In this RCT, #COVID19 home-test users may misinterpret results because of unclear instructions. Redesigned instructions may increase home test kit benefit and reduce harm. The Dartmouth Institute CMU Engineering & Public Policy Pitt General Internal Medicine @CMUIPS Steven Woloshin Barry Dewitt Tamar Krishnamurti ja.ma/3pKVoAp

Mannn, I got excited about going to the grocery store yesterday 😩, I'm definitely approaching my middle age saga 🤡

i love a good 9-digit zip code

🧵 Check out this #clinicalreasoning article in JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine from Francesca Galbiati, Andrea Carter, & Casey McQuade, MD, MS Ed.. In this #tweetorial we’ll hit the highlights 🔦 of this challenging case of #dyspnea & the #unpackingprinciple. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Absolutely do not forget licorice can inhibit cortisol conversion to cortisone and cause high BP

how can it be that running is simultaneously the riskiest activity for my health and the activity that reduces my health risk the most

Dr. Glaucomflecken You are walking with ur human and they wrap your leash around a pole. You need to untangle the leash. Which of the following BEST describes the directions you should move in? A)➡️⬅️⬆️⬇️↪️↩️ B)↩️↪️⬇️⬆️⬅️➡️ C)➡️⬆️↪️↩️⬇️⬅️ D)⬅️↩️⬇️↪️⬆️➡️ E)⬇️↪️⬆️↩️⬅️➡️ F)➡️⬇️↪️↩️⬅️⬆️ G)↪️⬅️↩️⬇️⬆️➡️

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Me, an empath, knowing everyone wants a handwritten letter 💁💌

Me getting ready for a shadow shift in the er tonight. Mom: so will you be a help to the dr? Me: no not really, probably the opposite ha Mom: o Thank you to all the docs who let us med students work with them even tho it’s defs more work for them!!

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check out our research on differences in Organ Procurement Organization recruitment strategies for recruiting pediatric organ donors! Pitt/CMU MSTP

name that clerkship: google search history edition

My husband made a comment about resident salaries that has stuck with me. After a long OB night Chief shift where I delivered 5 babies via CS (all urgent/emergent), he said “You made approx $100 that shift - that’s $20 to perform life saving surgery for those people.” #woof

New data: Long hours (≥60 per week) & extended shifts (≥24 hours) pose a danger to patient safety & to residents. The combination has a synergistic effect, amplifying medical errors, car crashes, and needle sticks. It’s time to rethink the way we’ve always done things.

Please stop leaving your dogs in the car when you shop!

The F.D.A. approved the first treatment meant to protect infants and vulnerable toddlers against R.S.V., a virus that leaves babies gasping for air each winter. The treatment, if widely used, could blunt the impact on families and children’s hospitals. nyti.ms/44vgEg5

Seeing the plaque in your coronary arteries with your OWN EYES Is associated with better risk factor control. So if you get a cardiac CT ask to see the images. You will likely change your behaviour as a result. And that is the Holy Grail of prevention.