Not a Lobotomist
@thisiskate.medsky.network
Phlebotomist (CPT-1), MPH student at USF, Nursing student at CCSF. Lover of all that is microbiology, immunology, and emergency medicine. Hater of spaghetti squash. You may call me Miss Quito. Or Kate. Whatever works. She/her
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.
September 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics.
My dj name is Mobitz bc I drop beats all night looooong
September 24, 2026 at 4:42 AM
My dj name is Mobitz bc I drop beats all night looooong
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#EDtipoftheweek : it takes 5—10 min for hydrogen peroxide to reduce pathogens on a plastic surface. Fanning with a bedsheet will not speed up the process. Let them cook.
August 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
#EDtipoftheweek : it takes 5—10 min for hydrogen peroxide to reduce pathogens on a plastic surface. Fanning with a bedsheet will not speed up the process. Let them cook.
#EDtipoftheweek : if you are taking methadone, you are not detoxing. You might be recovering from a drug abuse disorder but detox is a whole other beast.
August 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM
#EDtipoftheweek : if you are taking methadone, you are not detoxing. You might be recovering from a drug abuse disorder but detox is a whole other beast.
#EDtipoftheweek : just because the cardiac monitor says a rhythm is afib doesn’t mean it is afib. Tonight it was a heart block.
I couldn’t see the rhythm long enough to discern which definitively - saw it on a station monitor not an ECG, but I think it was Mobitz 2.
I couldn’t see the rhythm long enough to discern which definitively - saw it on a station monitor not an ECG, but I think it was Mobitz 2.
August 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
#EDtipoftheweek : just because the cardiac monitor says a rhythm is afib doesn’t mean it is afib. Tonight it was a heart block.
I couldn’t see the rhythm long enough to discern which definitively - saw it on a station monitor not an ECG, but I think it was Mobitz 2.
I couldn’t see the rhythm long enough to discern which definitively - saw it on a station monitor not an ECG, but I think it was Mobitz 2.
Friendly yet firm reminder to get your MMR titer to check your immunity, and boost up if it’s waning.
Well then.
Measles was declared eliminated in 2000. But...
"More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined."
Thanks, RFK, JR.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
Measles was declared eliminated in 2000. But...
"More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined."
Thanks, RFK, JR.
[Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane (Gift Article)
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Friendly yet firm reminder to get your MMR titer to check your immunity, and boost up if it’s waning.
#EDtipoftheweek : when a nurse says they need a witness they most definitely are not asking for you to clap your hands and shout “Testify!”
July 18, 2026 at 2:35 PM
#EDtipoftheweek : when a nurse says they need a witness they most definitely are not asking for you to clap your hands and shout “Testify!”
Found out today I was accepted to the MPH program at USFCA, and I am so excited to see where this goes!!! I have so much I want to explore with immigrant or low-income communities, infection management, maternal/fetal health!! So many interesting paths. 🥳🥳🥳
June 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Found out today I was accepted to the MPH program at USFCA, and I am so excited to see where this goes!!! I have so much I want to explore with immigrant or low-income communities, infection management, maternal/fetal health!! So many interesting paths. 🥳🥳🥳
I found out today that not only is the ED still using my volunteer orientation SOP, I also snagged a regular Friday night shift! I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than be in the ED on a Friday night. Love bringing order to disorder however I can 💙
June 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I found out today that not only is the ED still using my volunteer orientation SOP, I also snagged a regular Friday night shift! I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than be in the ED on a Friday night. Love bringing order to disorder however I can 💙
Nothing to do with medicine but this is your friendly reminder to tip your bartenders well.
Even at the fancy spots, these people are working as hard as anyone and they are not getting their due. Month straight of no day off, bad reviews if they state boundaries. We can be kinder, do better
Even at the fancy spots, these people are working as hard as anyone and they are not getting their due. Month straight of no day off, bad reviews if they state boundaries. We can be kinder, do better
June 3, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Nothing to do with medicine but this is your friendly reminder to tip your bartenders well.
