Dr. Sofija Volertas

Allergist/Immunologist (MedPeds) @UNC_SOM intrigued by innovation&education. Focused on wellness. Passionate about personal stories.Tweets my own&not med advice

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

You can actually be allergic to cold!🥶

#coldurticaria is your #allergy cells triggered by cold, or rewarming from cold.

➡️typically you get hives (itchy, red rash, welts)
🛑rarely, can even cause #anaphylaxis when you get whole body symptoms (can’t breathe, 🤮, 💩, pass out)

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

🍯 is one of the best treatments for cough! Studies show it is better than dextromethorphan (cough syrup!)

🫐has antioxidants (flavonoids)
🦠anti microbial properties (naturally protects the hive from microorganisms)
🧫 anti inflammatory (⬇️ IL-1, IL-6, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha)

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

No more lectures in medical school?

Thrilled to be part of @UNC_SOM leading the way in #MedEd! Attendance to "class" M-F is required but will no longer be lectures! It is actually worthwhile to be in this flipped classroom.

Learn more about the issues: https://t.co/sA93MQivcA

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

@chadellimoottil Seems like some may have mentioned this, but EPIC is already doing this! Piloting it here @UNC_Health_Care https://t.co/Z8qN5TTH3q

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

@KatieDMcMillan ...tell me more! What Qs? I❤️the idea of UNC doing this&involving MDs.#AI in #healthcare is an amazing tool infiltrating all industries & we need to learn its limitations.👩‍⚕️who stand out will curate it with their own thinking. But I'd love to hear your thoughts @KatieDMcMillan

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Fun 🌸 fact: loratadine is one of the weakest #allergy pills. When getting approved in trials, the more effective dose made people sleepy. To get the “non-drowsy” indication, they cut the dose in half. So, you’re buying a non-drowsy, less effective, pill 🤷‍♀️

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

@chasingscratch0 heard you need an allergist. 🙋‍♀️ here’s your local (UNC- Chapel Hill) golf-loving allergist for ya 🌸 I do tons of telemedicine…. #digitalhealth

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

@chrissyfarr Clinical decision support tools.

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

📑 article summarizing difficulty sustaining innovative changes in #healthcare & how incentives (the system makes more $$ when ppl are sick) further hinder these advancements.

We can’t let the old comfortable ways interfere with #change for the better.

https://t.co/TZDPpzVBfd

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

My SoMe is an echo chamber: everyone says how wonderful #digitalhealth is

In clinical practice amidst various generations of clinicians in multiple fields, entrenched in academic behemoth, Im forced to confront that so many docs and systems dont WANT to change

#MedTwitter 1/

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

There is uncertainty in #telehealth
- ❓s about changing laws, reimbursement, & lack of data (simply bc it hasnt been gathered/released)

But!

“We should never let a good crisis go to waste”

3/

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Daylight savings☀️…makes us sicker⁉️

The week after shift to DST, research shows
💔24% ⬆️ risk of heart attack
🚗6%↗️fatal car accidents
🧠strokes⬆️ by 8%
☹️11% ↗️ in depressive episodes
🦠3% ⬆️ digestive and immune issues

Sleep matters

#MedTwitter #MedEd #healthy #wellness

[Subha Airan-Javia MD FAMIA (she/her) @subhaairan]

What is #medtwitter’s thoughts on providing med students with an EHR agnostic exposure to EHRs in med school? I worry when I hear that ppl have only seen a certain 4 letter #EHR from med school thru residency.

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Yup - Atlanta is similar to NC, we are already starting our pollening!

[Brian Vickery @ATLergist]

👋 Hi, ATLergist here, with your annual reminder that you are behind schedule if you not already added cetirizine to your home water supply and refilled your fluticasone reservoir for your HVAC system. It is pollen o'clock!

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Smart watches, rings &smart scales personalize data&empower patients to understand their health (win!). Yet docs will need to understand #digitalhealth tools’ (that they might not even use) and potential impact on devices (like pacemakers) they’ve used for yrs without a thought!

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Smart watches might interfere with defibrillators⁉️New #digitalhealth tools may get in the way of traditional med devices!😱

https://t.co/KppP8KqRNG
#MedTwitter #hitsm #hcsm #hit #HealthIT #mHealth #MedEd

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Pollen Alert‼️

2-3 wks earlier this yr, the🌸has started in NC‼️Woke up w/ the pollen covered car

NC Dept of Air Quality @NCPollen already monitoring levels, typically they start March 1😱🤧

Start those nose sprays!

#pollen #allergies #pollenpocalypse #MedTwitter #AIMedEd

[Priya Bansal, MD @Allergygal1]

Food emulsifiers in packaged foods can be toxic to gut cells! Isn’t that literally the icing on the cake! #AAAAI23 #Food #HealthyEating

[Dr. Sofija Volertas @VolertasMD]

Fascinating information as we learn how the brain controls immune system and inflammation throughout the body.

Well-being really does make you more well!

#immunology #MedTwitter #gratitude

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The unanticipated role of the brain in modulating our immune response https://t.co/z4Y7IDIiEL @Nature by @DianaMKwon