It was announced that Trump has been prescribed dexamethasone, a corticosteroid medication that has been recommended for use for hospitalized patents with severe and critically ill patients. #medtwitter

Image below is from the Infectious Disease Society: idsociety.org/practice-guide… Dexamethasone is NOT recommended for use in hospitalized patients with non-severe disease who do NOT have hypoxemia (low blood oxygen levels).

Therefore, Trump is either 1)more ill than the WH is willing to admit or 2) he is NOT getting standard of care.

So…

One of the most important ideas we can teach or pass along is the humility to accept and admit we were wrong.

Nothing is further from the spirit of evidence-based medicine than becoming so entrenched in our ways that we refuse to consider new data. Just watched the podcast by @ZDoggMD where he interviews @VPrasadMDMPH about schools re opening. Link:

A few personal takeaways I had while listening:

Just spent my Friday night creating a PDF scut sheet if anyone is wondering how much of a party animal I am. It’s a PDF document that has room for 4 patients per page. Here is a sample of what part of it looks like.

This is something to consider as our country continues its policy of separating families and traumatizing innocent children. #meded #childhoodtrauma #healthcare #health

hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-t… From the article:

“Exposure to trauma during childhood can dramatically increase people’s risk for 7 out of 10 of the leading causes of death in the U.S.—including high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer—and it’s crucial to address this public health crisis…”

Excited to hear about this. Glad to see these topics coming up this year at #AIMW18 Even though I’m an Asian-American, it’s hard for me to remember being negatively discriminated against in the workplace. I cannot tell if this is something I have blocked out or a result of the cultural makeup of the area in which I live and work.

Trump is now appealing to the notion that party lines must be protected no matter the cost.

nbcnews.com/politics/donal… I suppose this comes as little surprise based on what he has done in the past.

RN told me she was excited to see me when I came on the unit. I asked if that was because she was looking for the team. 1/ Nope. She was not looking for team. She said she was happy to see me because I’m one of the docs who listen to what the RNs say. 2/

Had been off for two weeks. Back at work today. I think I needed this. Even though I'm tired I feel like I did some good. And that feels good too.

“You’re very arrogant. Do you think that helps you be a better surgeon? Does it hurt you as a person? Is it worth it?”

- The Good Doctor 😂

Quote of the episode.

Worth the cringed throughout the show.

Optometrist literally pulled out a ophthalmoscope and did a funduscopic exam. Then said I must perform these exams every once in awhile. I haven’t done on in a long while. Most of my inpatient who need exams get ophthalmology consults.

Medicine can be tough. You can do everything right and death still wins. But this is not a weakness — this is life. I hope every learner that works with me learns this lesson. Death comes for everyone, eventually. #thisislife #medicine #death #loss

Actions of Salt Lake Police Detective Jeff Payne are inexcusable. Clearly in the wrong. Any non-LEO would be charged with assault. The abuse of power is troubling to say the least. That none of other LEOs on site stopped him is even more troubling.