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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.

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

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…

Infectious disease doctors watching them mess with public health and USAID

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

THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS 💀 #IDsky

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

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

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

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...

$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???

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

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

Bacteria more sensitive Boastful gesture 🤝 MIC drop

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.

This wrecks me—every single time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

😂😂😂 it’s funny because it’s true.

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