Even at the fancy spots, these people are working as hard as anyone and they are not getting their due. Month straight of no day off, bad reviews if they state boundaries. We can be kinder, do better
Even at the fancy spots, these people are working as hard as anyone and they are not getting their due. Month straight of no day off, bad reviews if they state boundaries. We can be kinder, do better
Miracles do happen: I managed to get an A in General Chemistry, a feat not even my own doctor was able to manage!!
May 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Miracles do happen: I managed to get an A in General Chemistry, a feat not even my own doctor was able to manage!!
My version of Dunning-Kruger effect is watching a surgeon suture a singular kernel of corn and knowing, with 100% certainty, that I could learn to do that by the end of this summer.
May 1, 2026 at 12:19 AM
My version of Dunning-Kruger effect is watching a surgeon suture a singular kernel of corn and knowing, with 100% certainty, that I could learn to do that by the end of this summer.
I got a really hard stick today!!! 🦟🙌🏻💪🏻🪄
February 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I got a really hard stick today!!! 🦟🙌🏻💪🏻🪄
Drew a patient today on her 3rd pregnancy; I asked if she was doing anything special for valentine’s. “No, every day is valentine’s day for my husband and I” was her cheesy response but it gave me the warm fuzzies too 🥰
February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Drew a patient today on her 3rd pregnancy; I asked if she was doing anything special for valentine’s. “No, every day is valentine’s day for my husband and I” was her cheesy response but it gave me the warm fuzzies too 🥰
Goodness I really lucked out with my externship location, everyone is so nice and helpful. 10/10, and already 5/50 sticks completed! 💪🏻🫶🏻🦟
February 6, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Goodness I really lucked out with my externship location, everyone is so nice and helpful. 10/10, and already 5/50 sticks completed! 💪🏻🫶🏻🦟
Sometimes, I hate everything and everybody.
Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE.
#fuckice
Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE.
#fuckice
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Sometimes, I hate everything and everybody.
Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE.
#fuckice
Except that one person and that one thing. The rest of it can fuck off. Especially ICE.
#fuckice
Passed my NCCT certification exam yesterday, which means I am a certified phlebotomist!
Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛♀️
Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛♀️
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Passed my NCCT certification exam yesterday, which means I am a certified phlebotomist!
Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛♀️
Next step, externship for licensing! 🦟🧛♀️
Today I learned I have a gift for hand draws in phlebotomy. Apparently so did my dad, a fact I didn’t know till today and which makes me feel closer to him. I wish I could ask him for tips on straight draws. I miss him so much, especially in times of connection.
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Today I learned I have a gift for hand draws in phlebotomy. Apparently so did my dad, a fact I didn’t know till today and which makes me feel closer to him. I wish I could ask him for tips on straight draws. I miss him so much, especially in times of connection.
My life is so different from 2 years ago. Then, I was traveling the world for work, making videos & websites. Now I have non-drug abuse track marks and hematomas and had a fake arm arrive at my house the other day.
December 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
My life is so different from 2 years ago. Then, I was traveling the world for work, making videos & websites. Now I have non-drug abuse track marks and hematomas and had a fake arm arrive at my house the other day.
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Getting an mRNA COVID vaccine seems to prime the immune system to attack cancer cells in patients on immune checkpoint therapy. Patients who got COVID vaccines were TWICE as likely to be alive at three years as those who didn't
ESMO 2025: mRNA-based COVID vaccines generate improved responses to immunotherapy
Patients with cancer who received mRNA-based COVID vaccines within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy were twice as likely to be alive three years after beginning treatment, according to a...
www.mdanderson.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Getting an mRNA COVID vaccine seems to prime the immune system to attack cancer cells in patients on immune checkpoint therapy. Patients who got COVID vaccines were TWICE as likely to be alive at three years as those who didn't
BEHOLD MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
BEHOLD MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
I swear the skill I am cementing the most in ECG class is how to correctly spell “rhythm” and all of its variations
September 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I swear the skill I am cementing the most in ECG class is how to correctly spell “rhythm” and all of its variations
I have to memorize the krebs cycle for micro, pray for me
September 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I have to memorize the krebs cycle for micro, pray for me