Families mourned & Docs Cried on ICU rounds š¹3 DEATHS in one morning š¹3 times we did āTHE PAUSEā š¹A voluntary 30-60 sec unscripted bedside silence š¹Do it for the patient š¹Do it for yourself š¹Do it for your team members Pass it onā¦The Pauseš APP: apple.co/3Cj01qj
I agree! The Autumn Ghost is an important and enthralling read by Dr. Hannah Wunsch.
The cover of this week's Lancet and the accompanying article on the UK Covid inquiry by the Editor-in-Chief thelancet.com/journals/lan... Imagine if this was done in the United States
"I mean, life is a terminal illness. We're all going to die. And for the small slice of time where we're here, we might as well express ourselves and communicate with one another. It has been a blessing beyond blessings for me. It has been a fantastic journey."
Part of the reason U.S. healthcare sucks is the dominance of private equity in physician staffing groups. The FTC took action against Welsh Carson and U.S. Anasthesia Partners (USAP) for an anticompetitive scheme: price-setting arrangements between USAP and at least three of its competitors. š©ŗ
Families mourned & Docs Cried on ICU rounds š¹3 DEATHS in one morning š¹3 times we did āTHE PAUSEā š¹A voluntary 30-60 sec unscripted bedside silence š¹Do it for the patient š¹Do it for yourself š¹Do it for your team members Pass it onā¦The Pauseš APP: apple.co/3Cj01qj
Adding to my š§µ aboveā¦ āDepleted serotonin could especially explain memory problems and some neurological and cognitive symptoms of long Covidā¦ā Thanks Pam Belluck for this NYTs coverage: nyti.ms/45tXc2U
3/fin Through work like this, we legitimize not only LC, but also #MECFS#LongLyme#PICSbit.ly/3Fjx3Jp
2/ Tryptophan is an essential amino acid - we donāt make it. So if weāre āprogrammedā to absorb ā¬ļø from our diet, we sleep poorly, think worse, and all sorts of other bodily functions go awry. Will SSRI & SNRI meds help, or anti-virals, or immuno-modulators? Trials will tell.