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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Can you imagine if the Wakefield paper never saw the light of day and where we might be now?

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Justin Brower @naturespoisons.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It's time for Tox Tuesday and some fountain pen structures! This beast is BREVETOXIN-1, produced by the marine dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. It is also the cause of neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP). But aside from harming humans, it also harms our economy, so buckle up!

The chemical structure of brevetoxin-1, drawn with a TWSBI ECO fountain pen and Iroshizuko Kon-peki ink (a vibrant blue).

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Pulled the trigger on a new whip (X6 Msport)… slapped on some fresh tint and ceramic coating! My Jeep (2019 Grand Cherokee) just couldn’t cooperate after 3 waters pumps… now needing a 4th, oil leaking from everywhere, and engine mounts blown. 😎

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Starting House M.D. again…

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Today marks the end of an era… said adios to my Jeep after 7 years, but at 46,000 miles I shouldn’t be on my 3rd water pump needing a 4th, engine mounts shot & an oil leak from who knows where🤷🏻‍♂️. Found this note in my car from my first month of owning it brand new after someone smashed it🤣#ByeByeJeep

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica… chaos

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Justin Brower @naturespoisons.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The striped pajama squid are one of the few organisms that are both venomous AND poisonous. They can inject tetrodotoxin with their tiny teeth, and they secrete a poisonous slime when threatened to deter predators. So don't let it bite you and don't bite it. Besides, it's super cute.

A striped pajama squid. They're about 2 inches long and are white with black stripes that run lengthwise down its body.

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Ok, I snorted when I saw this 🐍

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Juan Carlos Q Vélez, MD @juancarlosqvelez.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

1/3 Last week we had the privilege of hosting @nephrotox.bsky.social Dr Josh King (Univ Of Maryland) as a Visiting Professor at Ochsner Medical Center. The visit started with a wonderful talk for our Nephro Dept on removal of toxins/poisons with extracorporeal therapies. Everybody was very engaged!

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

So, I found out I got Assistant Professor status (alright alright alright) and I’m wondering if I should go full-tilt ➡️ obtain a tweed coat with elbow patches? If I were to get one @dieworkwear.bsky.social, how do I pick one out?!?!?! #MedSky #ToxSky #RxSky 🐍☠️🦂🕷️📚

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Now traveling back to AZ from NY… flight 1/2 delayed 3hrs ➡️ flight 2/2 obviously rescheduled & now I’m in the dreaded middle seat + there’s no WiFi for the 4hr flight.

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a man and a woman are laughing and the man is saying kill me kill me now .

ALT: a man and a woman are laughing and the man is saying kill me kill me now .

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I was in AZ yesterday, sunny, 70 something degrees… today in NY, snowing, 33 degrees. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

To scromit or not to scromit, that is the real question

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The master of the “plane crash, we’re hungry, and now we’re dead” toxicology learning tales! #ToxSky #MedSky #RxSky

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Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

your friendly neighborhood toxicologist here to tell you about “pink cocaine” ☠️🧵

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Clinical Toxicology @clinicaltoxicology.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

A study of Arizona snakebites (2017–2021) found the following: 60% of bites occurred near homes, a median of 14 antivenom vials were administered per patient, and 43% were bitten on a lower extremity. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Clinical Toxicology @clinicaltoxicology.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

A 15-year-old female ingested diquat and presented with kidney and liver damage. Susceptibility-weighted imaging demonstrated multiple punctate low signals, suggesting microhemorrhages. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

One of my favorite things about vaccines is that they make me harder to kill

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Looks like I’ve made a lot of new friends here across med/pharm/bio/eco! I’m Thom Mack, a Clinical Toxicologist☠️ & EM PharmD in the SW🏜️. During ☠️-fellowship I was fascinated by rattle-🐍s & stayed for a 2nd fellowship in 🐍 envenoming. So let’s talk about SNAKES! #MedSky #ToxSky #RxSky

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a store front with a sign that says pet shop

ALT: a store front with a sign that says pet shop

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

If you happen to be in Malaysia, stop by the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT) 2024 conference & see my poster! Of course, I won’t be there because I’m in Arizona… but stop & talk to Mazda Shirazi! #MedSky #RxSky #ToxSky #APAMT2024 ☠️🐍☠️🐍

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

Well, I was a hit with the brunch crowd today…

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

Latest manuscript is out! We discuss the kinematics of rattle-🐍 venom expulsion & patients who thought venom was sprayed on their face, really got a face full of musk aka “ass-juice”. Free link below authors.elsevier.com/a/1j98v9Knft...

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

Today’s episode of “What’s in the bucket?”, our herpetologist Dan stopped by with some pretty new friendssss 🐍🐍🐍

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

We also had a very special & rare visitor yesterday @AzPDIC ➡️ Naja kaouthia (leucistic). This ‘lil fella is particularly feisty. In previous video/pic attempts it kept striking at me & hitting the glass so, I backed off 🏃🏻‍♂️💨🐍

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Yesterday, we also tubed a Banded Egyptian Cobra (Naja annulifera).🌵🐍🏜️

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Thom Mack @thommytox.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Fairly sleep-deprived yesterday, but here’s something cool I’ve never done 5 ft from my desk… tube a Crotalus ruber (red diamond rattlesnake) to milk it’s venom 🐍🌵🏜️

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