Nick Mark MD
Intensivist, pulmonologist | Husband, Dad² | made @OnePagerICU @CritCareTime | passionate about MedEd & MedTech innovation | https://t.co/XoJT2T5cFV
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"Hey what’s this funny donut 🍩 stuck on the crash cart?" It's a 🧲 magnet! We keep it there because it can be life-saving if applied over a pacemaker or ICD. A 🧵about magnets, pa...
Another trial of ivermectin in COVID is complete & again the results are negative. COVID-OUT randomized 808 people to IVM (390-470 μg/kg) vs placebo. There was no decrease in the...
Here’s a fun ECMO teaching case: A patient undergoing VA ECMO has these tissue oxygenation (StO2) measurements. What’s the diagnosis & treatment? Bonus points: can you guess the...
4 viagra, whole body vibration, cold showers, “direct current brain stimulation,” & spermidine?!? No this isn’t someone’s freaky plans, it’s the new “COVID protocol” from the quac...
Did you learn that cooling a Minnesota or Blakemore tube makes it firmer & therefore easier to place? Turns out this is a MYTH! It may not be true but It’s a great opportunity to...
Simone Gold has taken medical scams to the next level. For just $20,000 you & your family get secret nicknames & become members of “GoldCare” allowing you to watch members only di...
Amazing video (with a save)! IMO the mother elephant was probably unconscious (not in cardiac arrest), especially since they *tranquilized her* to approach & help the trapped calf...
I'm excited to share that I've been extensively updating my https://t.co/Un5Wy16zer site to make it run smoother and add a bunch of highly requested features. For example: 1️⃣ Sea...
The vast majority (over 96%) of doctors are vaccinated and behind virtually every “anti-vax doc” is a cash only practice selling pseudoscience snake oil. A🧵of particularly egregio...
Did you know that you just stop taking your atorvastatin for 5 days while you are taking paxlovid? That’s it. Skip taking your statin for five days while on COVID treatment. Then...
Impressive results from phase 3 RCT of the microtubule inhibitor Sabizabulin vs placebo in high risk COVID inpatients on O2. Compared to placebo, Sabizabulin: -reduced 60 day mor...
Less is more with steroids in COVID! The #COVIDICUS trial compared high dose dexamethasone (20 mg/day) vs standard dose (6 mg/day) in people w/ hypoxemia due to COVID: - high dose...