
Internal Medicine | Geriatrician | Educator @MayoClinic #WomenInMedicine #MedEd #GeriEducation Tweets my own 🇲🇽in🇺🇸
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Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
🧵 After 75 years of using glucocorticoids (GC) for lupus nephritis (LN), we still don't know the most effective and safe doses. Let’s explore the data from our recent publication: acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
To the women… keep on keeping on🥰❤️
#assertivenotaggressive
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
A graphical decision aid that physicians can use to guide these discussions showing the average benefits and risks of lecanemab published in @AnnalsofIM. #ENDALZ #geriatrics
acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/…
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
An incredible story! Thank you to our MN State Troopers, @MVillavicencioT and @MayoClinic experts for a successful heart transplant!
Watch the full story tonight!
A Fargo man is thanking the MN state troopers who made an important delivery: his new heart. Concerned about road construction, John Neuenschwander's Mayo Clinic surgeon called for help. "It’s pretty surreal," trooper Quentin O'Reilly says. KARE tonite@10 #land10kstories
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
Not too often that a car commercial makes you cry, this is the longer version… with one of my favorite John Denver songs…. And a touching portrayal of the reality of how dementia affects people and families
youtu.be/xnZGEUA4oBk?si=QWaD….
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
🔥#MayoMGR today with @AliDuarteMD :
"Lupus Management for Internists: Key Clinical Pearls"
@Dr_Vijay_Shah @MdWarrington
#MayoClinicRheumatology #Lupus #SLE #APS #RheumTwitter #MedTwitter
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
Outstanding Medical Grand Rounds by @AliDuarteMD @MayoClinic
Pearls on #SLE for the internist #rheumtwitter
🔥#MayoMGR today with @AliDuarteMD :
"Lupus Management for Internists: Key Clinical Pearls"
@Dr_Vijay_Shah @MdWarrington
#MayoClinicRheumatology #Lupus #SLE #APS #RheumTwitter #MedTwitter
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
What is a geriatric assessment & why is it an important but under-utilized tool for older patients with cancer? This JAMA Oncology Patient Page explains its value. ja.ma/3ZPpy6J
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
Replying to @mayoclinicCIMGP
@mayoclinicCIMGP @ChristinaChenMD’s amazing talk on anorexia/weight loss in older adults:
⭐️don’t forget to look in the mouth!
⭐️don’t overlook psych issues!
⭐️BMI goal > 22
⭐️assess social circumstances of eating and liberalize diet!
#ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s from @sfeirjad’s great talk on osteoporosis:
⭐️hip or pelvic fx = diagnostic of osteoporosis ➡️start tx EVEN W/O BMD!
⭐️bisphosphonate holiday? recheck the BMD accordingly to consider restarting
#ThisIsGeriatrics @MayoClinic
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
Replying to @MayoClinic
@MayoClinic trauma surgeon @BrandonYuanMD on post-hip fx VTE ppx:
⭐️fewer VTE d/t better surgical techniques
⭐️standard 4 wk ppx- use LMWH/DOACs
⭐️high risk- use prolonged ppx w/DOACS
#ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
amazing #woundcare talk by @MayoClinic Professor @PYTakahashi :
⭐️liberalize the diet- give them the 🍦
⭐️GOC important- <50% wounds will heal
⭐️q2 or 4 hr turns outcomes the same
#ThisIsGeriatrics
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s from @mayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Brandon Verdoorn re:UTIs in PALTC:
🔑UTI is a clinical diagnosis!
🔑asymptomatic bacteruria ➡️ urinalyses and urine cx may not be helpful
#ThisIsGeriatrics
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s re:antipsychotic use in PALTC from @mayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Brandon Verdoorn:
⭐️don’t forget basic needs when considering dementia behaviors
⭐️think: “what is the patient trying to tell me?”
#ThisIsGeriatrics #COOA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
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✴️Be deliberate — my favorite phrase of the talk was “Leave Loudly”
Normalize leaving early or on time when needed for caregiver needs or family events!
Thanks Dr. Johnson for the amazing talk!
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
Replying to @MayoClinic
@MayoClinic CIM super⭐️ @PellecerSanchez on HM in older adults:
⭐️PCV20= new go-to pneumonia vaccine to complete series
⭐️older adult? likely meets criteria for new RSV vaccine
#thisisgeriatrics @mayoclinicCIMGP – at Roseland, CA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s from @MayoClinic HIM delirium queen Dr. Donna Miller:
🔑”alert & oriented” isn’t a screen for delirium
🔑months of the year backwards plus current day of the week is well-validated to detect delirium
#COOA #ThisIsGeriatrics @MariaGeriatrics – at Roseland, CA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s from @PellecerSanchez at #COOA- HM for older adults part i:
🔑use prognostic calculators to calculate life expectancy when considering cancer screening in older adults
➡️an older, healthier adult may benefit more than a younger,sicker adult!
#thisisgeriatrics – at Roseland, CA
Maria Mendoza, MD retweeted
clinical 🔑s from the guru of dementia care, @mayoclinicCIMGP’s Dr. Ericka Tung:
🔑dementia is an organizing principle of care- aka problem #1 on your Epic problem list!
🔑timely diagnosis is crucial for advanced care planning
#thisisgeriatrics @MariaGeriatrics @PYTakahashi




























