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April Sharp, MD

@ansharp.bsky.social

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Neonatal and pediatric neurocritical care neurologist. Neurohumanities. Soccer mom. #neurosky #medsky Views are my own.

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · Jul 1

Inhale.
Exhale.
Inhale.
Scream.

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2h

Crossing lots of things off the ol' to-do list.

Not the important things, obviously, but progress is progress.

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 5h

Her picture should be first, and his picture should be not at all. This isn't about him. It's about HER.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 6h

He had been begging for it like a dog meidasnews.com/news/trump-f...

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 6h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, a true advocate of peace.

Please don't distract from her accomplishments by mentioning the names of those who didn't win. It's the attention that they seek. Not giving it to them will be the ultimate loss.

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 16h

BRB ... Gotta start a delivery service for lightning bugs because everyone deserves some real life magic

emma 🏹☁️✨ @opaliteskies.swifties.social · 1d

just found out fireflies are real and not some magical made up glow bug and now i will make it my life’s goal to see one in real life

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 16h

No lightning bugs in TX? In GA, we used to catch them in a jar at night and make night lights... that were dead by morning. 😬

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 21h

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 17h

I connected with a teenager once about how scary panic attacks can feel. Her mom lit up and said "see you could be a doctor one day" and got teary-eyed. Best thing I could have done for both of them.

I talk about being an ADHD parent often when I'm counseling parents about these symptoms.

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

I turn 40 and immediately need a CT and MRI for different issues. Cruelty abounds.

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

Real life zombies: Lazarus sign and other body functions after death

Mummification

All things blood-sucking

Fatal familial insomnia: the scariest possible diagnosis

Uh, clearly I can't sleep...

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

These muffins are the perfect post-soccer ⚽ snack for my pumpkin 🎃 loving pumpkins 👦🏼🧒🏼

And now my house smells amazing

A dozen pumpkin muffins on a blue platter on a white countertop

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

Recently went to ED for abd sx, assuming I needed a CT. Normal vitals, labs, and "didn't wince" when people palpated even though I told them it was tender. Only once I said I also didn't wince with IUD placement did the female res take me seriously. This wouldn't have influenced most male providers.

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

Okay, but to be fair it did smell rancid for the past week.

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 1d

Now that I'm getting older, I understand why clap-on lights were invented.

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

a woman and a little girl are sitting on a couch holding a teddy bear .

ALT: a woman and a little girl are sitting on a couch holding a teddy bear .

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

Low-key hoping I need to LP myself one day

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

Landau + Parachute reflexes =

Baseball player diving through the air with both arms stretched out in front, head up, and legs bent up

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

Hope y'all like bland food

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 3d

McCormick spice company has a $140 million tariff problem

McCormick & Company, a spice giant based in Hunt Valley, said in an earnings call Tuesday that it anticipates $140 million in annual costs associated with President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

buff.ly

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 2d

Is it still FOMO when you know you're missing out?

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 3d

Eventually is doing a lot of work here

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 4d

Alas, poor Shakespeare 🤦🏼‍♀️

April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 4d

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, to have the innocent optimism of a child in spite of it all.

I hope you are right, Anne.

Bottle cap with the following quote from Anne Frank: in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

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April Sharp, MD @ansharp.bsky.social · 4d

Had to turn it off. What a disgrace.