Geriatric Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine. Hiker and biker. Backpacker.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2011
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Cal Burton retweeted
Why do so many hospitalized patients get high intensity care at the end of life even when harmful instead of the palliative care they really need? Important study shows deep seated cultural issues of hospital culture need to be addressed. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Cal Burton retweeted
When I was an intern, I didn't even know what GDMT stood for.
It was challenging for me to keep track of all of the heart failure medications.
There weren't any great resources to help me remember the key medications.
So I made one.
Let's go through them.
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1/20
Cal Burton retweeted
Lots of important stuff in the updated @IDSAInfo guidelines for treating foot infections in people with diabetes!
e.g.:
- duration: 1-2 weeks (consider extending to 3-4 weeks if concomitant PAD)
- consider wound culture (!)
- no empiric Rx for pseudomonas
🔥🔥Just published 🔥🔥
@iwgdf / @IDSAInfo 2023
Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of foot infection in persons with diabetes
Check 🌟table 5🌟 similar to our OM @Wiki_Guidelines recomm #shorterisbetter theme is prevailing! #IDTwitter
iwgdfguidelines.org/infectio…
#IDTwitter
Cal Burton retweeted
Lower cost option for hearing loss: personal sound amplification device (e.g., pocket talker) delivered by community health worker helpful for self-perceived communication function #AGS23 #geriatrics Nieman et al jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Cal Burton retweeted
you “heard” it here at #AGS23!
✅sound amplification devices improves communication in those with hearing impairment at a fraction of the cost in diverse populations! 👂👂👂
#geriatrics
Cal Burton retweeted
We are overprescribing gabapentanoids without evidence to support it and it leads to increased ADEs in older adults. #AGS23 year absolutely skewers gabapentin overprescribing (in the most musical way)
Cal Burton retweeted
Learning from @SarahSydlowski: Asking pt or family if they have difficulty hearing is NOT good way to screen for hearing loss! Miss huge # of those w/measurable hearing loss. Best to combine questionnaire & multi-tone test #AGS23
Cal Burton retweeted
#MedTwitter #EndoTwitter, our next video has dropped on steroid-induced hyperglycemia by @KelleyChuangMD! #FastFactsFriday
📽️: youtu.be/FT-oVYVrT5E (subscribe and join us!)
Infographic below 👇
Cal Burton retweeted
#MedTwitter, our video on LPS vs probate conservatorship is here! #FastFactsFriday
youtu.be/j4uyq6vakmY (subscribe and get notified each time a new 📽️ drops)
FYI - rules for conservatorship can vary by location
Check out other videos at imfastfacts.com
Cal Burton retweeted
A cycle may exist where older adults with higher frailty levels are more likely to have a higher risk of medication-related problems, which, in turn, contributes to developing a higher level of frailty. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Cal Burton retweeted
This retrospective cohort study found that use of baclofen was associated with a greater risk of injury and delirium compared to the use of tizanidine in older adults with musculoskeletal pain. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Cal Burton retweeted
(1/6) Today I Learned in Primary Care (TILIPC) #3: distinguishing a benign lipoma from a cancerous liposarcoma. Spoiler: it’s a clinical distinction, and your patient can self-monitor. 🤔 Thanks to our much beloved WLA VA 🩸/🦴 Dr. Anthony Bejjani for teaching me and now you.
Cal Burton retweeted
1/ After reading #MedEdTwagTeam @JenniferSpicer4's #TweetorialTuesday last week, you’ve decided to teach exam skills at the bedside.
Awesome! Now how do you structure your exam skills teaching? We will review some strategies this week!
#MedTwitter #MedEd
