#Geriatric

Laura Perry, MD

LPerrytheGeriMD

This week, I taught the @UCSF IM residents about tools for cognitive assessment in hospitalized patients. For my very first #tweetorial – I’m sharing my pearls with #medtwitter! #FOAM #geriatrics

Bass or Bass?

BillLeeBass

The toll on healthcare worker's mental health may be one of the least told stories of covid-19.A thread.1/11 We hear a lot about the death tolls, but what is really

Sara Reine

smreine

I just realized it's officially been over a year since the last time I was in the hospital and almost diedWoo, one year without hospitalizations! *waves very depressing flag* No,

shibley

dr_shibley

A note now on BPSD. BPSD is an acronym coined to refer to 'behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia'. This was a term coined by a drug company, for a

Kenneth Rockwood

Krockdoc

Great question. Most key trials preceded the Clinical Frailty Scale. @GrahamEllis247 will know best, but here’s my read. (A 7-part thread; forgive me.) Back in the late ‘70s (when I

Caroline Blaum

CBlaumMD

As we continue to fight #COVID19, I want to recognize the amazing @nyulangone #geriatrics and #pallcare division physicians, nurses, and social workers who have risen to the occasion to care

Covell Meyskens

cfmeyskens

Thread: The idea here seems to be that China's 5,000 years of history somehow is going to help it get a vaccine quicker than the US, because it has a

The Royal Mental Health Centre

TheRoyalMHC

"Volunteering gives me a lot of confidence in myself. It's a nice way to spend some free time. I improve my abilities and I feel useful." Some of our dearly

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jsam_1967

Yesterday in met a lady with dementia, the referral was for ‘escalating behaviours and aggression’. Staff have been pushed and shoved and yelled at and are having trouble managing ADLs.

John Yossarian

JohnYoss407

@realDonaldTrump 1) You need some damn brawlers to get your message out!I’m seeing the same tired ads for months here in Florida. Wake up!#KAG #KAG2020 #MAGA #MAGA2020 2) I want

Jess Jones

JessJonesLdn

For over 40 years I believed every single person who told me that fruit & veg was “healthy”Now I eat mainly meatI haven’t been brainwashed I’m not following an ‘influencer’I

George Yarrow

george_yarrow

1. 'Saving lives' sounds, as it is meant to, like a moral high principle, but, if you want to do that, best turn to God. Away from soteriology, what saving

Javeed Sukhera MD PhD

javeedsukhera

The publishing of OHIP physician billing by Ontario doctors in @torontostar has been on my mind. I have a lot of thoughts to share about this topic and mixed feelings

Gbayike Johnson PT

PhysioJay_10

PHYSIOTHERAPY AND THE PHYSICIANS REFERRAL SYSTEMThe content of a physician's referral [PR] for Physiotherapy [PT] is extremely important with respect to holistic diagnosis and treatment decisions. It is required and

DreadNaught

EricOls47140696

I grew up in the woods, with a lot of animals, both ours and our neighbors. I therefore present you my animal ratings (mild language: 1. Chickens. Range from apathetic

Magilla Gorilla 39

39Magilla

(1) That Pesky @nytimes per capita Cases map really grinds my gears.The selected color mapping minimizes the visual impact of the massive land mass that has infection rate of 0.5-1.0%I've