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🤔Why is the BUN/Cr elevated in upper gastrointestinal bleeding?
This question has been covered by @AdamRodmanMD and @WilliamAird4 but the literature is SO FASCINATING that I had to review it myself.
Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files.
“We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & @Capitol_Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.”
The inside story 🧵
Thanks Blue Crew Medicine @UMMCnews for having me on today to discuss early recognition and management of cardiogenic shock! Met some great people and looking forward to improving healthcare in Mississippi with you guys!