不要同负一轭

Do you know what is yoke? A yoke is a crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together, example, in ploughing the land.

However, in order for the work to be done, both oxen must work together, in the same direction. If either one of them walking to the other direction, or stop walking, the work cannot be done, since the yoke bind both of them together.

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. 

For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? 

Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? 

What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 

What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? 

2 Corinthians 6:14-16

So in the same way, we, as believers in Christ, should not yoke together with the unbelievers. Don't misunderstand what I mean. I do not mean that believers cannot befriend with the unbelievers. An ox can become friend with other ox. What I mean is a believer cannot commit into a certain task, work, or something else that required commitment, with unbeliever, since their direction and principle is different. A pair of oxen that are yoked together, if they walk in different direction, nothing can be accomplish. 

A simple example is business. How can a believer work with an unbeliever, who willing to be dishonest in dealing business? Another example is marriage. How can a believer married with an unbeliever, when both of them walking towards different direction?

Another analogy is bird and fish (飞鸟和鱼的故事). How can these two creatures live together, when both of them living in different biosphere?

你们和不信的原不相配，不要同负一轭。

歌林多後書 6:14

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Leviathan cannot fly into the sky, Phoenix cannot dive into the sea.

Lose to find. Crucified to live. Give up to gain.

我选择放弃，
我选择离开，
我选择抛开，
我选择忘记，

那一切虚幻，
那一切假想，
那一切负担，
那一切牵挂，
那一切无谓，

为了守住所交托的信心和真理。 

Whoever finds his life will lose it, 

and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 10:39  

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. 

The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, 

who loved me and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:20

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He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep 

to gain that which he cannot lose.
- FH -

The Story of Palm Sunday

Source: Worship House Media

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"Hosanna to the Son of David!" 

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

"Hosanna in the highest!"

Matthew 21:9

Tomorrow = ?

 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, 

what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. 

Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, 

and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. 

Are you not much more valuable than they? 

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? "

And why do you worry about clothes? 

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, 

which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, 

will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 

So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' 

or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 

For the pagans run after all these things, 

and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, 

and all these things will be given to you as well. 

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, 

for tomorrow will worry about itself. 

Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Matthew 6:34

I have nothing to do with tomorrow. 

My Saviour will make that His care. 

Its grace and its faith I can't borrow. 

So why shall I borrow its care.

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Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. 

Was it worth it?

CHADS2 + TIMI

1. What is CHADS2 score?

2. What is TIMI score?

3. A male patient presents to you with pyrexia 39'C, nausea/vomiting/diarrhea/abdominal cramp, drowsy. When you assess him, you notice his BP is lowish and pulse rate is irregular, 160/min. CXR showed cardiomegaly. ECG shows atrial fibrillation. He has lid lag sign and proptosis. What is the first line to manage this disease? (hint: this condition is life-threatening).

1. CHADS₂ Score [points]

• C - Congestive heart failure [1]
• H - Hypertension: blood pressure consistently above 140/90 mmHg (or treated hypertension on medication) [1]
• A - Age ≥75 years [1]
• D - Diabetes mellitus [1]
• S₂ - Pior Stroke or TIA [2]    

CHADS₂ score estimating the risk of stroke in patients with non-rheumatic AF, and it indicates the need of starting anticoagulant therapy with ASA or warfarin.

• Score 0: None or ASA daily
• Score 1: ASA daily or raise INR with warfarin till 2.0-3.0
• Score 2: Raise INR with warfarin till 2.0-3.0 unless contraindicated.

CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score [points]

• C - Congestive heart failure [1]
• H - Hypertension: blood pressure consistently above 140/90 mmHg (or treated hypertension on medication) [1]
  
• A₂ - Age ≥75 years [2]
  
• D - Diabetes mellitus [1]
  
• S₂ - Pior Stroke or TIA [2]
• V - Vascular disease (eg. peripheral artery disease, MI, aortic plaque) [1]
• A - Age 65-74 years [1]
• Sc - Sex category (i.e. female gender) [1]

CHA₂DS₂-VASc score is a refinement of CHADS₂ score.

2. TIMI (Thrombolysis in MI) Risk Score

History

• Age ≥ 65
• At least 3 risk factors for CAD: HPT or on anti-HPT, smoking, low HDL or high cholesterol, DM, FHx of premature CAD (CAD in male first-degree relative, or father less than 55, or female first-degree relative or mother less than 65).
• Known CAD (stenosis ≥ 50%)
• ASA use in the last 7/7 (patient experiences chest pain despite ASA use in past 7days)

Clinical pictures

• At least 2 angina episodes within the last 24hrs
• ST changes ≥ 0.5mm on admission ECG
• Elevated serum cardiac biomarkers

TIMI risk Score is used in patients with UA/NSTEMI. Every criterion carries 1 point. TIMI score estimates risk at 14 days of all-cause mortality, new or recurrent MI, or severe recurrent ischemia requiring urgent revascularization.

Total Score = 7 points

• Low Risk : < 2 point 
• Moderate Risk: 3-4 points 
• High Risk : > 5 points

It is less accurate in predicting events, but is simple and widely accepted. Another scoring system is GRACE prediction score, which estimates all cause mortality from discharge to 6 months, but is a much more extensive scoring system. 

3. Lid lag and proptosis point the diagnosis to hyperthyroid crisis / thyrotoxic storm. The acute abdomen is a bit misleading, at first sight I though is cardiogenic shock or GIT infection.

• Since patient is hypotensive, we should prevent shock by giving IVI NS 500ml/h. Insert a CVL to monitor hydration status to prevent dehydration but at the same time we need to prevent overhydration since patient might have heart failure indicated by cardiomegaly.
• NGT to prevent aspiration since patient is vomiting. 
• Propanolol 1-2mg/6h IV or 40-80mg/6h PO. Contraindication: Pulmonary or peripheral edema, asthma. In these case use atropine 0.4-1mg IV (edema) or diltiazem 60-120mg/6h PO (in asthma)
• Antithyroid: carbimazole 15-25mg/6h PO or via NGT, or propylthiouracil (PTU)  600mg state + 900-1200mg/d in 4-6 divided dose PO or via NGT.
• Block T3/T4 release by: Sodium iodide 1g/d slow IVI or potassium iodide 100mg/6h PO (given 1-4h after antithyroid)
• Hydrocortisone 100mg/6h IV or Dexamethasone 2mg/6h IV (block T3/T4 release and inhibit peripheral conversion of T4 to T3).
• Treat heart failure with diuretic and O2. Treat AF with digoxin.
• Heparin 5000U BD SC to prevent thromboembolism due to AF.
• Infection is the usual cause of thyrotoxic storm. Find source of infection, take blood C+S. Treatment with cephalosporin 3rd-4th generation.
• Treatment fever with fanning, tepid sponging, PCM. Avoid ASA.
• Consider sedation with chlorpromazine in sever agitated patient. 

--- UPDATE ---

There is no doubt that the patient comes with thyroid storm as well as unstable fast atrial fibrillation. First step > emergent cardioversion. AF can be acute or chronic. If AF is prolonged, usually more than 48 hours, then it is chronic. An AF with low BP, low consciousness level should be treated as unstable AF. Unstable AF should be reverted with cardioversion.