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CHEST Critical Care NetWork

CHESTCritCare

Vitamin C for #sepsisMarik et al: Retrospective before–after study (2017): n 47Hydrocortisone, Vit C & thiamine vs controls:* Hosp mortality: 8.5% vs 40.4%* SOFA decreased with none in Vit C

Leo Reap

Leo_ReapDO

1. Type III hypersensitivity reactions typically develop ~6 h after exposure to antigen.This is the timeframe we are often seeing patients rapidly decompensate in (2L -> 15L -> intubation), usually

Tanya Selak

GongGasGirl

John Laffey Professor Anaesthesia and ICM Galway. Update on Covid19 research. The @AAGBI webinar continues. Knowledge is rapidly evolving. There was nothing known about #covid19 until a few months ago.

Dr Philip Lee

drphiliplee1

Thoughts and tips from a weekend on-call looking after COVID-19 patients:1. PPE is hot (not like that perverts). Make sure you stay well hydrated in between on breaks, also empty

Dr. Kohilathas

drkohilathas

Vitamin D, #Covid19, the elderly, obese and BME population - A THREADThanks to Dr John Campbell and @foundmyfitness Things to think about:Vit D reduces respiratory tract infections and severity.Those with

Walter M Chesnut

Parsifaler

1) COVID-19: ARDS, CANCER, AUTOIMMUNITY, NEURODEGENERATION AND THE IL-6 (AGE) AMPLIFIERThe spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, by the dual actions of being a super-antigen and binding to a7 nAChR receptors, allows

Walter M Chesnut

Parsifaler

1) A BIOWEAPON - AN UNPARALLELED DEATH MACHINE: THE SPIKE PROTEIN OF SARS-CoV-2 IS AN ONCOGENIC/NEURODEGENERATIVE VIRAL BIOWEAPON. IT ALSO CAUSES IMMEDIATE ENDOTHELIAL DAMAGE.Make no mistake. The respiratory effects of

Kira Newman, MD, PhD

KiraNewmanMDPhD

After spending the last four weeks working in an #ICU here in #Seattle, a final set of #COVID19 clinical and general thoughts: #COVID4MDs #seattlecovid19 #medtwitter (1/10) Last week’s diagnoses are

Lucy Walker Lab UCL

LucyWalkerlab

IL-6 is emerging as a key predictor of critical illness in #COVID19. A round-up of some recent (pre-review) data in this thread. 1/6 Herold et al. 40 #COVID19 patients, University

Jon Steuernagle, MD

footyDoc

1 month w/ #COVID19. Random thoughts.First, know that only the worst cases of #COVID19 are the ones I see in #ICUIRL. Avoid D.E.A.T.H. It still could be heart failure, COPD,

Kashif Pirzada, MD

KashPrime

It's ridiculous that we lack a framework in modern medicine to adapt/innovate to a new disease like #Covid-19. There is a fierce debate raging in medical and scientific circles between

New England Nurse

coffeeNCalibers

Time for ventilator basics for the non-ICU nurse ! This is a super basic quick reference , there are plenty more ways to learn about vents , this is the

citybythelake

citybythelake

Copied from a friend:From my physician Brother In Law.Repost from another group. Interesting read."I am an ER MD in New Orleans. Class of 98. Every one of my colleagues have

Lakshman Swamy

laxswamy

Hi everyone, I'm a ventilator! I have just one job: to breathe when your loved one can't. I'm life support. But it's a big job, and I can't do it

Kathryn Brightbill ✒️

KEBrightbill

Come to find out that even though we've known since January that the only way to diagnose Covid pneumonia is via CT because it doesn't show up on x-ray unless

Celeste Wolfe

CelesteWolfe

DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE HYPE. THIS DRUG DOES *NOT* CURE OR PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING Covid-19.HCQ does NOT increase PO2 with your red blood cells. Post-Mortem on Covid-19 infected