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Do you attend your patients' funerals? #MedTwitter
16%Yes
84%No
235 votes • Final results
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🆕 studies suggest that even when a person swallows something as potentially harmful as a razor blade or a magnet, a doctor's best course of action may be to let nature takes it course. ms.spr.ly/6019gbMU9
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Binta Diallo, an ICU nurse and nurse care coordinator at @uncchildrens Neurology Clinic, sprung into action to help save a 1-week-old baby's life. Read more about her heroic efforts after the newborn stopped breathing in a grocery store. @Medscape medscape.com/viewarticle/990…
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A 9-year-old was evaluated for a week-long history of rash on the feet. She reported the rash being pruritic but not tender. She was being treated with topical corticosteroids without any improvement of the lesions. ms.spr.ly/6010g12zq
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POLL: Should patients who refuse to vaccinate sign a waiver to bypass care if they get #COVID? Vote, then click the link to see what a medical ethicist has to say. medscape.com/viewarticle/931…
35%YES
47%NO
11%DEPENDS
6%UNSURE
404 votes • Final results
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Medscape Emergency retweeted
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act leaving it in place. | As more information comes in, we'll be updating this breaking story. Please come back for additional updates. ms.spr.ly/6016nHHHr
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For #InternationalWomensDay 🚺 , here is "On Her Path," a video inspired by @Water & sung by @katieferrara to highlight the challenges faced by millions of women globally who lack access to safe water & sanitation. Donate now: ms.spr.ly/6012V17FG #ChooseToChallenge #IWD21
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#MedscapeLIVE Presents: New Strategies in #PAH Management: How Would You Treat Now?” at #CHEST2019 pscp.tv/w/cHyMDjFZTEtKTkFlWF…
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Medscape Poll: Are you fairly compensated compared to physicians in other specialties? Read, decide, vote. wb.md/2oDfezJ
22%Yes
57%No
21%Unsure
190 votes • Final results
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Medscape Poll: What was the top medical story of 2016?
70%Zika
15%Opioids
13%Legal marijuana
2%Other (Leave a comment)
910 votes • Final results
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#MedscapePoll: Would you treat a suspected terrorist or prisoner if they came into your ED?
84%Yes
5%No
11%Unsure
1,082 votes • Final results
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#AHA16 Poll: Do you believe there is a difference in CV risk by NSAID type?
30%Yes, naproxen safer
46%No, all carry some risk
7%No, all safe
16%Unsure
444 votes • Final results
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Medscape Emergency retweeted
Red flag injuries for child abuse-if you see one, > 20% chance that abuse is the cause: wb.md/1mJc095
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What Physicians Need to Know Today About #endoflife Care - @DrRobertGlatter wb.md/1XmL2AX
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Why Falls Should Be Part Of The Doctor-Patient And National Conversation For Older Persons onforb.es/1KvMtqB via @forbes
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If you need to go to the hospital, try not to do it over the weekend: onforb.es/1LUkB29 by @DrRobertGlatter
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New guidelines suggest use of clot-grabbing device in some strokes wpo.st/HJqO0 @drrobertglatter@medscapeEM#patientHEADSUP
Make CPR, Defibrillator Training Mandatory for High School Graduation: Experts consumer.healthday.com/cardi…
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Addiction-Boosting Compounds Added to 'Light' Cigarettes medscape.com/viewarticle/846… @DrRobertGlatter @MedscapeEM #patientHEADSUP
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