Always, always ask: Why is this person delirious? If they are showing agitation - always check for pain, retention, constipation, thirst, etc.
#Delirium #PatientSafety #Geriatrics #MedEd #Pain #Hospitalist #EmergencyMedicine #InternalMedicine #Dementia
Looking to boost your primary care cardiovascular knowledge and skills? We highly recommend tuning into @pccs.bsky.social Podcasts!
✅Evidence-based content
✅Practical takeaways for your daily practice
✅Evolving guidelines and innovations!
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/752FN5Z...
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
Infographic on #delirium prevention and management from the American College of Chest Physicians
Aerobic exercise is so good for your blood pressure!!!
@nkf-professionals.bsky.social
So many benefits from SGLT2i!
@drwanpen.bsky.social
@nkf-professionals.bsky.social
Delighted to share our article led by the brilliant Dr. Knauss, resident in internal medicine at @bidmcreseach.bsky.social, demonstrating how sodium reduction lowerd 10-year risk of CVD.
Dietary sodium reduction lowers 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Neat comparison of hypertension guidelines for CKD
@nkf-professionals.bsky.social
The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
ALPACA: The novel extended-duration small interfering RNA lepodisiran reduced mean serum concentrations of Lp(a) from 60 to 180 days after being administered subcutaneously. #ACC25
Learn more about the study ➡️ bit.ly/3Y1DkU7
#CardioSky #MedSky
Incredibly proud of Dr. Aoife Norton:
- MRCP Parts 1 & 2 & PACES all passed first time.
- Huge congratulations Aoife!
Dad x
Cardiac Rehab can:
💔 Lower chances of a 2nd heart attack or surgery
🩺 Lessen chest pain
💪 Control risk factors
🏃♀️ Help with weight loss
Share #CardioSmart resources w/ your patients to help them manage their ❤️ health!
#cvRehab #HeartMonth #CardiacRehabilitation #CardioSky #MedSky
In case you missed it - the cognitive forcing strategy I employ EVERY time I review the ECG of a patient with palpitations or syncope
Don’t want to miss subtle signs of risk of sudden cardiac death, and I don’t trust my fallible primate brain
EVERY. TIME.
Save the date details: BASICS Pre-Hospital Care Conference, 9-10 October 2025 at Sketchley Grange Hotel, Leicestershire.
📅 Save the Date! 🩺Join us for an inspiring and educational experience with leading experts in the pre-hospital field. Stay tuned for more details—mark your calendars now! 🖊️
#MedicalConference #prehospital #prehospitalcare #PHEM #PHEMtraining #basicshq #BASICS24 #criticalcare
t's the time of the year for New Year Resolutions 🔔🗓️
If you smoke, just how how many years, and what percentage of your remaining life, will you lose if you keep smoking 🚬
this paper tells you
www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...
Thrilled to announce publication of our paper: Myeloid-Specific JAK2 Contributes to Inflammation & Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure” in CircRes!
@ahascience.bsky.social
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESEARCH.PAPER
#Hypertension #Inflammation #ScienceImpact
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