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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · 5d

I’m insanely excited about this session at #CHEST2025! Come and learn from 4 internationally renowned veterinarians about how we can improve human medical care by better understanding animal care!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · 5d

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to help shape conversations related to health care advocacy in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine!

American College of Chest Physicians @accpchest.bsky.social · 8d

CHEST is seeking the next Editor in Chief of #CHESTAdvocates —our quarterly digital publication amplifying the voice of advocacy.

✅ 3-year term
✅ Stipend included
✅ Lead conversations on policy, regulation, and equity in care

📅 Apply by October 31: info.chestnet.org/chest-advoca...
#HealthAdvocacy

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · 12d

With asthma season in high gear in the US, here’s a reminder about the new Pediatric Critical Asthma Guidlines for treatment in the #pedsICU www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · 14d

Love it!

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · 14d

What do you all think of my title slide for #CHEST2025 presentation? @accpchest.bsky.social

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · 20d

Great review of the mechanisms and physiology of APRV in this months CHEST Physician www.chestphysician.org/airway-press... @accpchest.bsky.social

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PALISI @palisinet.bsky.social · 29d

As the main #PALISI25 meeting kicks off, Chair Dr. Akira Nishisaki provides opening remarks. Meet our Executive Committee!

#PedsICU

List of PALISI Executive Committee members

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 19

The Very Rev Kate Moorehead Carroll, calling out the hypocrisy of those who present an alternative version of Jesus youtu.be/nEJ3T7U3d4Q?...

Sermon: Taming Jesus

YouTube video by St. John's Cathedral

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 17

Seen this morning. Apparently my account is just an animal photography account now. And don’t worry, he’s going to take the gator to a “farm”…

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 16

(At the risk of becoming an animal photography account) got a great shot of a hummingbird in our back yard this morning!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 16

I was just googling a foodie guide to Chicago to find a place to eat if you wanted to grab something while you were there!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 16

Fixed it!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 16

@thanhneville.medsky.social! So excited for your talk at #CHEST2025 on Humanizing Dying in the ICU and the @3wishesprogram.bsky.social!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 15

Fortunately for Zoey, our/her dog is a patient babysitter

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 15

What a difference a month makes! Zoey has turned into quite an active cat toddler!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 14

Deadline August 27th for late-breaking abstracts and gamification abstracts! Join us at #CHEST2025 this October 19-22nd in Chicago!

American College of Chest Physicians @accpchest.bsky.social · Aug 7

Now accepting late-breaking and gamification abstract submissions! Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to share your research with thousands of chest medicine professionals at #CHEST2025. Submit today: info.chestnet.org/chest-2025-c...
#MedSky

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just how reliable are bedside sputum assessments anyway? 📄 Schuiteman et al in #journal_CHESTCritCare @accpchest.bsky.social www.chestcc.org/article/S294...

📍 10 ventilated pts, videos/photos shown to 383 ICU staff
📍 Gold standard = gram stain PMNs

@hbgmd.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.com #MedSky

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 6

In the midst of all the turmoil, your annual reminder that DQ (aka Dairy Queen) isn’t real ice cream! www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/da...

Dairy Queen's Soft Serve Isn't What You Think It Is

Everybody loves Dairy Queen's soft serve ice cream. But this sugary treat isn't quite what you think it is, thanks to some surprising ingredients.

www.yahoo.com

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Aug 4

I mean Hiram Bingham III (on whom Indiana Jones was based) was a Republican. But he was also my wife’s great-grandfather, and I’m certain he wouldn’t have been a Trump supporter

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Seth Boo!-ger Trueger @mdaware.org · Jul 31

one cool thing about Scandinavian countries with comprehensive public health insurance is places like Denmark can do a study on… everybody and conclude that yes COVID vaccines are safe

Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · Jul 31

1.6 million people showed no statistical increase in 29 adverse events after mRNA covid vax
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #MedSky

Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

This cohort study investigates the association between booster vaccinations containing the JN.1 lineage and 29 serious adverse events in Denmark.

jamanetwork.com

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Jul 29

Tom Lehrer’s humor was very influential to me as a nerdy young teen!

www.npr.org/2025/07/27/8...

Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist, dies at 97

The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs.

www.npr.org

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Jul 23

Hospital chaplains are a vital part of the care we provide to critically ill children in the #pedsICU. Ayman Soliman sounds like a very good man and an excellent chaplain.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump Wants to Deport a Children's Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He 'Faces Death'

Chaplain Ayman Soliman has comforted the parents of dying children. Trump wants to deport him back to Egypt, where his lawyers say he “faces death.”

www.rollingstone.com

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Jul 18

This is literally what #pedsICU docs do all day every day!

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Chris Carroll, MD @chriscarrollmd.com · Jul 17

Spending three days supporting our son and seeing five different musicals at Ohio Light Opera, including the rarely performed Bitter Sweet (1929, Noel Coward) and Tip Toes (1926, Gershwin). Plus the 1881 Patience by Gilbert & Sullivan!

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