Dr. Eric Cadesky MD
@drcadesky.bsky.social
Father, husband, doctor, writer, traveler. Here for respectful discussion and learning. Teaching, one post at a time. 2018-19 President @DoctorsofBC #WHOFides
Performing a shoulder examination?
Here's a consensus on what you should include:
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Here's a consensus on what you should include:
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Performing a shoulder examination?
Here's a consensus on what you should include:
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Here's a consensus on what you should include:
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Lingering cough?
Think pertussis (whooping cough)
And think about child and adult immunization against it
www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
Think pertussis (whooping cough)
And think about child and adult immunization against it
www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lingering cough?
Think pertussis (whooping cough)
And think about child and adult immunization against it
www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
Think pertussis (whooping cough)
And think about child and adult immunization against it
www.healio.com/news/pediatr...
Do e-cigarettes help people quit smoking?
Probably
Are they safe?
Safer than cigarettes
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Probably
Are they safe?
Safer than cigarettes
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Do e-cigarettes help people quit smoking?
Probably
Are they safe?
Safer than cigarettes
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Probably
Are they safe?
Safer than cigarettes
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Hardy har:
Study finds laughter therapy as effective as medication for dry eye
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Study finds laughter therapy as effective as medication for dry eye
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Hardy har:
Study finds laughter therapy as effective as medication for dry eye
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Study finds laughter therapy as effective as medication for dry eye
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
No, that electrolyte powder or sports drink likely isn't helping you more than regular water
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
September 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No, that electrolyte powder or sports drink likely isn't helping you more than regular water
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Filtered care:
Study finds air purifier use decreases blood pressure in people with #hypertension
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Study finds air purifier use decreases blood pressure in people with #hypertension
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
August 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Filtered care:
Study finds air purifier use decreases blood pressure in people with #hypertension
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Study finds air purifier use decreases blood pressure in people with #hypertension
www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
When is the best time to take your blood pressure medication?
When you can
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
When you can
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When is the best time to take your blood pressure medication?
When you can
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
When you can
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
August 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As my friend @theMFaktor correctly reminds us,
You can't outrun a bad diet
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
You can't outrun a bad diet
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
August 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As my friend @theMFaktor correctly reminds us,
You can't outrun a bad diet
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
You can't outrun a bad diet
www.npr.org/2025/07/24/n...
July 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chatbots promoting false health information are easily created and already available
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
July 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Chatbots promoting false health information are easily created and already available
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Your feet work hard for you
so be kind to them with these exercises and stretches
via @NPRlifekit
www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...
so be kind to them with these exercises and stretches
via @NPRlifekit
www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...
June 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Your feet work hard for you
so be kind to them with these exercises and stretches
via @NPRlifekit
www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...
so be kind to them with these exercises and stretches
via @NPRlifekit
www.npr.org/2025/06/07/n...
June 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
June 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
An example of administrative burdens harming patients and burning out doctors:
A patient went for his semi-annual diabetes tests but was told that the original requisition was written 367 days ago so @Lifelabs can't honour it since a new req is needed every 365 days
A patient went for his semi-annual diabetes tests but was told that the original requisition was written 367 days ago so @Lifelabs can't honour it since a new req is needed every 365 days
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
An example of administrative burdens harming patients and burning out doctors:
A patient went for his semi-annual diabetes tests but was told that the original requisition was written 367 days ago so @Lifelabs can't honour it since a new req is needed every 365 days
A patient went for his semi-annual diabetes tests but was told that the original requisition was written 367 days ago so @Lifelabs can't honour it since a new req is needed every 365 days
A good investment: exercise boosts energy and mood, even in people with cancer
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
May 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A good investment: exercise boosts energy and mood, even in people with cancer
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
May 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
No surprise:
The #measles outbreak
is accompanied by an outbreak of misinformation about measles
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The #measles outbreak
is accompanied by an outbreak of misinformation about measles
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
May 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No surprise:
The #measles outbreak
is accompanied by an outbreak of misinformation about measles
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The #measles outbreak
is accompanied by an outbreak of misinformation about measles
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
May 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Hulk Hogan has been wrong about a lot of things
add the supposed benefits of multivitamins to the list
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
add the supposed benefits of multivitamins to the list
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
April 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hulk Hogan has been wrong about a lot of things
add the supposed benefits of multivitamins to the list
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
add the supposed benefits of multivitamins to the list
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Teens and screens are inevitable
parents and guardians must engage with them to promote critical thinking and content moderation
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
parents and guardians must engage with them to promote critical thinking and content moderation
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
March 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Teens and screens are inevitable
parents and guardians must engage with them to promote critical thinking and content moderation
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
parents and guardians must engage with them to promote critical thinking and content moderation
www.npr.org/2025/03/17/n...
Patients started on allopurinol to prevent #gout should also take colchicine at the start to prevent flares.
So why are so few doctors are following this recommendation?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
So why are so few doctors are following this recommendation?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
March 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Patients started on allopurinol to prevent #gout should also take colchicine at the start to prevent flares.
So why are so few doctors are following this recommendation?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
So why are so few doctors are following this recommendation?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
May we live long and well enough to care for our parents
March 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
May we live long and well enough to care for our parents
March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thanks to research from Northern Ontario, we may have a better way of determining the seriousness of acute vertigo episodes
buff.ly/C59nDfE
buff.ly/C59nDfE
March 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thanks to research from Northern Ontario, we may have a better way of determining the seriousness of acute vertigo episodes
buff.ly/C59nDfE
buff.ly/C59nDfE