unless you supplement it doing general medicine too. Pay infectious diseases doctors fairly and watch this turn around.