#Pulmonary

Dr Moderate

centrist_phone

Is our treatment approach to covid19 dangerously wrong?Leading ICU doctors in covid19 hotpots (China, Italy, New York) are raising serious alarm bells.Aggressive ventilation may be needlessly killing thousands of people.A

Charles Holmes

CharlesBHolmes

Earlier today President Trump received a polyclonal antibody cocktail made by the company Regeneron. Here’s what we know about this drug, and the additional drugs a patient in his situation

Jesus Jiménez

jesus_jimz

We interviewed so many people for our #TestedByCovid project, and not every health care worker was highlighted the way they deserve. I'm going to spotlight each one — all 54

jgutierrzj

jgutierrzj

I received messages fr people asking abt transition therapy for transgender males & females. Recently I had a patient who is using hormones w/o medical supervision.Transgender transition for gender-incongruent people:

Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, FACC, FASE

EGarciaSayan

What do we have here? A nice case, poll (below) in thread, and explanation to follow for all the #EchoFirst enthusiasts. #FellowsFirst #ACCFIT #cardiotwitter #ASE360 What do you think is

Ethan Weiss

ethanjweiss

ICYMI, @ldtimmerman asked me to write a brief piece about clotting and COVID-19. It was kind of a blast from the past and we really fun to write. It was

Tony Breu

tony_breu

1/Why is tricuspid valve (TV) endocarditis more common in those who use intravenous drugs?The portal of entry for most bacteria is the venous system. If quick access to the right-heart

Aneta Molenda

a_m_molenda

Complex approach to reduce need of oxygen in COVID patients. Aspirin/Nebulized HCQ/glutathion/cyproheptadine. Share to people in charge in hospitals. #doctors #COVID19India #OxygenShortage #Oxygen #COVID19 @COVID19_INDIA @PMOIndia @COVIDNew

Vinay Prasad MD MPH

VPrasadMDMPH

Ok, here is a little #Tweetorial about #COVID19 and whether, outside of a controlled trial, we should be using different:1. rules for anti-coagulation/ lytics2. ventilatory settings in ARDS3. anti-virals/ anti-inflammatories

Andrew Morris

ASPphysician

Inhaled budesonide. A thread.There has been a lot of energy being given to budesonide in COVID-19, with some tweeterati referring to it as having "strong evidence".Also, FPs/ED MDs would love

Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA #FlattenTheCurve

RossMartin

Here’s one doc’s experience about Med school debt. Below is mine. There are some contrasts. I grew up in Ohio with parents who grew up very poor and as adults

Justin Hart

justin_hart

1/ It's time for some more self-reflection. The REAL cause for concern are not the deaths from #COVID19 or cases but the hospitalizations and the extremely rare and unique damage

Eduardo R Argaiz

ArgaizR

#COVID19 Early vs delayed intubation. IMV has many known adverse effects and complications. Why would anyone want to intubate early? Two proposed reasons: 1) Prolonged hypoxemia might be harmful 2)

David Furfaro

david_furfaro

1/20 Tweetorial about Lung Protective Ventilation and Driving Pressure motivated by the complex vent management in #Covid-19. Enjoy! Note- all in Volume Control@cardionerds @CPSolvers @thecurbsiders @DxRxEdu @AnnaPodolanczuk @BBroderickMD @sanjayvdes

Trevor Sutcliffe

TrevorSutcliffe

"very surprisingly, pregnancy and immunocompromise so far don't seem to be significant risk factor"Risk factors: having specific allele variants on ACE2 gene (X-chromosome) and/or I/D polymorphism on ACE gene, &

Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy

DrDeepakKrishn1

Cardiac health during Covid pandemic for Working from home (WFH) people. IT professionals and teachers and many others are working from home during the pandemic and although it reduces Covid