Drmaypole

I don’t think it’s just me…has the inventory stocking practice in local #CVS or #Walgreens become absurdly premature in their seasonal aisles?

“Summer is the time when it is too hot to do the job that it was too cold to do last winter.”
― Mark Twain

Can you spot the future #ER doc?\
#medsky

When talking to parents by phone, we pediatricians need to query not just about the pertinent negatives…but also the pertinent positives to a child suffering an illness
#graphicmedicine.

Sometimes in primary care, the requests we get are layered
#graphicmedicine #pedsky

Who needs an alarm when a 4 cylinder engine putters in your ear at the same time every morning?
Not l.
#catsky

Somebody's got to bring up the rear, Geez.
#morningwalk

The Menemsha Hills can take your breath away (esp if you have tiny legs!)
#morningwalk.

Will we enjoy #AI powered healthcare in the future?
#medsky #graphicmedicine

True true and Unrelated (in med school, I always had to pause and think when people said that when assessing disparate symptoms). #medsky #graphicmedicine

#Mentoring doesn’t ‘just happen’. It involves investments of time and effort by all parties, and best: generosity and humility on the part of the senior participant to lend an ear, learn, and listen so they can offer the most appropriate support & advocacy. It's not a one shot experience. #medsky

Where we in medicine can do better: explaining why, how, and how long to use a medication.
#graphicmedicine

How old are little kids when they learn to blow their noses?
Think twice before you try to get a boogers toddler to “blow” their nose…lest the following happen!
Blowing into a tissue is more a 2-3 year old thing
Meanwhile try wiping gently!
#pedsky #graphicmedicine

May your #FridayMorning be full of only pleasant surprises.

Lambert’s cove sojourn
#eveningwalk

Farmers watch the skies and read the weather to note the change of seasons- in Medicine we tell the time by what diseases come in our door. Summer is no different!
#medsky #graphicmedicine

In healthcare, it is interesting to see how our patients’ careers and training shape how they relate their symptoms during a medical visit. #medsky #graphicmedicine

An upside to the years that follow #pediatric training, is that you learn quite a bit more than the developmental milestones of our kids' particular age and stage. What makes it fun is discussing what we know about this with our patients. (aka “minds blown”).
#pedsky #graphicmedicine

Working with med students, residents and fellows is a great challenge, and a great privilege. It keeps us faculty types on our toes, requiring us to keep up with the literature...or say when we don’t know an answer to a great question We learn together. #medsky #meded #graphicmedicine

A great point.

If you mosey down to Tashmoo
It pays to go for a swim
#morningwalk

Further adventures of #AI in primary care....
#medsky

#UserExperience issues of #AI in primary care
#medsky

Having seen my fair share of summer campers needing treatment, I observe there is no small amount of satisfaction for the hosts when they embark upon smiting their infestation. But what if we heard this from the #headlice themselves?
#Pedsky #graphicmedicine

Not everyone perceives an emergency symmetrically
#graphicmedicine #medsky

Clinic
Me: 5? Look at you. What's on your mind?
5: Sometimes I get scared of the dark
Me: Oh?
5: Yeah so mom brings me chips and I'm ok.
Me: Oh, the chips glow then?
5: What? No!
Me: Ah, so you get to be with mom then?
5, blushing: Ha! Yeah!
#pediatrics

Just in the last couple of months, there have been at least two promising studies published on using mRNA vaccines for HIV. That’s in addition to mRNA vaccines actively being tested in, eg, colon and pancreatic cancer. He wants us to die, and I don’t know that it could be more obvious.

Would re-entry post vacation be better if an #AI digital assistant helped manage that transition?

Is eating paleo all that great?

“I find that dictated texts and emails convey my meaning and words with 100% fidelity”
Said no one after 3 attempts.
#techsky