Governor #abbott #GregAbbott's executive order requiring hospitals to collect citizenship information is now in effect. It looks like this. I marked "I decline to respond" because fuck these fascists.
#texas #FortWorth #healthcare #fascism #immigration #txpol #politics
Maybe due to #semaglutide med #trulicity, which delays gastric emptying? Just a "shot" in the dark, really. The paranoid person in me thinks that the GI doc might be trying to increase billable hours knowing that I've already hit deductible for the year.
#healthcare #ercp #pancreatitis #ChronicPancreatitis #insurance
Sorry, #dulaglutide med #trulicity; the more general description of these drugs is #glp1 receptor agonists.
Apparently various professional orgs have been kinda all over the map on whether or not to hold such meds pre-op, but now they are coalescing -- still without formal evidence-based guidance, mind you -- around 24-hour liquid diet in preoperative phase, especially for higher doses of the meds for patients on weekly regimens.
Preston Maness ☭