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Christine Broadhead
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Christine Broadhead
@cjbroadhead
Clinical pharmacist with an ED/ICU focus; (not terribly fast) runner; travel addict
Beigetreten Temmuz 2011
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So while I was sitting in the AA lounge at GRU my mum and big girl were landing on the beach at Barra.
How cool is this? ✈️❤️
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@taipan168 I’ve done it rarely.
In Namche Bazar in Nepal (I was crook and it wasn’t that expensive, only a couple of things)
In Zanzibar (also sick and my hiking pants were filthy, only sent them)
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Why does anybody not on expenses account use the hotel laundry? Wash your own clothes or find a local laundromat, it's cheaper and more fun.
smh.com.au/traveller/revi…
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@aclong111 @PulmCrit As a pharmacist *I* was celebrating.
The null result caused it to be recalled.
24 hours before ALL of our stock expired.
So we got reimbursed in full.
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@PulmCrit The audience remained aggressively seated.
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Seeing the standing ovation at #ASCO26 made me think:
What kind of result in critical care would prompt a standing ovation?
I mean the kind of finding where everyone in the room immediately realizes patient care just changed forever. What would that be?
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@alina_boich @chrisgolds You've even got a Sydney NS to match our Sydney NSW
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@chrisgolds Welcome to Canada, we’ve got London, Paris, Berlin (now is Kitchener) Dublin, Brussels, Athens and even more, all in Ontario 🇨🇦 😁
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Three years ago today since I booked a hotel in the wrong country. 😅
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@jennyrozelle My parents wills also had a closely-spaced deaths clause (within 30 days or before probate issued).
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About ten years ago, my Aunt and Uncle died in a car accident. My cousin almost died in it too.
Every “simultaneous death” provision I see reminds me of them.
Don’t overlook this clause in your estate plan. You just never know.
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@GunnerTas I grew up in a town in NSW ~8000 with multiple named areas that would probably qualify as "suburbs". Although if you addressed mail to just *town name* it would be appropriately delivered.
Having said that the last is true of my current city (population >50K).
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What's the smallest city/town in Australia you can realistically say has suburbs? In Tasmania it's probably Ulverstone (~12000 people). Curious what examples there may be elsewhere.
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@DrSdeG In my part of Australia it's
(a) isolate as best as able (iso suite c negative pressurideal; isolated corner of carpark if needed)
(b) call the High Consequences Infectious Diseases unit for help
(c) provide appropriate care in consultation with (b)
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Right peeps, is there an actual plan for if we see someone who meets the Ebola risk factors and is symptomatic.
Last time it was “lock them in the loo until help comes”
Do we have anything more sophisticated than that? And who do we call for help?
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I worked as a pharmacy assistant when I was in high school.
Had a presentation that was the parent of someone I knew with a wierd story about that someone.
With my pharmacist decided on a treat-and-refer pathway.
By that night they were in the teaching hospital with badness.
Olaleke Folaranmi@DrGeeONE
We lost a colleague last year who presented with a persistent sore throat not amenable to antibiotics. The ENT surgeon was worried and referred her to us for FNAC. We didn’t see any definite mass, and the oropharynx was out of our comfort zone. We aspirated a lymph node we discovered…that’s where we knew there was trouble. Summary: High-grade B-cell lymphoma. Medical practice can be treacherous even to the wary…
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@maffygirl @TheSnoozeDoctor As a red headed Australian of primarily Anglo-Celtic descent, I’d love to, but it’s a non starter. Supplements it is.
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@TheSnoozeDoctor In Australia we can use sunshine.
I have increased my levels with sunshine.
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Before rushing out to buy vitamin D supplements, please be aware that this pharmacist is offering poor advice. He is not medically qualified to do so. There are several other ways to increase vitamin D levels, and blindly taking supplements can actually be harmful !!
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@DrNikhilMD Putting in a response from an area with very low TB rates: here most likely MRSA or NTM (most prevalent around me is pulmonary M avian complex).
Last time I saw it in a fluid bag was mycobacterial PD peritonitis, can’t remember the species.
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@JohnDaw72654738 @analyticflying @MikeGStein I’d guess there’d still be a strong argument that this effect is so well known he should have been aware. But we’re always warned if we (I’m a pharmacist) don’t mention it (and/or attach the appropriate warning label), we might bear medicolegal responsibility for the outcome.
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@cjbroadhead @analyticflying @MikeGStein I've taken stilnox, 1/2 a tablet 4 times. It knocked me out straight away. 6 hour sleep no dreams. If he drank alcohol and took it, fuck him. Don't care what a doctor said.
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Some people shouldn't drink on planes, or mix the booze with some other things?
Video by @MikeGStein of the guy who is likely thinking about his life choices in a cell in Tahiti wondering how he's gonna get back home!
Analytic Flying@analyticflying
😶😯This one's a little crazy! Yesterday's QF21 from Melbourne to Dallas diverted to Tahiti due to a disruptive passenger. Get this, ACARS message indicates that a crew member was "bitten" by the passenger! Also, thanks for the heads up😉
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@analyticflying @JohnDaw72654738 @MikeGStein Not unless you could show one of them was ingested unintentionally. I suspect the cabin crew might be solid witnesses against that.
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@cjbroadhead @JohnDaw72654738 @MikeGStein And mixing prescription meds with alcohol wouldn’t change that!
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@JohnDaw72654738 @analyticflying @MikeGStein My understanding of most Australian law (as a person responsible for educating patients about prescription meds) is that if you took it intentionally it’s not a legal excuse. You’re responsible for the outcome. only exception might be if prescribed for you & you weren’t educated.
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@analyticflying @MikeGStein He was off his face on something? Are we in the air?
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The Australian version says “do not drive or operate heavy machinery”. And working in a rural area, they’re clearly talking about tractors, post-hole diggers, combines, and yes, forklifts. Plus anything else that might need to be operated.
memes to save@MemesToSave
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@AB_drmd Depends where you are.
Here it’s either a lung abscess 2° to (typically) Staph pneumonia or lung cancer. Likelihood depending on demographics and symptoms.
TB rate here is roughly 5.5/100,000.
In other places TB would be the most likely choice.
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@BrentAWilliams2 I always use to wonder why.
Then I broke a tooth that had been previously salvaged with root canal after a facial trauma.
It was completely irrational, but I was googling how to keep the tooth.
I now have a much more useful implant than the replaced tooth.
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@AccPharmacist In Australia, rifampicin 600mg comes to mind. Not sure it’s still on the market, but when it was there was a generic for 150mg and 300mg but only brand for 600mg. Up to 10x the price per mg.
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What prescription medications have you seen where one strength is significantly more expensive than all the others?
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@Jwarne @taipan168 @fictillius Some airports are unreasonably slow. KTM and PBH both took ages last year despite small flights and not much other traffic.
I don’t recall DEL being an issue (?lots of luggage typically)
MLE was quick but I got pulled for an in depth customs screen that took forever.
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I've never been a purely carry-on traveller. For a trip of up to 10 days so in a warm climate, sure. However, if you need cold weather gear (eg. Antarctica, Iceland) or equipment like hiking or ski boots, it's pretty hard to do carry-on only.
smh.com.au/traveller/revi…
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@thecockthickens @taipan168 And they DEFINITELY do this in India. Also in the open space in the middle of a shopping centre.
And when we stopped to watch they pegged the Aussie accents and asked if we wanted to join.
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@taipan168 Young Indian men playing cricket in the park! You mean, just like Aussies?? 😱
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