As I finish up residency, a bit of (statistical) reflection. Some time early in intern year I started tracking the number of patients I took care of. The final numbers:
Grady nightfloat admissions: 133
Grady inpatient: 430
Emory patients: 299
VA: didn’t track because CPRS
Question for #livertwitter Are any of you measuring handgrip strength in clinic as part of a malnutrition/sarcopenia/frailty assessment? If so, what device and cutoffs are you using and are you tracking longitudinally?
Congrats to 3rd-year fellow Eric Lorio on his recent publication in JPGN! Read about the risk factors for ERCP in pediatrics, including how complications differ between age groups. An interesting perspective in an emerging field!
Very excited to share our recently published research on ERCP in pediatrics! This is an emerging practice, and we hope our 17-year experience will provide guidance for endoscopists and families for whom this procedure is offered.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3739…
Monday: Monday Night Football
Tuesday: NBA on TNT
Wednesday: NBA on ESPN
Thursday: Thursday Night Football
Friday: NBA on ESPN
Saturday: College Football All Day
Sunday: NFL Football All Day
NBA games every night.
I am unbelievably stoked.
Third-year fellows put on an endoscopy demo for our first-year fellows starting their journeys in gastroenterology! Big thanks to our #SLVHCS@DeptVetAffairs endoscopy team for the educational assistance. The future of GI is bright!
Medicine affectation outbreak alert. Among local medical professionals there has been a significant uptick in the use of the single word “correct” to signify agreement. More data needed to determine if this is a localized outbreak or more widespread.
Door to prednisone time for alcohol-associated hepatitis...
doesnt matter
Take your time.
Rule out infection.
Sit down and hammer out a plan for the AUD.
Feed the patient.
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