John C. Simon

John C. Simon

@simjoblu.bsky.social

Dad - Intensivist - Nephrologist - Human . . .

268 Followers 259 Following 13 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 months ago
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🚨"I worked in corporate news, I can tell you what the coverage of this will look like on evening news tonight. It will be 45 seconds, an anchor reading there were some people who made noise outside of a Hilton," -our JT Cestkowski reports as thousands protest ICE hotel in Minneapolis.

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3 months ago

First let me say what’s most important -- fuck Bill Cassidy

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3 months ago
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In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.

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6 months ago
63% Price Drop
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7 months ago
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Estimating GFR with Vancomycin, the measured GFR that’s sitting right in front of us Vancomycin clearance can approximate GFR offering an alternative to eGFR formulas for estimating kidney function

Estimating GFR from Vancomycin clearance, the mGFR that’s hiding in plane sight

pbfluids.com/2025/08/esti...

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7 months ago
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📉 GDP: lower than expected
📈 Inflation: higher than expected

The Trump effect in action

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7 months ago
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"Donald Trump wants this visual list of women who accused him of sexual misconduct removed. You know what to do!"

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7 months ago
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72% of people swept up in Trump’s immigration raids have no criminal record.

That includes at least 250 people detained in deplorable conditions in his “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida.

This was never about targeting criminals. It was always about terrorizing immigrants.

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8 months ago

A federal judge has ordered the National Institutes of Health to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars in grants canceled by the Trump admin, saying the terminations were illegal and discriminatory.

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9 months ago
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Rilmenidine extends lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans via a nischarin I1‐imidazoline receptor Rilmenidine has prolongevity and health preserving effects in C. elegans, increased stress resistance and increased autophagy. The stress-resilience, healthspan, and lifespan benefits of rilmenidine ...

Rilmenidine extends lifespan and healthspan in Caenorhabditis elegans via a nischarin I1‐imidazoline receptor - Bennett - 2023 - Aging Cell - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ...

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9 months ago
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Dual therapy with finerenone + empagliflozin cut albuminuria by ~30% more than either drug alone in CKD + T2D—with no added safety concerns.
A promising step for combo treatment in DKD.
#CKD #T2D #SGLT2i #Finerenone #CONFIDENCE #Nephrology #BlueskyMD

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9 months ago
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We know. They gave you immunity.

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10 months ago
The push for slower and slower correction was predicated on the idea that there was no consequence to slow correction. The idea that there was something on the other side of that scale is revolutionary in hyponatremia.

Can we upload animated gifs yet?

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11 months ago
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New #UrinarySediment and #UrineMicroscopy case studies in @akdhjournal

Use the link below but be sure to view as a pdf - the online version is not formatted correctly

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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1 year ago

Carter added $25 billion to the deficit

Reagan added $74 billion

G.H.W. Bush added $102 billion

Clinton reduced it by $383 billion (leaving a surplus)

G.W. Bush added $1.54 trillion

Obama got it to $585 billion, a reduction of $825B

Trump added $2.1 trillion

Biden reduced it by $942 billion

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1 year ago

This actually tells you a lot.

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1 year ago

Sadly, loved by cardiologists worldwide 🤦 ...

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1 year ago

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1 year ago
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Check out the latest Channel Your Enthusiasm Podcast 🎧 covering Chapter 17: Introduction to Simple and Mixed Acid Base Disorders
#Nephpearls

This discussion brings back memories of the Davenport Diagram 🧪

👉🏼 www.rosebook.club/episodes/202...

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1 year ago
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Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

This is worth hearing.
#lieslieslies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QL...

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1 year ago
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Updates to the KDIGO Guidelines for the treatment of IgA nephropathy, with Prof Jonathan Barratt YouTube video by Ottawa Nephrology

The excellent overview of IgA management and the upcoming @kdigo.org guidelines from Prof IgA himself, Dr Barratt

youtu.be/OChs5BcTEGE?...

#NephGR #NephSky

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1 year ago
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Increased amounts of fat in skeletal muscle, a marker of inflammation, is associated with higher risk of major cardiovascular events.
From an observational study of >600 participants with PET scans, followed for 6 years (a first)
academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...

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1 year ago
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Key figure referenced in the post on red meat and other foods for health and environmental impact

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1 year ago
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Two new studies provide some insights on red meat intake, with respect to both potential risks and how they can be mitigated.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-update...

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1 year ago
We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice.  Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.
MLK Jr.
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1 year ago

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