Michael Gough MD FCCP

Anyone else hearing #CMS may no longer reimburse for #video-telehealth visits or #telehealth visits in 2025? Seems like an option that helps many patients / improves access to #healthcare

New in @CIDJournal 👉 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

“Among patients with suspected sepsis …β-lactam administration before vancomycin was associated with a modest reduction in hospital mortality...”

There is a vaccine available for pregnant mothers (to pass on their immunity) and an antibody recommended for babies whose mothers didn’t get the vaccine. www.cdc.gov/rsv/vaccines...

The rate of antibiotic prescription for AECOPD by day 30 was significantly lower in the PCT-guided group than that in the GOLD-guided group (38% [88/229] vs 59% [134/226]; difference -21%; 95% confidence interval [CI], -30% to -12%; p<0.0001) in the ITT analysis. #idsky #medsky #EMIMCC

Another RCT showing PCT helps. Getting close to 30 of these. And that’s the difference between it and CRP. The former has RCT support. The latter doesn’t.

Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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A few observations on BlueSky, after a week of use:

☞REPOSTS v LIKES: I don't see what others like, so reposts seem more powerful
☞LINKS: These consume the number of characters in the link, not a set amount (like Twitter)
☞SEARCH: I'm underwhelmed. It doesn't consistently result posts I know exist

Thanks man! Still getting the hang of this! Ha!

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