what a legend lmao

when an idiot doctor starts talking nonsense in a hospital meeting, the group chat heals me

This is a TJ Sabula stan account now

Rotavirus can be lethal. Before the vaccine, rotavirus killed 500,000 children each year across the world. Post vaccine it still causes 200,000 deaths per year worldwide. In the United States, childhood deaths from rotavirus range from 20-40 per year. This child looked like their pH was 6.9

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

When my son and his wife went on a scary rollercoaster, the grandbebe stayed behind with me. He had a meltdown and while I was holding him, he screamed "I WANT MY DAD! SOMEBODY HELP ME!" The. Utter. Treachery.

*progress note on PICU patient with asthma* Patient informs me, "I don't want you in here" Speaking in full sentences Transfer to general pediatrics

The assholery

Anyway, Disney with my kids and grandson is a pretty good time

Influenza is a jerk

PICU Christmas Eve dinner

PICU holiday night call

This is a really good video about measles. I watched it so I could refresh my knowledge. Measles was eradicated by the time I became a doctor, so I haven't seen it.

PICU pharmacist overhearing me and the nurses trying to do medication math

RSVinfluenzarhinoviruspalooza

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Gun violence is the number-one cause of death for children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BIG NEWS! The OG gummy lives. He's old and broken, but he lives. WE WILL REBUILD!

I am a pediatric ICU physician. I am filled with dread knowing viruses and bacteria will provide the education to families who don't vaccinate their children. And the cost will be dear.

Etomidate has taken so much grief over the years . . .

Wow wow wow Beautiful trial. Nice editorial. Worth watching if you intubate patients.

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no star wars, Marvel etc.

Festive PICU call night

BREAKING: ACIP votes to roll back universal newborn HepB shot. Dr. Meissner: physicians pledge to “do no harm”, and warned, “This will do harm.” The birth dose prevents ~70% of early HBV transmission. When kids get HBV before age 6, 70-90% get chronic disease, and ~1 in 4 go on to liver cancer.

When you leave my pediatric hospital after a long stay, our Child Life team will throw you a party

In today's PICU news, one of the little kids heard me try to speak Spanish to their mom and the kid LAUGHED OUT LOUD I will not be taking further questions.

Lookie here American Board of Pediatrics, no matter how many times you ask me to diagnose a teenage girl with "psychogenic" anything, imma choose an organic cause. Every. Time. You. Post. THAT. Question.

I was notified by text, but at least I was near family when I got the news

I don't want to ruin Thanksgiving but after two years, someone cleaned the hospital stairwell. The gummy family is no more.

Had to put up the Charlie Brown Christmas tree for Thanksgiving. The grandbebe is here. Rules are rules.

Every year, I roundup the best Black Friday menswear sales. This year, I'm breaking up the list into two parts, as some stores have gotten an early jump. The list spans everything from J. Crew pieces to designer lines. Come back Friday for more deals. dieworkwear.com/2025/11/25/s...

Did my Trader Joe's Thanksgiving shopping on Monday instead of Wednesday night. I AM A SUPERHERO

PICU patient gave me a sticker today for being good

Find yourself a hospital/Thunderdome buddy who shows love with treats

Found the hospital relaxation room This will fix me

Went to the grocery store to get batteries for the chess clock Came back with a new brush, a watermelon, and hot-chocolate flavored popcorn Did not buy the batteries Let me be your doctor

Do medicine. It's a pretty good time.

Do medicine. It's a pretty good time.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Sometimes the kids in my PICU are so cute and brave, it gives me chest pain.

The 4:30 PM car nap Noooooooooooooo

In other news, the grandbebe is getting married

A haunted house but it's just a trip to MRI with a sick toddler on a transport vent equipped with the world's longest tubing to win the championship of dead space ventilation

Largest ever study of peripheral 23.4% NaCl with 863 administrations 😀 Some extravasation did occur, but it *didn't* lead to any major problems (tissue necrosis etc) If someone is having an ICP crisis, you should worry about their BRAIN and not their ARM - their arm will be fine #EMIMCC

"You got anymore babies in dat playroom?" - my little tormenter this weekend

*PICU nurse walks by doctors' work room* RN: Are you guys surviving? Me: WE ARE NOT JUST SURVIVING, WE ARE THRIVING! Partner: So many lies, so little time

Hospital stairwell gummy family Halloween edition

Yup

*At Costco buying glasses* Me: I don't really need anything else Costco: The hell you don't