Gav
@dentongavin.bsky.social
Advanced Critical Care Practitioner. Registered nurse. Ultrasound nut.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic #autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and immune-mediated injury to multiple organ systems.
This Review summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of SLE.
🔖 Bookmark it for your citations:
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This Review summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of SLE.
🔖 Bookmark it for your citations:
ja.ma/48gtnX0
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic systemic #autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and immune-mediated injury to multiple organ systems.
This Review summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of SLE.
🔖 Bookmark it for your citations:
ja.ma/48gtnX0
This Review summarizes the diagnosis and treatment of SLE.
🔖 Bookmark it for your citations:
ja.ma/48gtnX0
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Telling people “prices are going down” while they’re in the checkout line is like telling someone on a treadmill they’re sitting on a couch. Their legs know you’re lying.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Telling people “prices are going down” while they’re in the checkout line is like telling someone on a treadmill they’re sitting on a couch. Their legs know you’re lying.
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🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨
In the latest Journey Through Time, David and Sarah share the stories of brave people who undertook the journey to freedom and those who helped them along the way, uncovering the incredible network of The Underground Railroad.
Listen now, link in the replies 👇
In the latest Journey Through Time, David and Sarah share the stories of brave people who undertook the journey to freedom and those who helped them along the way, uncovering the incredible network of The Underground Railroad.
Listen now, link in the replies 👇
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE🚨
In the latest Journey Through Time, David and Sarah share the stories of brave people who undertook the journey to freedom and those who helped them along the way, uncovering the incredible network of The Underground Railroad.
Listen now, link in the replies 👇
In the latest Journey Through Time, David and Sarah share the stories of brave people who undertook the journey to freedom and those who helped them along the way, uncovering the incredible network of The Underground Railroad.
Listen now, link in the replies 👇
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Next week's talk...
Left atrial pressure in the critically unwell with Nish Desai
Tuesday 2nd December, 6-7pm UK time
Follow this link to sign up:- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Left atrial pressure in the critically unwell with Nish Desai
Tuesday 2nd December, 6-7pm UK time
Follow this link to sign up:- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Next week's talk...
Left atrial pressure in the critically unwell with Nish Desai
Tuesday 2nd December, 6-7pm UK time
Follow this link to sign up:- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Left atrial pressure in the critically unwell with Nish Desai
Tuesday 2nd December, 6-7pm UK time
Follow this link to sign up:- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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"The allegations that I used to use hammers to murder rabbits are only being made because people don't like my policy of killing rabbits with hammers."
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
"The allegations that I used to use hammers to murder rabbits are only being made because people don't like my policy of killing rabbits with hammers."
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Labour MP, “I’ve never heard of Zohran Mamdani.”
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Labour MP, “I’ve never heard of Zohran Mamdani.”
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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Fluids in HyperK
-Restore volume, incr kidney perfusion leading to incr urine output + K elimination
-0.9% saline: pH 5.5, big Cl load. Worsen acidosis leading incr serum K
-LR superior: small amount of K in it won’t raise serum K. Won’t contribute to acidosis
youtube.com/shorts/3G4yc...
#EMIMCC
-Restore volume, incr kidney perfusion leading to incr urine output + K elimination
-0.9% saline: pH 5.5, big Cl load. Worsen acidosis leading incr serum K
-LR superior: small amount of K in it won’t raise serum K. Won’t contribute to acidosis
youtube.com/shorts/3G4yc...
#EMIMCC
Fluids in Hyperkalemia #criticalcare #emergencymedicine
YouTube video by EMSwami
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fluids in HyperK
-Restore volume, incr kidney perfusion leading to incr urine output + K elimination
-0.9% saline: pH 5.5, big Cl load. Worsen acidosis leading incr serum K
-LR superior: small amount of K in it won’t raise serum K. Won’t contribute to acidosis
youtube.com/shorts/3G4yc...
#EMIMCC
-Restore volume, incr kidney perfusion leading to incr urine output + K elimination
-0.9% saline: pH 5.5, big Cl load. Worsen acidosis leading incr serum K
-LR superior: small amount of K in it won’t raise serum K. Won’t contribute to acidosis
youtube.com/shorts/3G4yc...
#EMIMCC
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Sandwell and West Birmingham Critical Care Transfer Course.
Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital. 13th February 2026
Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital. 13th February 2026
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Sandwell and West Birmingham Critical Care Transfer Course.
Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital. 13th February 2026
Midlands Metropolitan University Hospital. 13th February 2026
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UK government is responding to concerns about migrants arriving on overcrowded small boats. To deter them, it’s threatening to seize their cars and e-bikes. Surely, if they had such things, they wouldn’t be on a small boat? 10/10 for cruelty AND stupidity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
UK government is responding to concerns about migrants arriving on overcrowded small boats. To deter them, it’s threatening to seize their cars and e-bikes. Surely, if they had such things, they wouldn’t be on a small boat? 10/10 for cruelty AND stupidity.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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⚡️ The November issue of POCUS Journal, Vol 10 Issue 2, is out now! We invite you to visit our website (pocusjournal.com) to read articles of interest! 📷 pocusjournal.com/current-issue/ #POCUSJournal #POCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #echofirst #echo #ultrasound
@drgalen.bsky.social
@drgalen.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
⚡️ The November issue of POCUS Journal, Vol 10 Issue 2, is out now! We invite you to visit our website (pocusjournal.com) to read articles of interest! 📷 pocusjournal.com/current-issue/ #POCUSJournal #POCUS #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedEd #echofirst #echo #ultrasound
@drgalen.bsky.social
@drgalen.bsky.social
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It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a revealing moment...
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost.
The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.
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Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
October 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Community-acquired pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
Yet, there are several challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Community-acquired pneumonia.
Find out more in a new Seminar: tinyurl.com/hd2fwz7n
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It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
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Bigotry is always fed by lies.
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Bigotry is always fed by lies.
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𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘆.
Panel A shows the main cardiac features of acromegaly. The exclamation point (middle image) indicates aortic insufficiency. Panel B shows cardiac ultrasound findings in a representative patient with acromegaly.
Learn more: nej.md/3JPVdBg
Panel A shows the main cardiac features of acromegaly. The exclamation point (middle image) indicates aortic insufficiency. Panel B shows cardiac ultrasound findings in a representative patient with acromegaly.
Learn more: nej.md/3JPVdBg
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝘆.
Panel A shows the main cardiac features of acromegaly. The exclamation point (middle image) indicates aortic insufficiency. Panel B shows cardiac ultrasound findings in a representative patient with acromegaly.
Learn more: nej.md/3JPVdBg
Panel A shows the main cardiac features of acromegaly. The exclamation point (middle image) indicates aortic insufficiency. Panel B shows cardiac ultrasound findings in a representative patient with acromegaly.
Learn more: nej.md/3JPVdBg
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The silence from Yaxley-Lennon or Farage over this (and other similar appalling examples of white sex offenders) is inexplicable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Medomsley Detention Centre officer was 'prolific sex offender'
An inquiry catalogues missed opportunities to stop abuse at Medomsley Detention Centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The silence from Yaxley-Lennon or Farage over this (and other similar appalling examples of white sex offenders) is inexplicable.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nursing staff dedicate their lives to caring for others, and too often they are faced with the most appalling hatred and intimidation.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Nursing staff dedicate their lives to caring for others, and too often they are faced with the most appalling hatred and intimidation.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
The government must stop pandering to dangerous anti-migrant sentiments and employers must prioritise tackling racism. Staff have the right to be safe at work.
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**TOMORROW**
Echo for mechanical circulatory support with Segun Olusanya @drfreeze.bsky.social
Wednesday 12th November, 6-7pm UK time
Link to join here:- meet.google.com/pbn-paoq-iqn
Echo for mechanical circulatory support with Segun Olusanya @drfreeze.bsky.social
Wednesday 12th November, 6-7pm UK time
Link to join here:- meet.google.com/pbn-paoq-iqn
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
**TOMORROW**
Echo for mechanical circulatory support with Segun Olusanya @drfreeze.bsky.social
Wednesday 12th November, 6-7pm UK time
Link to join here:- meet.google.com/pbn-paoq-iqn
Echo for mechanical circulatory support with Segun Olusanya @drfreeze.bsky.social
Wednesday 12th November, 6-7pm UK time
Link to join here:- meet.google.com/pbn-paoq-iqn
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This is really desperate and underlines why such incredibly important care services should not be funded through charity 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hertfordshire hospice consults staff on tackling £1.1m shortfall
A hospice is starting a consultation with staff and patients to see where budget cuts could be made.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This is really desperate and underlines why such incredibly important care services should not be funded through charity 😢
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There was a time when I'd have cared deeply about the BBC.
But they adopted a deliberate policy of kowtowing to the right, backing away from every fight, believing compliance would protect the license fee, and the right would leave them alone.
Stand up to bullies, or get knocked down by reality.
But they adopted a deliberate policy of kowtowing to the right, backing away from every fight, believing compliance would protect the license fee, and the right would leave them alone.
Stand up to bullies, or get knocked down by reality.
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There was a time when I'd have cared deeply about the BBC.
But they adopted a deliberate policy of kowtowing to the right, backing away from every fight, believing compliance would protect the license fee, and the right would leave them alone.
Stand up to bullies, or get knocked down by reality.
But they adopted a deliberate policy of kowtowing to the right, backing away from every fight, believing compliance would protect the license fee, and the right would leave them alone.
Stand up to bullies, or get knocked down by reality.