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Miguel Rodríguez Rubio
miguelrdgzrubio
I’m reading lots of people talking about encephalopathy after sedation weaning in #COVID19 patients. Lots of theories including microthrombi, inflammation and hypoxic-ischemic lesions. Probably all of those play a role,
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Thomas Jackson
delirious_dr
I completely agree - but I also think the cytokine storm causing increased monocyte transmigration, hyper co-agulability leading to micro infarcts, the hypoxia, the big swings in sodium and glucose
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Gill Main
gillmainslt
1/2 Useful thread for #SLTs @RCSLT @rcsltscot @drjackiem @McGee0915 Of note, #delirium, & that’s from a geriatrician used to looking for it. Comments that COVID makes delirium like nothing
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Kali Dayton
DaytonKali
Struggled with a patient's anxiety last night while he was proned but not paralyzed. We were tempted to play with deep sedation. My team was amazing trying to meet his
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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
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Nida Qadir, MD
NidaQadirMD
Some more #COVIDDeepThoughts after post-ICU clinic this week. All of the patients we saw were #COVID19 survivors in their 40s-60s, previously relatively healthy, had been intubated in the #ICU, some
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Who's Gonna Be Lucky Indicted #2? - Brian Cates
drawandstrike
Here's something a lot of people don't know. Police officers get **training** on how to restrain a suspect who is suffering from **excited delirium** [which is a polite way of
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matt
matthalcyon
If delirium was a visual album. A thread. Intro (delirium) Aftertaste Something in the way you move Keep on dancin’ On My Mind Around You Codes Holding on for life
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𝕮𝖆𝖎𝖙𝖑𝖎𝖓 | She-Ra S5 Spoilers
ofwz
Seeing #Benadryl trending got me like I used to abuse this drug. I started taking it regularly in late November 2018, and didn't stop until late March 2019. Worst 4
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David Lat
DavidLat
An account of ICU delirium, which some patients on #ventilators will experience. Scary. (I count myself lucky; I haven't had it.)https://bit.ly/3a1m2ue #ventilator #coronavirus #COVID19 #Covid_19 "In the months after I left
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WesElyMD
WesElyMD
1/ What is “Brain Fog” in #COVID19: discussion, papers & pts Brain Fog is a non-medical term but it works since it’s what pts describe. Whether in a ward,
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Thomas Jackson
delirious_dr
Some more thoughts after another 4 long days if I may1. The majority of people are getting better and going home, which is positive. This can get missed, especially when
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Alexander Chaitoff
AlexChaitoff
Just finished a long stretch of nights @BrighamMedRes, so perfect time for a #MedTwitter #Tweetorial on what I was paged for most - antipsychotics for delirium.Executive Summary: avoid antipsychotics for
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Ann Marie Kumfer
AnnKumfer
#medtwitter 1/What are the top three diagnoses of which you automatically skeptical? My top 3 are UTI, cellulitis, and CAP. Before talking more about "UTIs:, I must repeat the mantra:PYURIA
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Kaarina Kreus
Kaarina_Kreus
About time we redefine "asymptomatic".Covid symptom list has evolved to include, for example:- loss of taste/smell- skin reactions- eye infections- diarrhea- loss of appetite Rashes, headaches, tingling: the less common
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david oliver
mancunianmedic
Just seeking a view from other hospital medics/infection control teams etc about how we might now approach suspected Covid cases in 2nd wave compared to first time round... back in
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