This timeline is so stupid.

I love going to the movies and I really should make this a weekly thing.

Problem: Stress on inpatient consult service. Solution: Buy Legos. Build slowly while on service to de-stress. New problem: Too many Legos.

He wanted my pancakes this morning.

Realized that I find myself paralyzed with the concept of I’m not doing enough AND I can’t do enough. Decided that doing something is the least I can do and can figure out the rest later.

Pertussis - better known as “whooping cough” or “100 day cough” - is no joke. It can be terrifyingly fatal for small children (they just stop breathing without warning). When it’s not fatal, it can mean 100 days of coughing fits so severe that rib fractures are common. It is vaccine preventable.

Dorit Reiss@doritreiss.bsky.social · 2y ago

CDC data shows large increase in pertussis - more than 5 times the same time last year. "The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...

I had a patient today with thank you gifts for the hospital staff taking care of her. My fellow was mad because she did not get one.