Dr Carol Postlethwaite @carolp1.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Dear Bluesky medics this slide from Prof Whitty from our national conference yesterday is to the point; A woman’s health before and during pregnancy affects two lives, lifelong. Effects from pregnancy specific diseases shorten lifespan - so must be mitigated for the years postpartum. 000
Dr Carol Postlethwaite @carolp1.bsky.social · 23/11/2024At what point do you stop shampooing the carpet with the new machine? The water does not seem to be getting any cleaner!media.tenor.coma man in white pants is standing in front of a couch with the words be gone written on the floorALT: a man in white pants is standing in front of a couch with the words be gone written on the floor 000
Reposted by Dr Carol PostlethwaiteKevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Very bad news late last week from CDC about maternal mortality in the USA - it continues to go up. The leading cause of death for #pregnant people in 2020 and 2021 was infectious diseases, especially #COVID. #MedSky + #ObGynSky www.cdc.gov/maternal-mor....cdc.govPregnancy Mortality Surveillance SystemSurveillance to learn more on the causes and risk factors associated with pregnancy-related deaths. 6338190
Reposted by Dr Carol PostlethwaiteIsabelle Malhamé @isabellemalhame.bsky.social · 22/11/2024👨🍼”Pregnancy-associated SCAD is associated with higher-risk presentations as compared with nonpregnancy related SCAD (left main or multivessel coronary involvement, greater risk of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, cardiogenic shock)” 👉 More on pregnancy-associated MI here tinyurl.com/y6tzss5rtinyurl.comAcute Myocardial Infarction in PregnancyCardiovascular disease, and particularly ischemic heart disease, is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in high-income countries. The … 042
Reposted by Dr Carol PostlethwaiteVicky Price (aka Komrower) @vickyprice.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Latest acute medicine podcast is an interview with chief execs. So grateful for their support and a really interesting episode! So important to understand the “other side” open.spotify.com/episode/0BpXRD… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/acu 021