Dermatology NP. #CovidisAirborne. Fit Test/Portacount Enthusiast. 🔗= N95 Dental Mask Hack. Mastodon: @findmeabluebird@zeroes.ca
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May 4 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
💥 Fit-Test Fun: 3M Aura Smash-Up 💥
Inspired by the question below, I recently decided to test a worn-out Aura to see if it was still protecting me. The results were surprising! See alt text for disclaimers.
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There was just one problem: I didn’t have a totally worn-out Aura. Luckily, after searching the car I found a questionably past-its-prime 3M 9210+ Aura used for recent eclipse travel. ⬇️
Aug 19, 2023 • 52 tweets • 10 min read
📣 Can’t get Pax for Covid infxn? Or worried you won’t be able to? One-stop shop for info here. Bookmark and share!
Paxlovid: U.S. Resources— long 🧵
Bonus: Metformin info at the end--
Many providers are not aware of this updated guidance, but it is important info w issues of false negative RATs/PCRs and + test result delay of up to a week after symptom onset. FDA reference here: 🔽
Just did a “what is this rash” curbside consult for a friend. From pics and history, I’m 99.9% sure it’s multidermatomal shingles… in a 13 yr old. This type of shingles involves multiple adjacent dermatomes and is usually seen in patients who are immunocompromised. 🔽
This person is a 13-yr old w past history of varicella vaxx and no known recent illness/comorbids.
In my 20+ yrs of practice, it’s been uncommon to see shingles even in younger adults, much less pediatric zoster— and it should be even less common w history of varicella vaxx. 🔽
Oct 29, 2022 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
🚨 The Kids are not Alright! 🚨
We have a pediatric illness soup, boiling over with school closures and overflowing hospitals in over a dozen states. Why are we allowing the large-scale pain and suffering of innocent children? They’re depending on us to save them. 🧵
Maine—
Let’s support our U.S. and CA mask manufacturers— they’ve been there for us! Order now before the inevitable back-to-school fall and winter surges. Upgrade to a more protective elastomeric respirator like one of these:
- It is not a Readimask-approved use and is not NIOSH-approved for nose-only wear
- This use is a mitigation, not a guarantee (obviously the nose and mouth are connected, and the mouth is open for dental work)
- I have no connection to the company ⬇️