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gretchengerms.bsky.social
Infectious diseases physician at FirstHealth of the Carolinas. Community ID doc. Medicine geek. Loves cool cases, nice people, and my patients. Here for community and learning.
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My daughter: here I have a doctor’s note. Teacher: this says, “Sorry she’s late, the barista at Starbucks started crying so our drinks took forever.” My daughter: … Teacher: … My daughter: she IS a doct- Teacher: Go to class.

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Trying not to let the Hospitalist on the phone hear me googling in the background…

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Is the best thing about the @wintercourseid.bsky.social week the amazing lectures? Getting to know ID colleagues better? Probably. But this Campfire Hot Cocoa during the break tastes a little like magic…

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Infectious disease doctors watching them mess with public health and USAID

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Skepticism is good. Blindly ignoring decades of data? Not good.

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THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS 💀 #IDsky

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Great reminders about rabies info! I get these questions all the time 🦇

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Day 10 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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Sneezed while my cat was in my lap. Ever since she’s been giving me this look.

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Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent free. Study: Majority Of U.S. Population One Disappointing Sandwich Away From Complete Mental Breakdown — theonion.com/study-majori...

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$100/night hotel: hi. we have you for 3 nights. checkout’s whenever. enjoy the 24 hour gym & pool that smell like chlorine & feet, in that order. unlimited breakfast - you can eat costco sausages til you die for all we care $275/night hotel: OHHH, so his royal highness expects FREE WIFI, does he???

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Day 9 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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Day 8 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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Bacteria more sensitive Boastful gesture 🤝 MIC drop

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Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Geriatrician: Don't send that cup for a UA/UC. Patient has no urinary symptoms. Please consider alternative diagnoses.

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This wrecks me—every single time.

submitted 195 days ago • 279 comments

Happy thanksgiving! Antibiotics as Thanksgiving dishes: a thread. #IDSky

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Day 7 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

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Day 6. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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Wake up babe, a new microbiology meme just dropped #IDSky #MicroSky #MedSky

submitted 201 days ago • 4 comments

i either read for 8 hours straight or don’t touch a book for 8 months there is no in between

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😂😂😂 it’s funny because it’s true.

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Day 5. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

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