Here's a term to retire: Geriatric pregnancy
Allison Bond
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Allison Bond
@AllisonRBond
Infectious disease & hospital medicine doctor I Clinician educator | Punster
Joined January 2016
- I Am Overwhelmed By All Of The Things I Need To Do, So I Am Doing None Of Them: A Memoir
- Don’t take this the wrong way, but the kindest thing you can do for healthcare workers right now is to take every measure you can to avoid becoming our patient.
- Hi, actual infectious disease expert here! 👋 Hydroxychloroquine can have deadly effects, such as on the heart. There’s no real evidence it helps with #Covid_19. It is an experimental treatment. Please don’t take medical advice from people who’ve no business giving it.Replying to @atruparHere is Trump giving potentially deadly medical advice in bizarre, hushed tones
00:00 - Antibiotic resistance? Lord have MRSA!
- Super tired of not being able to see family for 1+ years when so many are flying around the country, eating at restaurants, having get-togethers, etc., then act surprised when the numbers go up, and expect HCWs to pick up the pieces. I give up.
- Breastfeeding is just one letdown after another
- Urology note: “I was paged to place a Foley because others were unsuccessful. I placed the Foley without difficulty by throwing it from across the room with my non-dominant hand and my eyes closed.”
- Low-tech ways to prevent 85% of the infections I have seen this year: - Affordable housing - Affordable dental care - Foot care & access to diabetes meds - Safer injection facilities and MAT What else?
- I don’t think being in healthcare should have to be this bad for your health.
- Medical terms to retire/rename: - incompetent cervix - geriatric pregnancy - noncompliant Others?
- Would be cool if we could all start calling it a “chief concern” instead of a “chief complaint.”
- I know this isn’t exactly breaking news but: Wow, we are really, really bad at helping patients sleep in the hospital.
