#Sedation

chaotic fugue

suggestivecacti

intubation hallucinations (aka "ICU delirium"/"ICU psychosis") is very common and traumatising. There's been quite a few reports about people experiencing it in the last few months, and the long-term effects

Isneen Hilmy

Isneen

1/ It is sad that we still see some individuals in our community who do not follow the directions given by health professionals and the @HPA_MVThis is the brutal truth

Meredith

thisismeredith

Some thoughts from my nights in a new COVID ICU:1) We are mostly being transferred patients with single organ (i.e. respiratory) failure from other ICUs to offload those units. These

Nida Qadir, MD

NidaQadirMD

Some #COVIDDeepThoughts / reflections on clinical care in the #COVID #ICU now that I’ve had a chance to slow down a bit. It seems like a lot of folks are

Magenta Vibes

magentavibes

3 well known and well revered Indian personalities are on ventilator at the moment - #SPbalasubramanyam, #pranabMukharjee and #ChetanChauhan. I hope things turn out alright for all three of them.

Christopher Friese

ChrisFriese_RN

For those baffled by hospitals laying off nurses during a pandemic: nurses are a "cost center" in hospitals. Our antiquated model means nurses don't generate revenue. From the CFO perspective,

Niall Ferguson

nialldferguson

1/9- Just coming off a week on call in the MSICU at TGH with @ecgoligher. Started the week with 6 COVID+ patients and we transferred in 12 more, mostly for

New Zealand's Farmers

nz_farmers

Two approaches to LDA surgery....yesterday, Sunni operated on 2 cows at the one farm. Sunni’s approach is cow standing; right flank; enjoying her work; big grin.....1/.... 2/.....my approach last week;

Chandan Khandai, MD

chandan_khandai

I’ve never felt more useful in #CLpsychiatry than during #COVID19- a thread:https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1256609103314587648 #CLpsychiatry is who you call when your pt needs psych hospitalization but are admitted to a medicine i

Michael Buchanan

BBCMBuchanan

NEW: A patient with dementia was physically restrained on 19 separate occasions so that medical attention could be forcibly administered. Security guards were repeatedly called to help nurses and the

Kentah Gwanjez

GWANJEZ

Caesarean Sections Were Performed In Africa Long Before They Were Standardized Across The World. C-sections were invented in Africa long before Europe, and the rest of the world fully mastered

ERMDMom

SusyDemeester

Do you know what a ventilator is?It’s ok if you don’t. I doubt most Americans do. It's unlikely that our Nation’s “leaders” have any idea what a ventilator is either.

Caitlin Johnstone ⏳

caitoz

Do You Consent To The New Cold War?"The world’s worst Putin puppet is escalating tensions with Russia even further, with the Trump administration looking at withdrawal from more nuclear treaties

Mosa AlShabeeb

Mosapositive

#ARDS. Approach the #ICU monster with an organized thought.#MedTwitter #CriticalCare #ventilators #twittorial #respiratory_therapy#COVID (1/10)Acute respiratory distress syndrome is an impairment of alveolar-interstatium capillary-relations

Dr. Clair Cascella

CascellaClair

The South #Texas Border, #RioGrandeValley desperately needs help."My #physician friend warns we will “hear in the news that beds are available.” She begs a reporter to come to South Texas

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Titilope__xo

'I didn't see anything on menstruation day in your status, Kilode?' a friend asked me.I saw all the menses and womenses drama and there was only one thing in my