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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · Jun 4

Starting today, I’m launching a four-day, 15-stop listening tour across Ohio. Across the state, I’m meeting with families, teachers, and local leaders to hear what’s working—and what’s not. Because the best ideas come from the people living them.

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Edgar V. Lerma 🇵🇭 @edgarvlermamd.bsky.social · May 21

On this day in 1747, James Lind began his study on sailors with scurvy, the world's "first clinical trial."
#ClinicalTrialsDay #NephSky

👉 www.bbc.com/news/uk-engl...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Mar 18

1. Incredible ruling! An Ohio appeals court has ruled that trans care is healthcare, strikes down youth trans care ban!

It made the ruling using the Republican-passed "health care freedom amendment" meant to overturn Obamacare!

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Ohio Appeals Court Rules Trans Care Is Healthcare, Strikes Down Ban For Trans Youth

The ruling was in part based on a 2011 Amendment in the state guaranteeing healthcare freedom, originally meant to challenge Obamacare.

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in medical school is that almost everyone has some form of impostor syndrome. What defines success is whether you choose to let it inhibit you or allow it to motivate you. #MedSky #FoodForThought

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

AOA induction dinner! Congratulations to my amazing classmates; can’t wait to see where you end up in 2 weeks and hear about your future accomplishments! #Match2025 #UCCOMClassof2025

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Summary:

🧠 MSCC is an onc emergency causing severe back pain + FND
🧠 Dx: whole-spine MRI
🧠 Tx: steroids, pain control, radiotherapy, +/- surgery

Sources:
1. 2023 NICE Guidelines: buff.ly/3DC4SrM
2. Review by Akanda/McKay: buff.ly/4iZOoK8.
3. Youtube: buff.ly/40koN7i

Recommendations | Spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression | Guidance | NICE

NICE guideline [NG234] Published: 06 September 2023

www.nice.org.uk

David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Surgical options include decompression and stabilization.

Indications:
🧠 Single level cord compression
🧠 Adequate baseline performance status
🧠 Spinal instability present
🧠 Uncontrolled pain
🧠 Radioresistant tumor
🧠 Histological diagnosis

Surgery is often followed by adjuvant radiotherapy.

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Rades et. al published a validated scoring system to predict prognosis within 6 months to guide radiotherapy.

🧠 Score 20-30 = poor prognosis (short-course recommended)
🧠 Score 30-35 = intermediate prognosis
🧠 Score 36-45 = favorable prognosis (longer course recommended, as more likely to recur)

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Radiotherapy:

🧠 Offer within 24 hrs if the pt is not a surgical candidate (unless pt has been tetra- or paraplegic for 2 wks and pain is managed)
🧠 Assess desire for future fertility
🧠 Repeat radiotherapy if good response and symptoms return >3 months after treatment

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Management:

🧠 Spine immobilization
🧠 Corticosteroids (16 mg as soon as suspected, taper after radiotherapy/surgery)
🧠 Radiotherapy
🧠 Surgical decompression and/or stabilization
🧠 External spine support (e.g. halo vest or Milwaukee brace) if spine instability and not a surgical candidate

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Workup:

🧠 MRI w/in 24 hrs: sagittal T1 and T2-weighted sequence of whole spine + axial imaging of detected lesions
🧠 CT + myelogram if MRI contraindicated
🧠 Bladder scan if relevant + Foley if needed
🧠 Assess for spinal instability (e.g. Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score)

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Clinical features:

Back pain is the most common symptom.
🧠 Severe and localized
🧠 Worse when coughing, sneezing, defecating or lying down
🧠 Progressive worsening
🧠 Disturbs sleep

Other features
🧠 Weakness
🧠 Sensory disturbance
🧠 Autonomic dysfunction
🧠 Paralysis
🧠 Cauda equina syndrome

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

MSCC usually results from hematogenous spread to the vertebrae with the thoracic spine most commonly affected due to its blood supply.

