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Official Twitter page of the American College of Physicians Virginia Chapter. Leading Internal Medicine. Improving Lives.

Joined May 2016
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ACP Virginia@ACPVirginia
15 Mar 2020
Hi Members: I want to alert you to a new and potentially powerful resource from @ACPinternists - a member forum to help you in your practice address the real world issues you are facing on the front lines of the #COVID19 pandemic acponline.org/forums/covid-1…

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So why should Z-pak be the choice for you and me? Vaccines- dangerous, masks-optional But Z-pak is sensational C. diff., drug rash, no worry Patients want their Z-Pak in a hurry I, however, will hold the line Z-Pak for covid will not be a treatment of mine. Wish me luck.
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To all patients getting a Z-Pak for Covid- Why do patients feel the lack Of a treatment such as Z-Pak? The allure is on track To have us on the attack Against a virus with Z-Pak Am I just a hack For not seeing the wonders of Z-Pak? Covid is a virus you see,
To all patients getting a Z-Pak for Covid- Why do patients feel the lack Of a treatment such as Z-Pak? The allure is on track To have us on the attack Against a virus with Z-Pak Am I just a hack For not seeing the wonders of Z-Pak? Covid is a virus you see,
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So why should Z-pak be the choice for you and me? Vaccines, dangerous, masks , optional But Z-pak is apparently sensational C. diff., drug rash, no worry Patients want their Z-Pak in a hurry I will hold the line Z-Pak for covid will not be a treatment of mine. Wish me luck.
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Allison Lyons MD@elyons822
17 Jan 2022
Curious thing about @GlennYoungkin He sends his kids to Georgetown Prep (yes, in Maryland) which has a mask AND vaccine mandate. He chooses to send his kids somewhere with safe policies and then tries to upend ours for political grandstanding. gprep.org/about/covid #Hypocrite
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Catherine the Great Letter Up for Auction Shows Her Support for Inoculations nytimes.com/2021/11/29/arts/… Great, indeed.

Catherine the Great Letter Supporting Inoculations Sells for $1.3 Million (Published 2021)

In the letter, which sold at auction in London on Wednesday, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox vaccine.

nytimes.com
acponline.org/about-acp/chap… Register for our State meeting! Clinical pearls abound! Meet your colleagues (remotely).
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ACP Virginia retweeted
Ashish K. Jha
@ashishkjha
23 Sep 2021
Confused about boosters? Here's what CDC advisory committee should have done 3rd shot (6 months after 2nd) for following: 1. People >60 (that's the best data) 2. People 18-59 with chronic conditions 3. People with high exposure risk (HC workers, teachers, etc) That's the list
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Shari Erickson (she/her/hers)@SEricksonACP
23 Sep 2021
Everyone - please take heed! Stop calling physicians "providers"!
Dr. Elisa Choi, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FAMWA (She/Her)@DrElisaChoi
22 Sep 2021
.@ACPinternists .@AmerMedicalAssn Fixed the form! OK to sign now. #PhysicianNotProvider. @acpinternist: bit.ly/3EGdDNp @andrewdunn111 @rmmclean84 @BillFoxMD @JFincherMD @HGantzerMD @GeorgeAbraham65 @PDX_Tom #IMProud @doctorbecca1 @sue_bornstein @RyanMire1 #IMProud
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nytimes.com/live/2021/09/23/… #ACP No recommendation for health care workers??
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@ACPVirginia @ACPinternists Virginia ACP Chapter acknowledged for excellence! Virginia Rocks!
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… An interesting look into race based spirometry values. It is the pulmonary version of the eGFR.

Race, ethnicity and lung function: A brief history

Spirometry is the most common lung function test and represents the cornerstone diagnostic and management tool for individuals with chronic respiratory diseases. Variability and changing temporal...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Medical Soc. of VA@MedSocietyVA
7 Sep 2021
"Doctors with the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) haven’t stopped helping strangers even after an exhausting year and a half treating Virginians during the coronavirus pandemic..." Read the full story. bit.ly/3jPSx6G
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Wise words from a person I almost never agree with-washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | The Afghan exodus is an opportunity for America

Refugees from Afghanistan are coming our way. Let's welcome them.

washingtonpost.com
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James Graham@jamesgraham714
24 Jul 2021
Not a new phenomenon, far from it. "A passive reaction could be construed as endangering the health of society, whereas a heavy handed approach can threaten the values of individual liberty and freedom of expression that we cherish." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

Anti-vaccinationists past and present

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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nytimes.com/2021/07/22/well/… RSV has had a surge in Virginia.

Why Everyone Has the Worst Summer Cold Ever (Published 2021)

As pandemic restrictions begin to relax, common viruses that cause drippy noses, stuffy heads and other cold symptoms have roared back to taunt your immune system.

nytimes.com
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Washington ACP@WashACP
22 Jul 2021
Interested in understanding “The Black Medical Experience:The Hidden Curriculum from Medical School to Attending-Hood”? If so, join us! RSVSP Here: ow.ly/waE250FAPyK #WashingtonACP #ACP #physicians #STEMDiversity #internalmedicine #ACPInternists @ACPinternists #diversity
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Americans’ Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling $140 Billion nytimes.com/2021/07/20/upsho… Non Medicaid expansion states have the largest debts.

Americans’ Medical Debts Are Bigger Than Was Known, Totaling $140 Billion (Published 2021)

A new study finds that health care has become the country’s largest source of debt in collections. Those debts are largest where Medicaid wasn’t expanded.

nytimes.com
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Important points by Dr. Rosenthal- nytimes.com/2021/07/18/opini…

Opinion | Necessary or Not, Booster Shots Are Probably Coming (Published 2021)

Boosters may make it to market whether they are critical for vaccinated people or not.

nytimes.com
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An argument for banning non-competes: slowboring.com/p/the-case-fo…

The case for banning non-competes

Making the labor market work

slowboring.com
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