Alexa Pragman
@AlexaPragman
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Minneapolis, MN
Joined January 2018
Happy to say our latest article is published! We found that tobacco use, professional dental cleaning habits, and lung adenocarcinoma are associated with lung and bronchial microbiome diversity and composition.
link.springer.com
Rationale The lung microbiome is an inflammatory stimulus whose role in the development of lung malignancies is incompletely understood. We hypothesized that the lung microbiome associates with...
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Out now at ERJ Open Research: https://t.co/QyoHuf2jWj Even during exacerbation-free periods, the COPD frequent exacerbator phenotype is associated with decreased sputum microbiome α-diversity and increased β-diversity. Low sputum α-diversity is associated with lung inflammation.
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It's time for the best PG course at #ATS2023 a Hands-on Introduction to the Microbiome, great programme put together by @AlexaPragman @Leopoldo_Segal and @robertpdickson who is kicking off with "how to think about the respiratory microbiome"
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#ATS2023 lung microbiome post grad course with @AlexaPragman @Leopoldo_Segal @robertpdickson listening to #sanjaychotirmall discuss the interactome in bronchiectasis
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Course registration still open! https://t.co/5IEidd6C0x "A Hands-On Introduction to Studying the Lung Microbiome", May 20, 2023, Washington, DC. This well-reviewed one-day course will be part of ATS 2023. All-star instructors!
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Registration open! https://t.co/5IEidd64aZ "A Hands-On Introduction to Studying the Lung Microbiome", May 20, 2023, Washington, DC: This well-reviewed one-day course will be part of ATS 2023. All-star instructors!
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Save the date! May 20, 2023, Washington, DC: "A Hands-On Introduction to Studying the Lung Microbiome" This well-reviewed one-day course will be part of the American Thoracic Society International Conference. All-star instructors! Stay tuned, registration details to follow.
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Likewise. I'm @alexapragman@med-mastodon.com and no longer logging in here.
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Will be shifting over to Mastadon. @alexapragman@med-mastodon.com
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Back in my day, they were also (gasp) your internet connection. (Channeling my mother, talking to an incredulous me in ~1999, explaining how all 40 women on her floor shared one phone located in the hallway)
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My 3rd grader said that 17 of her 30 classmates were there today. She was 1 of 2 with a mask. Friend in a different room said attendance was 13/~30. No idea if this is RSV, flu, COVID, or a combo. We’re 3 years into a respiratory virus pandemic and have learned nothing.
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Him, in Boston: "Isn't it nice to be coming home for residency?" (repeats x2 when I don't engage) Me: "I was born in Nebraska." Him: "Oh. (long pause) I thought the "NE" in your birthplace stood for New England." Me (internally): ...and they think Midwesterners are too insular...
What is the most random interview question you’ve ever been asked? #MedTwitter
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This tweet, and it's replies...{chef's kiss}. I don't think I can top any of this. But since that clearly doesn't stop anyone at Oscar Mayer... Black licorice is a laxative. You've been warned.
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Agree. Arriving at work after a bike ride means I start my day feeling caffeinated even when I haven’t had coffee yet.
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Good advice here. These calls can be stressful for trainees, but with a little prep ahead of time you can make sure the info is conveyed well.
Med students and interns - Calling for a consult can be nerve wracking. A long time ago, my chief taught me how to call a consultant and it hasn't steered me wrong yet so here is a 🧵
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Not sure which details in Mike Lindell's video statement are more cringe-worthy: "I run my entire business with my cell phone" or "Hardee's drive-thru in Mankato". Jesus wept.
Just talked to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, who (in between insults) confirmed the FBI surrounded him while he was in the drive-thru of a Hardee's in Mankato today, and took his cell phone. Story to come.
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Aspiration pneumonitis, not pneumonia if the infiltrate resolves this quickly.
@tony_breu I heard this a lot as well, however I have to say in the inpatient setting I've seen pneumonias with CXR findings come and go within a week even. Not always, but more often than not their CXR looks fairly normal towards the end of the treatment course
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This 100%. In 10-20 years everyone will be remodeling to add room dividers and wondering why we ever wanted to see the kitchen mess from all angles.
All these modern homes with open floor plans and abundant windows are SERIOUSLY underestimating the amount of blank wall space I'll need for bookshelves.
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