Raj LB
@rajlb.bsky.social
Vainly trying to get people to design slides properly
Knock people out for a living #AnSky #CritCareSky
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Knock people out for a living #AnSky #CritCareSky
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Raj LB
@rajlb.bsky.social
· Dec 10
First ever research publication!
Ever been bored to tears by walls of slide text? Then this is for you.
I have no shame - please share widely.
(Thanks to @profnicolacooper.bsky.social for her support as co-author.)
#MedSky #MedEd #EdSky
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Ever been bored to tears by walls of slide text? Then this is for you.
I have no shame - please share widely.
(Thanks to @profnicolacooper.bsky.social for her support as co-author.)
#MedSky #MedEd #EdSky
asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
The thing is...most people don't care if you've been to private school if you're not a massive dick about it. I'm pretty open about my private education and the obvious privileges it gave me. Don't think most folk hold it against me.
They'll need a better answer than not answering.
They'll need a better answer than not answering.
Welcome to Reform’s front bench
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year
Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year
Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year
Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year
Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school
The authentic voice of the working class
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The thing is...most people don't care if you've been to private school if you're not a massive dick about it. I'm pretty open about my private education and the obvious privileges it gave me. Don't think most folk hold it against me.
They'll need a better answer than not answering.
They'll need a better answer than not answering.
Something, something, gambling. Something, something establishment.
February 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Something, something, gambling. Something, something establishment.
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Fact Check:
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Fact Check:
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
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listen to the Trumpian way that Farage tries to silence my tenacious colleague @annasophiegross.bsky.social
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
listen to the Trumpian way that Farage tries to silence my tenacious colleague @annasophiegross.bsky.social
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
(who was politely asking a reasonable question)
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100% agree with the below, Nigel Farage is obviously good at politics (derogatory)
HOWEVER whether he can convert from small-party insurgent to potential PM is a big and important unknown.
HOWEVER whether he can convert from small-party insurgent to potential PM is a big and important unknown.
Sorry, but the guy who has survived longer an achieved more of his priorities than anyone else in politics over the past two decades, who has outmaneuvered multiple leaders of two larger parties and reoriented politics around his priorities is not “bad at politics”. This is cope.
A thing we've forgotten over the past 18 months but is becoming increasingly clear again: Nigel Farage is quite bad at politics
February 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
100% agree with the below, Nigel Farage is obviously good at politics (derogatory)
HOWEVER whether he can convert from small-party insurgent to potential PM is a big and important unknown.
HOWEVER whether he can convert from small-party insurgent to potential PM is a big and important unknown.
Got to love somebody blocking you because you point out that Political Compass isn't the be-all and end-all in defining political and economic ideology.
Er, he used Politcal Compass which as we know, ended political science as an academic subject in 2001. Can't believe you'd argue with him.
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Got to love somebody blocking you because you point out that Political Compass isn't the be-all and end-all in defining political and economic ideology.
We have all just collectively agreed to interpret the typos, missing words and general incoherence of our posts because of the absence of an edit function on Bluesky, right? Excellents.
February 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We have all just collectively agreed to interpret the typos, missing words and general incoherence of our posts because of the absence of an edit function on Bluesky, right? Excellents.
I don't know much people realise theyre often voting for an underqualified social worker. I do sometimes wonder if MPs need deputies whose names are on the ballot. It's clearly well beyond the work of one individual, at least in the short-term.
The workload facing MPs and their staff is growing, in ways that aren't visible to the public: casework and the inbox.
For @thehousemag.bsky.social, I delved into what the workload looks like, why it's growing, and what this means for how MPs can balance the different aspects of their role
For @thehousemag.bsky.social, I delved into what the workload looks like, why it's growing, and what this means for how MPs can balance the different aspects of their role
Casework Crisis: Increase In Constituency Caseload Takes Its Toll
The inexorable growth in casework is stopping MPs from fulfilling their other roles. Alice Lilly sifts through the inbox looking for what might be ...
www.politicshome.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I don't know much people realise theyre often voting for an underqualified social worker. I do sometimes wonder if MPs need deputies whose names are on the ballot. It's clearly well beyond the work of one individual, at least in the short-term.
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Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
See what happens when you get McSweeney! Victory!*
*just kidding, please don't read too much into single poll results, you monsters
*just kidding, please don't read too much into single poll results, you monsters
Reform's polling is ~the lowest its been since last year's local elections
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
See what happens when you get McSweeney! Victory!*
*just kidding, please don't read too much into single poll results, you monsters
*just kidding, please don't read too much into single poll results, you monsters
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Liberal liquid fasting regimens and the risk of pulmonary aspiration
"...liberal liquid policies were associated with a clear liquid fasting time of approx 1.8 h. Pulmonary aspiration was reported in 13/121,457..."
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
"...liberal liquid policies were associated with a clear liquid fasting time of approx 1.8 h. Pulmonary aspiration was reported in 13/121,457..."
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
February 17, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Liberal liquid fasting regimens and the risk of pulmonary aspiration
"...liberal liquid policies were associated with a clear liquid fasting time of approx 1.8 h. Pulmonary aspiration was reported in 13/121,457..."
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
"...liberal liquid policies were associated with a clear liquid fasting time of approx 1.8 h. Pulmonary aspiration was reported in 13/121,457..."
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
Following the thread back, I think the bottom line of any successful campaigning or persuasion is identifying who you're targeting, identifying what they believe/do now and clearly elucidating how you plan to change what they believe or do.
