Infected Terran, MD
@Infected_Terran
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Infectious disease doc in Philadelphia, educator and clinical ethicist. Son of #UCV #ID #MedEd #Ethics and #Starcraft2 Same name in the hairy elephant
Philadelphia, PA
Joined January 2009
Poll time. We need to settle this today! If Daptomycin and Vanco cost exactly the same, would you still use Vancomycin (outside of lung infections)? Lets go! @IdVilchez @gettingthere88 @IDdocAdi @FungalDoc @BradSpellberg #IDtwitter
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Are you interested in clinical infectious diseases with strong helping of transplant ID with an amazing crew in an amazing city? Come join us at Jefferson Einstein! Philadelphia DM's are open!! @EinsteinPhilaID
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@Absteward has reported that BALANCE is now published, so the Table is now updated! GNB bacteremia is now listed as Bacteremia (non S. aureus). Neary 5,000 patients have now been randomized to 1 vs. 2 Constantine Units for non S. aureus bacteremia. https://t.co/1oaAT6Cybb
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Half-Life 2 is free to own on Steam (offer expires Nov 18th). The game is also updated for its anniversary https://t.co/741ShVcPVW Free offer also includes Ep 1 & 2 Happy 20th to the GOAT FPS
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Me using Powerpoint instead of Google slides...ugh...
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Cheeseadelphia Grand Finals on December 7th! $900 starting prize pot, grows with registrations! Sign up 👇
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Outside of PJP in a patient living with HIV that you cannot bronch, has a fungitel ever actually helped you?
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If you're about to order a test that you cannot yourself interpret a result on, reconsider whether you really should be ordering that test.
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The amount of people at the gym at 5:40 am is... impressive
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If you don't know what to do, do nothing (and ask for help).
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Ever been frustrated by the excuse, “Sorry, it’s against hospital policy” when you needed to do something important to help someone? Well, we solved that. Get your hospital to adopt the Policy to Override Policies! https://t.co/4jBLuItmLE
jamanetwork.com
This Viewpoint describes allowing for hospital staff discretion regarding strict adherence to policy vs best interest of the patient.
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"Before mass leaders seize the power to fit reality to their lies, their propaganda is marked by its extreme contempt for facts." - Hannah Arendt
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Many docs wonder whether they are better off investing or paying off debt. Follow this flow to help you decide where your wealth-building money is best allocated. 1. Obtain any available employer match. Missing out on this is leaving part of your salary on the table. 2.
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Retirement savings are more important than college savings: 1. Your kid can get a loan for school, but you can't get a loan for retirement 2. You need a whole lot more money to retire than to pay for college 3. You can best help others from a position of strength 4. Most
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Also, the music at this Wendy's has no right to be this good
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TFW that song that's been stuck in your head but you can't remember suddenly plays at Wendy's and you Google AI it.
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Ok lads. MSSA and Proteus (Cefazolin intermediate) sepsis 2/2 PJI infection. How would you treat initially? #IDtwitter
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Ok. Just hear me out.
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What kind of workup would a patient who is HIV negative with crypto meningitis and no obvious immune suppression need? @FungalDoc @ilan
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