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Ever wonder if all #DOACs were created equal? #GITwitter #livertwitter #MedTwitter
Let's start with a poll followed by a #tweetorial on direct oral anticoagulants. First things first, which is your go-to choice of #DOAC ? (COI: none):
Ever wonder if all #DOACs were created equal? #GITwitter #livertwitter #MedTwitter
Let's start with a poll followed by a #tweetorial on direct oral anticoagulants. First things first, which is your go-to choice of #DOAC ? (COI: none):
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These agents work "directly" to anti-coagulate and since they are hardly "new' anymore the term #NOAC has become obsolete. Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor (factor IIa), whereas the others are factor Xa inhibitors (note the Xa in their names)
These agents work "directly" to anti-coagulate and since they are hardly "new' anymore the term #NOAC has become obsolete. Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor (factor IIa), whereas the others are factor Xa inhibitors (note the Xa in their names)
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In general they share many characteristics such as a quick onset of action, shorter half-lives, potential for drug-drug interactions (CYP3A4 & P-gp) and renal elimination (except apixaban) when compared with warfarin
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
In general they share many characteristics such as a quick onset of action, shorter half-lives, potential for drug-drug interactions (CYP3A4 & P-gp) and renal elimination (except apixaban) when compared with warfarin
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
The best thing about 2020 for me is the number of papers from Twitter discussions with Twitter friends as co-authors.
What has been your experience with #twitter2paper ?
Do you have any tips?
Here are my tips:
1. Every twitter debate is a potential paper
2. Learn the art of DM
What has been your experience with #twitter2paper ?
Do you have any tips?
Here are my tips:
1. Every twitter debate is a potential paper
2. Learn the art of DM
(1/n) Today my colleague Dr. Norman Marcon, a giant in gastroenterology and endoscopy in Canada retired. This is a brief tweetorial about who he is, his career, and the contributions that he made to gastroenterology, and particularly endoscopic education.
(2/n) Dr. Marcon went to medical school at Queen's University @QueensUHealth and then began a rotating internship in 1964-1965 at @UofT_DoM in Toronto, where he was heavily inspired by Dr. Edward Prokipchuk (legacy.com/obituaries/the…), at the time new faculty in GI @UnityHealthTO.
(3/n). He followed with 2 y at Boston City Hospital @The_BMC, and then to @StMarksHospital under Prof John Lennard-Jones, along w/ Dr Christopher Williams www3.svls.se/sektioner/ga/G…. He was introduced to endoscopy from a short Machida colonoscope brought by Tetsuichiro Muto.
Congratulations @KM_Pawlak and @KralJan and senior author @drkeithsiau - thank you for the opportunity to be part of this important publication and part of the #gigang group. Looking forward to sharing the article online when it comes in @GIE_Journal thank you @mikewallacemd
Who are the #gigang ? It is the informal name of the EndoTrain survey group. This is our first accepted publication. @KM_Pawlak @KralJan @drkeithsiau @Samir_Grover @SunilAminMD @DCharabaty @drmoutaz @RashidLui @BilalMohammadMD @SanchezLunaMD @DeMadaria @drdalbir @RodriguezParra_
What an amazing team to be part of! Just shows that Zoom meetings are not just fun and games but you can start and finish a publication all online.
Let´s talk about #PancreasHistory! The discovery of Insulin, Banting, Best, McLeod & Collip, the first patient who received insulin for #Diabetes Mellitus #UEGambassador @my_ueg @ESEndrocrinology @YouppiePancreas @EurPancClub @ChahalPrabhleen @PerelmansPearls #gigang
For ancient physicians the most important feature of diabetes was the increased urine output. Diabetes was a term for polyuria derived from the classical Greek word "diabainein" meaning to walk with the legs apart, later diabetes "a passer through" or a "siphon".
The Greek physician Arateus (credited for the term Diabetes) described it as "the melting down of flesh and limbs into urine"
