Chronic Pain in Elderly Patients: Pathophysiology, Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Therapies, and Interventional Management. dovepress.com/article/downlo…#MedEd#FOAMed
My new post looks at the current meningococcal outbreak in south east England
What is meningococcus?
What's happening with the outbreak?
What's the deal with the vaccines?
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Fluid restriction has no proven benefit in heart failure or cirrhosis, but can lead to anxiety and harm. Use it sparingly in patients with dilutional hyponatraemia.
The man, the myth, the legend in the flesh at our Division of Hospital Medicine Grand Rounds
Must watch on why Shorter is Better for antibiotics
1.5x speed since he doesn't drink coffee
Imagine a caffeinated @BradSpellberg ...
1st post image is from Tom Jesson’s superb primer on cauda equina syndrome: “So, uh, what is CES anyway?" Excellent additional reading:
shop.tomjesson.com/blogs/blo…
🧵 “10 Clues Your Patient’s ‘Fibromyalgia’ Might Be Hiding Another Diagnosis”
Not all widespread pain is fibromyalgia.
Here are 10 red flags that mean you need to look deeper 👇
#Rheumatology#MedTwitter#ClinicalPearls#Autoimmune @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima @teamfibro
How to approach a patient hospitalized for pneumonia who is not responding to treatment?
➡️Differential diagnosis
➡️Diagnostic workup
⚠️Escalating antibiotic treatment should not be the default option
doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-0…
⭐️What takes minutes & could save 1000s of unhelpful admissions?⭐️
I often hear (usually older) patients being told "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥".
Which is rarely true. 1/11
Matt Johnson released his debut studio album 'Burning Blue Soul' on this day in 1981. It was later rereleased under the moniker @thetheyoutu.be/wV616hS4r8w?si
📣 Are you a UK professional working with people near the end of life?
💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey👇
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So now the we have confirmation that this type of light is beneficial for the human body who’s going to tell them that the insides of our home are now devoid of such light.
1) no more incandescents
2) Low E glass which specifically filters this out.
3) 93% of our time spent inside
Lack of infrared light is the scurvy of the 21st century.
🧵 “ANA Positive ≠ Lupus: The Art of Interpreting Autoantibodies”
ANA positivity is one of the most misunderstood findings in medicine.
Here’s how to approach an ANA report systematically, clinically, and with confidence.
👇 #Rheumatology#ANA#Autoimmunity#MedEd @DrAkhilX @IhabFathiSulima#MedTwitter
Patient-first clinic letters: join an event for clinical and administrative staff in primary care. Help decide what works for general practice.
When: Thursday 26 June from 14:00-16:00
Where: @Nexer_Digital Macclesfield
This is your opportunity to shape how change is implemented.
ALT Detailed advert. Text version available from rebecca dot goulding at manchester dot ac dot uk.
HCPC renewal letter got you in a cold sweat?
Don’t forget, @TheResusRoom have a completely free, no catches, CPD diary on the website
Log ALL your activities and get certificates for completing the questionnaire after listening to each podcast
Head to: theresusroom.co.uk/trr-cpd-d…
"Bukowski suggested that writers stop writing for a decade and get a job to give them experience, a repository of stories, and a developed worldview. For contemporary literature—filled with the fads of academia...this was a road largely untaken." city-journal.org/article/chr…