@lapizity

Emergency physician, medical toxicologist, educator, speaker, surfer, carne asada lover, husband, dad

 San Diego, CA
Joined October 2011
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🚨New Public Alert: New Potent Synthetic Opioid—N-Desethyl Isotonitazene—Proliferating Among Recreational Drug Supply in USA “N-desethyl isotonitazene is an active opioid agonist and is approximately 20x more potent than fentanyl.” ⬇️ 🔗: cfsre.org/nps-discovery/publ…
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Quick-closing valve allows fish to rapidly regulate the water in their cells phys.org/news/2022-11-quick-…

Quick-closing valve allows fish to rapidly regulate the water in their cells

Regulating the fluid balance in cells is vital in all living things. When insufficient water is being transported via the cell membrane, cells can use their aquaporins—also known as water channels—...

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#thankyou @blakebriggsmd (@EMBoardBombs): excellent common sense column on how much time and $ is wasted on Urine Drug Screens in the ED 1/ journals.lww.com/em-news/Ful…

Clinical Controversies : Emergency Medicine News

Abstract was not provided for this article.

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nam10.safelinks.protection.o… A nice article on cannabis hyperemesis syndrome. Excellent chemical structures to illustrate. @ASBMB @lapizity
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How to Save Women’s Lives After Roe

A federal law exists that could protect women having life-threatening pregnancy complications—but only if the Biden administration decides to use it.

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Jeff Lapoint retweeted
Nick Mark MD
@nickmmark1 Mar 2022
Seems like *most* of the COVID #misinformation is driven by Russian bots. When those bots get distracted by Russia’s #UkraineInvasion, all the interest in #myocarditis & #Ivermectin vanishes overnight. Source: @GoogleTrends
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Finally. Someone understands theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…

An Ode to Being Late

Either you’re early or you’re late. I choose tardiness.

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🚨 New Public Alert 🚨 @acmtmedtox ‼️ Adverse Effects Linked to Next Generation Opioids Reported in Patients Presenting to #Emergency #Departments After Suspected #Opioid #Overdose 🌎 #US states: #California, #Missouri, #Michigan, and #NewJersey 📄: npsdiscovery.org/wp-content/…
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@jeffsiegel14 Dec 2021
Psilocybin study enrolls clinicians with COVID-linked blues newsroom.uw.edu/news/psilocy…

Psilocybin study enrolls clinicians with COVID-linked blues - UW Medicine | Newsroom

News and information for journalists

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Update your apocalypse bingo cards people middleeastmonitor.com/202111…
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We debunk a widely circulated video that purports to show a deputy overdosing at the mere exposure of fentanyl while responding to a call. Medical experts said the video promoted a false narrative about fentanyl and ways it can lead to an overdose. nyti.ms/2U2kyhn

Video of Officer’s Collapse After Handling Powder Draws Skepticism (Published 2021)

Medical experts said the video promoted a false narrative and confusion about fentanyl and ways it can lead to an overdose.

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NYT Health
@NYTHealth8 Aug 2021
Medical experts agree that even small quantities of fentanyl can be deadly if ingested, but overdosing simply by coming in contact with the drug is not possible. nyti.ms/3xAG7TP

Video of Officer’s Collapse After Handling Powder Draws Skepticism (Published 2021)

Medical experts said the video promoted a false narrative and confusion about fentanyl and ways it can lead to an overdose.

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May I please get 2 followers to copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening. #SuicidePrevention - US 1-800-273-8255 #Samaritans - UK 116 123 Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet. Cc: @MarkKSuMD1 @heshiegreshie
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New Fellow Friday post by @SteveCurryMD on metal hydrides! When you see sand, it isn’t always a beach . . . emcrit.org/emcrit/tox-and-ho… @toxicologist12 @drusyniak @jmmarraffa @DrDianeC @DavidJuurlink @toxiferoustales @jonbcole2 @trevthomps @cmurphytoxdoc @mbspyres @heshiegreshie
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Replying to @srrezaie
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Replying to @EMSwami
@EMSwami stopping by @Sdmeded to give an amazing lecture at our resident conference today!! #distancelearning – at San Diego, CA
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