Nick Mark MD
Intensivist, pulmonologist | Husband, Dad² | made @OnePagerICU @CritCareTime | passionate about MedEd & MedTech innovation | https://t.co/XoJT2T5cFV
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How many cervical vertebrae does a 🦒 giraffe have?
I've been thinking about #PhysicsInTheICU: physical laws/principles with clear clinical correlates: Hagen–Poiseuille --> fluid resuscitation Ohm's --> SVR from CO & MAP/CVP Reynol...
Apparently anti-vaxxers are against teaching CPR & having AEDs in schools? Sudden cardiac death is tragically among the leading causes of death in young athletes. CPR education &...
For those trying to understand why high dose Vitamin C appears to have *increased* mortality in #LOVITtrial, remember that anti-oxidants aren’t always good. Interesting review abo...
Q:What do these two things have in common? A: Both beetle & spacecraft can turn hydrogen peroxide into jets of superheated steam! Buckle up for a 🧵 about the amazing convergent e...
There are ~350,000 sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) each year in the US (almost 1000 per day). Most SCD occurs in older people with known coronary disease, but, sadly a minority of su...
The era of vitamin C in the ICU comes to an ignominious end. The #LOVITrial of vitamin C in septic shock finds that #VitaminC was associated with an *INCREASED* risk of death: 44....
Yet another large trial of ivermectin is now complete & the results are negative. ACTIV-6 found no difference in mortality or hospitalization when people with COVID were randomize...
Once again there is a wave of #misinformation about #ExcessMortality & #vaccines in the US. A mysterious insurance report says “excess mortality is rising” could it be the vaccin...
Once again EFD is fear-mongering without actually reading the paper. In this study they placed anesthetized macaques in a plexiglass box & continuously inhale virus that was aeros...
FLCCC has gone from anti-vax dog whistles to full blown anti-vax yells. Their new “protocol” (based on zero studies) treats “vaccine injuries” with their usual snake oil: vitC, IV...
Observational study from 🇭🇰 demonstrates the real-world efficacy of oral COVID treatments: paxlovid, molnuparivir. Both meds appear to prevent mortality, & reduce mechanical venti...