Lexie
@alexandramd.bsky.social
Medical student with a passion for internal medicine and infectious diseases ♡
I just lived the best three months of my life 🤩
I start my infectious diseases electives next month and am so excited but also nervous about what to study before starting them aaaaa
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I just lived the best three months of my life 🤩
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IDsky: one of your brethren included in their note today that patient "sitting in warm room in an east-facing room". @glaucomflecken.bsky.social would be proud. youtu.be/sUMO0Bv2OR0?...
The Closer
YouTube video by Dr. Glaucomflecken
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
IDsky: one of your brethren included in their note today that patient "sitting in warm room in an east-facing room". @glaucomflecken.bsky.social would be proud. youtu.be/sUMO0Bv2OR0?...
I start my infectious diseases electives next month and am so excited but also nervous about what to study before starting them aaaaa
December 6, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I start my infectious diseases electives next month and am so excited but also nervous about what to study before starting them aaaaa
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When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
BREAKING: CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are suing the Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agency going after drug middlemen over high insulin prices is unconstitutional.
November 20, 2024 at 10:03 PM
When insulin was first patented in 1923, the discoverers declined to put their names on it as they felt that insulin belonged to the public.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
101 years later, insulin is inaccessible to thousands of Americans because of price gouging by near-monopoly private insurance corporations and their PBMs.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
BALANCE trial publication is here !
#IDsky #Medsky
@idjclub.bsky.social
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM
Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...
www.nejm.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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This week is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 🦠
This graphic highlights the discovery dates of some key classes of antibiotics – note that no new class of antibiotics has reached the market since 1987
Download & read more here: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/08/a...
#ChemSky #MedSky 🧪
This graphic highlights the discovery dates of some key classes of antibiotics – note that no new class of antibiotics has reached the market since 1987
Download & read more here: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/08/a...
#ChemSky #MedSky 🧪
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 PM
This week is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 🦠
This graphic highlights the discovery dates of some key classes of antibiotics – note that no new class of antibiotics has reached the market since 1987
Download & read more here: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/08/a...
#ChemSky #MedSky 🧪
This graphic highlights the discovery dates of some key classes of antibiotics – note that no new class of antibiotics has reached the market since 1987
Download & read more here: www.compoundchem.com/2014/09/08/a...
#ChemSky #MedSky 🧪
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*POKE* 🫵🏼 Which cranial nerves are involved in the corneal blink reflex? Check out these next two cards in my Pokémon-inspired cranial nerve #neuroanatomy series!
Alt text has decoded emoji strengths & weaknesses.
Hard copies: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crania...
DM or email for digital copies!
Alt text has decoded emoji strengths & weaknesses.
Hard copies: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crania...
DM or email for digital copies!
November 19, 2024 at 12:56 AM
*POKE* 🫵🏼 Which cranial nerves are involved in the corneal blink reflex? Check out these next two cards in my Pokémon-inspired cranial nerve #neuroanatomy series!
Alt text has decoded emoji strengths & weaknesses.
Hard copies: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crania...
DM or email for digital copies!
Alt text has decoded emoji strengths & weaknesses.
Hard copies: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/crania...
DM or email for digital copies!
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Reintroduction time! I’m a Med-Peds and adult ID physician dabbling in medical illustration/comics. You may recognize my “Pressors as Marvel Avengers” series, Core IM art, or other visual mnemonics. Follow me for more MedEd…looking forward to connecting with #MedSky, #IDSky, and #SciArt! ! 😊🎨🦠
November 18, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Well, hey there, everyone! 👋
We're thrilled to join the ID community on Bluesky. Stay tuned for regular content on all things infectious diseases!
#IDSky
We're thrilled to join the ID community on Bluesky. Stay tuned for regular content on all things infectious diseases!
#IDSky
November 18, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Well, hey there, everyone! 👋
We're thrilled to join the ID community on Bluesky. Stay tuned for regular content on all things infectious diseases!
#IDSky
We're thrilled to join the ID community on Bluesky. Stay tuned for regular content on all things infectious diseases!
#IDSky
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New paper from my colleagues at UCLH
Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria.
Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye...
Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria.
Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye...
Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Resistance profiles of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a large centre in England: are we already losing cefiderocol?
AbstractBackground. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) pose difficult therapeutic challenges. We aimed to characterize antimicrobial resistance
academic.oup.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:34 AM
New paper from my colleagues at UCLH
Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria.
Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye...
Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria.
Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye...
Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky
academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
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Thank goodness for the CDC 🥕🧪🩺🛟
Check your carrots. The CDC warns of a bad E. coli outbreak across at least 18 states with one death identified so far.
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots
Page describes an outbreak of E. coli linked to organic carrots.
www.cdc.gov
November 17, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Thank goodness for the CDC 🥕🧪🩺🛟
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NEW: CDC announces E. coli outbreak linked to organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms:
◾ 39 cases in 18 states
◾ 15 hospitalizations
◾ 1 death
Grimmway has recalled the carrots. "These products are likely no longer in stores for sale but may still be in your home," CDC says.
More 👇
◾ 39 cases in 18 states
◾ 15 hospitalizations
◾ 1 death
Grimmway has recalled the carrots. "These products are likely no longer in stores for sale but may still be in your home," CDC says.
More 👇
E. coli Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots
Page describes an outbreak of E. coli linked to organic carrots.
www.cdc.gov
November 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM
NEW: CDC announces E. coli outbreak linked to organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms:
◾ 39 cases in 18 states
◾ 15 hospitalizations
◾ 1 death
Grimmway has recalled the carrots. "These products are likely no longer in stores for sale but may still be in your home," CDC says.
More 👇
◾ 39 cases in 18 states
◾ 15 hospitalizations
◾ 1 death
Grimmway has recalled the carrots. "These products are likely no longer in stores for sale but may still be in your home," CDC says.
More 👇
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👏🏽👏🏽
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
November 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM
👏🏽👏🏽
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation
publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...
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Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy.
What ever shall I do?
What ever shall I do?
November 16, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy.
What ever shall I do?
What ever shall I do?
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#AdultVaccines 🧵
1/ Routine Vaccines for EVERY Adult:
🌟 COVID-19 Vaccine: Stay updated with the latest doses to protect yourself and others.
🌟 Flu Vaccine: Get it annually, ideally by the end of October. 🩹
🌟 Tdap or Td: One-time Tdap (if you’ve never had it) + a Td booster every 10 years. 💪
1/ Routine Vaccines for EVERY Adult:
🌟 COVID-19 Vaccine: Stay updated with the latest doses to protect yourself and others.
🌟 Flu Vaccine: Get it annually, ideally by the end of October. 🩹
🌟 Tdap or Td: One-time Tdap (if you’ve never had it) + a Td booster every 10 years. 💪
November 15, 2024 at 6:55 PM
#AdultVaccines 🧵
1/ Routine Vaccines for EVERY Adult:
🌟 COVID-19 Vaccine: Stay updated with the latest doses to protect yourself and others.
🌟 Flu Vaccine: Get it annually, ideally by the end of October. 🩹
🌟 Tdap or Td: One-time Tdap (if you’ve never had it) + a Td booster every 10 years. 💪
1/ Routine Vaccines for EVERY Adult:
🌟 COVID-19 Vaccine: Stay updated with the latest doses to protect yourself and others.
🌟 Flu Vaccine: Get it annually, ideally by the end of October. 🩹
🌟 Tdap or Td: One-time Tdap (if you’ve never had it) + a Td booster every 10 years. 💪
H u m a n s a r e n o t s t e r i l e ! 🤌🙌
Hey #IDsky #MedSky 👋
Do you know your
Evans-based Medicine Rules ?
You can now learn them with @skepticaliddoc.bsky.social on 🦋! Welcome 🤗
Do you know your
Evans-based Medicine Rules ?
You can now learn them with @skepticaliddoc.bsky.social on 🦋! Welcome 🤗
November 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
H u m a n s a r e n o t s t e r i l e ! 🤌🙌
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is like the Glen Powell of the bacterias
November 14, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is like the Glen Powell of the bacterias
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Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics.
14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 13, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Incredible graphic - the myriad of ways that bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics.
14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
14 resistance mechanisms, summarised by Idan Yelin & Roy Kishony in Cell
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In clinical research, you will often receive feedback on study design, stats, and/or data analysis from an editor or reviewer that is simply wrong. Here is a list of common "statistical myths" and references you can use to push back.
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Reference Collection to push back against "Common Statistical Myths"
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November 12, 2024 at 6:19 AM
In clinical research, you will often receive feedback on study design, stats, and/or data analysis from an editor or reviewer that is simply wrong. Here is a list of common "statistical myths" and references you can use to push back.
discourse.datamethods.org/t/reference-...
discourse.datamethods.org/t/reference-...
