Michael Norton

Always, always ask: Why is this person delirious? If they are showing agitation - always check for pain, retention, constipation, thirst, etc.


#Delirium #PatientSafety #Geriatrics #MedEd #Pain #Hospitalist #EmergencyMedicine #InternalMedicine #Dementia

PCCS Podcast Podcast · Primary Care Cardiovascular Society · Welcome to PCCS Podcasts! The Primary Care Cardiovascular Society aims to support, educate and empower primary care healthcare practitioners to develop ...

Looking to boost your primary care cardiovascular knowledge and skills? We highly recommend tuning into @pccs.bsky.social Podcasts!

✅Evidence-based content
✅Practical takeaways for your daily practice
✅Evolving guidelines and innovations!

🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/752FN5Z...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

slate.com/technology/2...

Infographic on #delirium prevention and management from the American College of Chest Physicians

Aerobic exercise is so good for your blood pressure!!!

@nkf-professionals.bsky.social

So many benefits from SGLT2i!

@drwanpen.bsky.social
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Dietary sodium reduction lowers 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score: Results from the DASH-sodium trial The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers estimated 10-year ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) risk. The effects of d…

Delighted to share our article led by the brilliant Dr. Knauss, resident in internal medicine at @bidmcreseach.bsky.social, demonstrating how sodium reduction lowerd 10-year risk of CVD.

Dietary sodium reduction lowers 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Neat comparison of hypertension guidelines for CKD

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Cardiac Arrest: - anyone, anyplace, anytime But if you witness a cardiac… | Michael Norton Cardiac Arrest: - anyone, anyplace, anytime But if you witness a cardiac arrest: - probably at home (maybe not yours) - probably someone you know - you will be the most important link in the chain o...

Cardiac Arrest:
- anyone, anytime, anywhere

www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...

A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia - Nature Using a natural experiment that avoids common bias concerns, this study finds that the live-attenuated shingles vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis within a follow-up period of...

The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...

ALPACA: The novel extended-duration small interfering RNA lepodisiran reduced mean serum concentrations of Lp(a) from 60 to 180 days after being administered subcutaneously. #ACC25

Learn more about the study ➡️ bit.ly/3Y1DkU7

#CardioSky #MedSky

Incredibly proud of Dr. Aoife Norton:
- MRCP Parts 1 & 2 & PACES all passed first time.
- Huge congratulations Aoife!
Dad x

Cardiac Rehab can:
💔 Lower chances of a 2nd heart attack or surgery
🩺 Lessen chest pain
💪 Control risk factors
🏃‍♀️ Help with weight loss

Share #CardioSmart resources w/ your patients to help them manage their ❤️ health!

#cvRehab #HeartMonth #CardiacRehabilitation #CardioSky #MedSky

In case you missed it - the cognitive forcing strategy I employ EVERY time I review the ECG of a patient with palpitations or syncope

Don’t want to miss subtle signs of risk of sudden cardiac death, and I don’t trust my fallible primate brain

EVERY. TIME.

Save the date details: BASICS Pre-Hospital Care Conference, 9-10 October 2025 at Sketchley Grange Hotel, Leicestershire.

📅 Save the Date! 🩺Join us for an inspiring and educational experience with leading experts in the pre-hospital field. Stay tuned for more details—mark your calendars now! 🖊️

#MedicalConference #prehospital #prehospitalcare #PHEM #PHEMtraining #basicshq #BASICS24 #criticalcare

t's the time of the year for New Year Resolutions 🔔🗓️

If you smoke, just how how many years, and what percentage of your remaining life, will you lose if you keep smoking 🚬

this paper tells you

www.ajpmonline.org/article/S074...

Thrilled to announce publication of our paper: Myeloid-Specific JAK2 Contributes to Inflammation & Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure” in CircRes!
@ahascience.bsky.social

ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCRESEARCH.PAPER

#Hypertension #Inflammation #ScienceImpact

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