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
February 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Following the thread back, I think the bottom line of any successful campaigning or persuasion is identifying who you're targeting, identifying what they believe/do now and clearly elucidating how you plan to change what they believe or do.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Here are the updated recommendations for pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia!
#AnSky #ObsAnSky #RASky #PainSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
#AnSky #ObsAnSky #RASky #PainSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Here are the updated recommendations for pain management after elective caesarean section under neuraxial anaesthesia!
#AnSky #ObsAnSky #RASky #PainSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
#AnSky #ObsAnSky #RASky #PainSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
I think there's just a broader issue that it is really, really hard to regulate the Internet
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media ft.trib.al/8yw8lxB | opinion
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
ft.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
I think there's just a broader issue that it is really, really hard to regulate the Internet
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Perhaps we should all be banned from social media ft.trib.al/8yw8lxB | opinion
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
ft.trib.al
February 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media ft.trib.al/8yw8lxB | opinion
Are you even a real resident doctor if you haven't moved trust and then got "emergency taxed" (whatever the hell that is)?
Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors
Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Are you even a real resident doctor if you haven't moved trust and then got "emergency taxed" (whatever the hell that is)?
"Oh, not the cricket pitch"
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 AM
"Oh, not the cricket pitch"
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yes. the things that would make social media safer for children are almost all just the things that would make social media non-harmful/much less harmful for *all of us*.
if you do it by age verification then nothing will stop a child in a difficult home accessing stuff via parents' accounts
if you do it by age verification then nothing will stop a child in a difficult home accessing stuff via parents' accounts
The under-16 social media (and VPN, and chatbot) ban is part of a broader policy problem IMV, which is that it is politically easier to talk about e.g. 'child poverty', and you can do a lot of good with that approach, but it has hard limits because ultimately you are also just talking about poverty.
February 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
yes. the things that would make social media safer for children are almost all just the things that would make social media non-harmful/much less harmful for *all of us*.
if you do it by age verification then nothing will stop a child in a difficult home accessing stuff via parents' accounts
if you do it by age verification then nothing will stop a child in a difficult home accessing stuff via parents' accounts
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The under-16 social media (and VPN, and chatbot) ban is part of a broader policy problem IMV, which is that it is politically easier to talk about e.g. 'child poverty', and you can do a lot of good with that approach, but it has hard limits because ultimately you are also just talking about poverty.
February 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The under-16 social media (and VPN, and chatbot) ban is part of a broader policy problem IMV, which is that it is politically easier to talk about e.g. 'child poverty', and you can do a lot of good with that approach, but it has hard limits because ultimately you are also just talking about poverty.
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What would you do to reduce #LookAlikeDrugs in #anesthesia?
1: Consistent use of ISO/ASTM-standard color from outer packaging to final product?
2:Transferable labels?
3: Generic name most prominent?
4: Red cap/label and warning on NMBA?
Other things?
Good and bad examples shown. #ansky
1: Consistent use of ISO/ASTM-standard color from outer packaging to final product?
2:Transferable labels?
3: Generic name most prominent?
4: Red cap/label and warning on NMBA?
Other things?
Good and bad examples shown. #ansky
February 15, 2026 at 9:08 PM
What would you do to reduce #LookAlikeDrugs in #anesthesia?
1: Consistent use of ISO/ASTM-standard color from outer packaging to final product?
2:Transferable labels?
3: Generic name most prominent?
4: Red cap/label and warning on NMBA?
Other things?
Good and bad examples shown. #ansky
1: Consistent use of ISO/ASTM-standard color from outer packaging to final product?
2:Transferable labels?
3: Generic name most prominent?
4: Red cap/label and warning on NMBA?
Other things?
Good and bad examples shown. #ansky
Some 12 year old is absolutely going to build his own version of TikTok through Power Apps via his school account
Microsoft Teams also avoids it, so chat rooms are a thing again.
Also Discord avoids the ban 🤨
Also Discord avoids the ban 🤨
February 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Some 12 year old is absolutely going to build his own version of TikTok through Power Apps via his school account
Just reminded myself of this paper. Thought it was really fascinating.
I guess the one that comes to mind is landmark CVCs for both #AnSky #CritCareSky.
Have done 4 (2 IJ, 2 SC) w/ supervision. SC emphysema would be the indication I'd think of (though I don't do major trauma).
I guess the one that comes to mind is landmark CVCs for both #AnSky #CritCareSky.
Have done 4 (2 IJ, 2 SC) w/ supervision. SC emphysema would be the indication I'd think of (though I don't do major trauma).
Hey @dr-amit-pawa.bsky.social and @jeffgadsden.bsky.social check out my new paper on The Nemesis Effect where I talk about the use of ultrasound in regional anaesthesia.
Tell me if you agree...!
esmed.org/MRA/mra/arti...
Tell me if you agree...!
esmed.org/MRA/mra/arti...
February 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Just reminded myself of this paper. Thought it was really fascinating.
I guess the one that comes to mind is landmark CVCs for both #AnSky #CritCareSky.
Have done 4 (2 IJ, 2 SC) w/ supervision. SC emphysema would be the indication I'd think of (though I don't do major trauma).
I guess the one that comes to mind is landmark CVCs for both #AnSky #CritCareSky.
Have done 4 (2 IJ, 2 SC) w/ supervision. SC emphysema would be the indication I'd think of (though I don't do major trauma).
"bloody Beaker folk"
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"bloody Beaker folk"