The mechanisms of MSCC include
🧠 tumor invasion into the epidural space
🧠 encroachment of vertebrae on the spinal cord
🧠 obstruction of the epidural vein plexus

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

MSCC is most commonly caused by metastasis to the vertebrae caused most commonly by the following cancers:

Adults
🧠 Lung
🧠 Breast
🧠 Prostate
🧠 Less common: renal cell carcinoma, myeloma, lymphoma, GI cancers, melanoma

Children
🧠 Sarcomas
🧠 Neuroblastomas
🧠 Neuroectodermal tumors

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 7

Malignant spinal cord compress (MSCC) is an oncologic emergency that impacts about 5% of patients with cancer, leading to pain, weakness, and paralysis. Let's explore the physiology, anatomy, presentation, workup and treatment.

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#PhysiologyFriday #MedStudentSky #OncSky

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Mar 5

Just completed a module on lead reversals as part of my M4 EKG elective, which has suddenly unlocked a series of trust issues I didn’t know I had 😳 #TrustButVerify @fuqekgs.medsky.social

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NPR @npr.org · Mar 4

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

James Harrison, whose blood donations saved over 2 million babies, has died

Harrison, whose plasma contained a rare antibody, rolled up his sleeve 1,173 times from 1954 to 2018. The Australian is credited with helping 2.4 million babies and advancing scientific research.

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NephMadness @nephmadness.bsky.social · Mar 3

#NephMadness 2025 is live on the #AJKDBlog: bit.ly/WelcomeNM25

Topics include:
- Resistant Hypertension
- Obesity
- Green House
- Minimal Change Disease
- Disaster Nephrology
- Genetics
- Hemodialysis
- CAR-T for Kidney Disease

Looking forward to the fun and learning with all of you!

Welcome to #NephMadness 2025

Here it is, the 13th edition of NephMadness! Whether you’re new to the competition or just want to relive past glories, we have all the info you need for NephMadness 2025: What is NephMadnes…

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Matthew Sparks @nephrosparks.bsky.social · Mar 1

Can't wait to hear all of these podcasts covering #NephMadness topics

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Feb 28

Sources:

1. 2023 Umbrella review by Shah, et. al: buff.ly/3DCwnkJ
2. Overview of Etiologies, Manifestations, and Treatments by Quencer: buff.ly/41ZXIrs
3. Excellent Youtube video by Dr. Strong: buff.ly/4gVG1gP
4. Amboss (Oncological Emergencies)

SVC Syndrome (Oncologic Emergencies)

An overview of the clinical presentation, etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment of the superior vena cava syndrome - a serious complication of non-small cell ...

www.youtube.com

David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Feb 28

Summary:

🫀SVC syndrome is a medical emergency most commonly caused by malignancies (NSCLC, SCLC, NHL)
🫀Increasingly caused by thrombosis from catheters or pacemakers
🫀Oropharyngeal, respiratory, or cerebral involvement are red flags
🫀Stenting is now the treatment of choice for symptomatic pts

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Feb 28

Treatment for catheter-associated thrombosis

🫀Catheter-directed thrombolysis or thrombo-aspiration
🫀If severe symptoms, mechanical thrombectomy
🫀Anticoagulation for at least 3 months

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Feb 28

Management

🫀If severe symptoms present, emergency endovascular stent
🫀If laryngeal edema present, intubate!
🫀Steroids may be beneficial for laryngeal edema, as well as lymphoma and thymoma (but biopsy first!)
🫀Treat underlying malignancy

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David Warner (he/him) @davidwarner2.bsky.social · Feb 28

Scoring systems have been created to guide management:

🫀 The Kishi scoring system
- Score >3 indicates need for stenting

🫀 The Yu grading system
- Score of 3 or 4 indicates need for stenting

🫀The Stanford Method
- Venography used to identify patients at risk for airway or brain involvement

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