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agitation alone is usually not a reason to keep a patient intubated *extubation* usually improves the agitation a lot (often resolves completely off vent) if otherwise ready for extubation: extubate, reassess off the vent, treat any residual agitation PRN #CowboyExtubation #AlwaysBeExtubating

Late breaking: In pts with STEMI with cardiogenic shock, early mechanical support with a microaxial pump reduced the risk of death at 180 days, with the survival benefit persisting up to 10 years despite device-related complications. Full DanGer Shock trial results: nej.md/47JkdDE #ESCCongress

We are literally living in the darkest possible timeline

My patient was feeling a bit down about their new COPD diagnosis so I told them to do all the usual things: inhalers, pulm rehab, quit smoking, suggested they see the great clown Pagliacci and YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT

It just doesn’t sit right with me that some recipes specifically say that you can’t use all purpose flour. Like somebody’s wrong here.

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Should APRV remain part of the recommendations in severe ARDS, and should a trial be considered before VV ECMO referral? Discuss. #emimcc @pulmcrit.bsky.social @icmtim.bsky.social Open DOI: our ECMO centre doesn’t recommend APRV…

A study that I have been thinking about a lot is this pilot study/case series 100-200 mg of spiro in diuretic resistant, acute decompensated heart failure looked safe and effective Any heart failure/diuretic experts know if a larger trial was ever completed? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31307058/

And just like that, it’s almost time to apply to fellowship. Again :) #Medsky #PulmSky

under-dosing medications in status epilepticus is insanely common this study of INSTITUTIONAL PROTOCOLS at ACCREDITED EPILEPSY CENTERS found: 🫣 benzos were under-dosed in 4% of protocols 🫣 2nd-line drugs were under-dosed in 14% of protocols the problem is far worse in the wild... 🧵 #1/4 #EMIMCC

The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

I think ChatGPT is useful for a lot of really cool stuff and has plenty of practical applications. Getting accurate, reliable information on various topics is definitely not included in my cool stuff and practical applications. But I guess it’s just a core issue with language learning models 🤷🏽‍♂️

im pretty good at communicating with the ignorant when they just don’t know or understand. i work with an organ that is not intuitive at all but if someone is trying, i can usually modify my language to help get them there. what im not good at is confronting straight up misinformation. no luck there

Not that this kind of thing has ever mattered to these people but the highest quality evidence we have is that you can provide intensive lifestyle interventions and follow patients for almost a DECADE and still fail to detect a mortality benefit. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Also, decades of gold-standard research have shown no benefit for piecemeal interventions like cooking classes for obesity or any other biological parameter. It's always telling which data the "evidence-based medicine" people ignore.

This was honestly one of the better and more important books I’ve read in a while

Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025

We are here to serve not our own interests, but the eight billion people of our world; To leave a heritage for those who come after us; And to work together for a healthier, more peaceful and more equitable world. #WHA78

So grateful for the opportunity to present our case series today on the use of dynamic cell imaging in peripheral lung cancer diagnosis @atscommunity.bsky.social #LungCancer #Bronchoscopy #InterventionalPulmonology

At #ATS2025, President Irina Petrache used an empty chair on stage to make visible the absence of peers who can’t be in attendance at the meeting - caused by ongoing cuts to research and healthcare. #budgetcuts @amjreviews.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social

typical corrupt science

Also, now that new faculty bootcamp is done, couldn’t think of a better way to kickoff the official start of @atscommunity.bsky.social than with a lovely 8.5 mi out and back from the conference center to the Golden Gate Bridge :)

Hey NYT, this is statistical erasure!

This reflects a deficit in how we are trained to read the scientific literature. We always focus on how to interpret a single study. Every journal club everywhere = 1 article. We rarely discuss how to integrate multiple divergent articles (which can actually be a lot harder).

Any pulmonary peeps on here going to be at the New Faculty Bootcamp at ATS this weekend?

I remember during peak first wave of COVID, when we were converting entire units to just respiratory wards, the first unit to convert was 5G and I have to wonder if the hospital admin had any idea what that might do to the conspiracy theorists…

Amazing. Also, as an aside, direct to consumer pharma advertising needs to end.

Maybe it’s my own naïveté having started medical training in the mid/late 2010’s, but was debate/interpretation of medical, epidemiological, and healthcare economic studies always as flagrantly politically biased as it has been post-2020? Or did the pandemic break our brains? It feels different now.

I am not a lawyer but I have read HB 481 and it is extremely not clear to me that the hospital or its physicians are obliged by it to maintain life support. They are probably afraid of prosecution, which is a different standard all together, but not a good reason to torture this poor woman's family.

We are excited for #ATS2025! Here's the Critical Care Assembly-at-a-Glance and Critical Care Roadmap! @ats-assemblies.bsky.social @atsearlycareer.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...

Is there any greater flavor discrepancy known to man than actual vs artificial banana?

For the first time in a while, an MCU movie has felt like an MCU movie. And the post-credits has be excited for future installments #Thunderbolts

A few days late but while it may have been way too hot, and an injury around miles 8-10 meant a lot of walking the back half of the course, we still finished an absolutely beautiful day! #Running #London #Marathon #Charity

Baseball is truly a silly game #GoCubsGo

Two Weeks to London! #Running #MarathonTraining

Longest long run before London. Ran seven miles to join up with the start line of a half marathon. Now time for some DVT ppx and onto the taper :) #Running #LondonMarathon

On the good news front, looks like I’ll be heading to AABIP this summer! My abstract on early data from my valve study has been accepted 😃 #PulmSky #MedSky

Somehow completed 18 miles on the treadmill. About to enter peak week for London :) #Running

The Chicago Fire tied tonight’s game on purpose just to do this with their record and you can’t convince me otherwise.

DANSBY CALLED GAME.

Wait…are the Bulls…good now?

Got really sore and cramped near the end, but if I can somehow manage to keep this pace in 5 weeks for 10 more miles, I may actually be able to break sub-5hr at London! #Running

When you’re trying to explain why your patient with COPD didn’t achieve adequate atelectasis with valves because of collateral ventilation from the pores. #Pulmonary #MedSky #TechnicallyItsKohn

Little poster. Big cheesin. #MedSky #Pulmonary #Research

Choosing to spread positivity on today’s feed. Was nervous about developing plantar fasciitis. Changed yesterday’s tempo to an easy run, switched up the shoes, and took down 13.5 mi pain free today! #Running

Glad to have you on BlueSky now, CHEST!

I see they started with the copyeditors.

OMG I might have just been converted to an ON fan after trying the Cloudmonster 2 for the first time during a tempo session. #Running #LondonMarathon