Taylor Martin, DO
@taylormartinDO
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Physician interested in data related solutions to improve population health
Los Angeles
Joined December 2011
I wrote about physician identity and the love-hate relationship with EHRs, out now in @NautilusMag. Special thanks to @TheLakshmiK and @Rochalimaea for chatting with me about their research! https://t.co/adX4wBSErs
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I want to solve illnesses, not scroll through them—the dilemma of electronic health records.
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Great article about Dr. Stiegman talking lifestyle medicine and how it is being applied to DoD and VA care
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Regan Stiegmann was very active growing up. She called herself an “absolute sports nut.” The Colorado native is a longtime fan of the Denver Broncos, and she was the only female at the 2000 John...
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By FDA decree, Paxlovid can now be prescribed directly by pharmacists, no MD needed! Apparently, not enough Paxlovid is being prescribed..getting docs out of the way is seen as a solution. About that... Paxlovid was approved based on its benefit in the unvaxxed 🧵
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Landscape and timeline of personal health records. Thanks @JoshCMandel
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11/ Bottom line: When pre-test probability is low, even a low-sensitivity test can have high negative predictive value. However, when pre-test probability is high, a low-sensitivty test isn’t good enough. → If you really think the patient has PNA, get the CT to confirm. (End)
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Super brief explanation of IV contrast use in head CT. Remember, the "How To Read A Head CT" comic is pitched at a med student/intern level.
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Approach to Cytopenias (Pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia) Credit to @n_gangat, @CaThompsonMD, @ZhuoerXie, Dr Rajiv Pruthi for teaching/cross-checking
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Skeleton Key Group Case #25: Falling for Phosphate! - https://t.co/wXnsmJq57P When the Phos is low, where does *your* mind go? @TheSkeletonKG is here with Case 25, a rare presentation written by @AlamriNarjes @NWiegley and @raad_chowdhury
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American progress notes are > 4 times longer than our colleagues' in other countries (source: https://t.co/Forc4D7rqD)
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IMPORTANT: RAPID TESTS DO WORK WITH OMICRON "But why are some people staying negative in the first days they have symptoms??" This is expected. Symptoms don't = contagious virus This is literally a reflection of the fact that vaccines are doing their job! PLEASE READ
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36% of children ages 5-11 are covered by Medicaid, incl. 70% of low-income children & a disproportionate share of children of color. We highlight tools state #Medicaid programs can use to increase #COVID19 vaccinations among this newly eligible group. https://t.co/tJTCZ49hre
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Following the recent US Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation, children ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive...
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Educational 🧵 about EpiPens 💉 What it is, when to use it, how to use it and how you can prevent it. Read ⬇️ and leave comments!
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Head spinning from all the COVID mix-and-match possibilities from tonight? Below is what I would do, in different scenarios. Trying to stay simple. With rationale & data. This is not official guidance, just personal opinion. Assuming CDC will follow FDA authorization.
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2/ MCIT could have provided a pathway to accelerate coverage for FDA breakthrough-designated devices would alleviate an antiquated log-jam of approvals within CMS. More on what could have been possible here:
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Covid-19 has killed more than 180,000 Medicare beneficiaries to date, representing about 80% of all Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. That means there's a pressing need for safe and effective socially...
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As of September 6, national forecasts predict 6,400–19,500 new #COVID19 hospitalizations will likely be reported on October 4. More: https://t.co/Xys80ZGlxV
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