1/ The CDC tried to balance public health with what people are willing to do in its COVID isolation/quarantine policy. Yes, everyone is exhausted of living through this pandemic. But what about what healthcare workers are willing & able to do? to keep doing?

Top emDOCs Posts of 2021 #FOAMed #FOAMcc @rebridwell Alex Koyfman @MPrizzleER Brit Long Alex Sheng Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P edward lew Aaron Lacy @pemuvm1 emdocs.net/top-emdocs-pos…

🚨ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL ONEPAGER📟 (via @onepagerICU & in collaboration w/Nick Mark MD) 🍺PAWSS, CIWA, AWS Scoring explained 🍷Clinical manifestations included (timeline of symptoms) 🍹Check out work-up, nutrition & fluids section 🍸Benzo & Phenobarbital treatment pathway! #FOAMed

Yup. Still here. #COVID19

What all of us in healthcare know. What the public needs to know. Thanks for sharing Ed Yong is not here Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻 Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 theatlantic.com/health/archive…

A first for me! Got to teach a high school class about emergency medicine and suturing. Looking forward the future. Them: “Wait. You mean people are going to the ER just to get a COVID test?” 😂

Make suture selection and stocking simple in your Emergency Department. You don't need 100 different types of suture!

At this point in the year, how can we motivate a MS4 doing a required EM rotation? cc @mikepaddock Matt Klein Sean Dyer

Electrical Storm Infographic by 🍉𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴_𝗘𝗥🍉 via emDOCs Team 👀Recognize this as early as possible (& get a good history) 💔Describe the definition & reversible causes ⚡Initiate a thorough work up (helpful algorithm👇🏾) #FOAMed #MedEd Alex Koyfman edward lew Tim Montrief Brit Long

My life as an ER doctor during Covid: ‘People walk in, throw their garbage at you, and walk out’ ⁦@ACEPNow⁩ ⁦Gillian Schmitz⁩ ⁦The Gaurdian⁩ ⁦André Picard⁩ ⁦Dr. Brian Goldman⁩ theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

PSA of the day: you can initiate comfort care in the ED if it’s what the family wishes. Just did this the other day. Comfort care is not just reserved for the floor. It can start in the ED.

OMG I WAS USING THIS PEN FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE I NOTICED THIS

Equating acute #abdominal pain & older age w/ needing an #abdominopelvis #CT should be system 1 thinking. Learn why from Michelle Lin, MD. #postitpearls #FOAMed bit.ly/3yAxEE5

First nitro cold brew + pumpkin foam of the season! Thanks, Starbucks.

Sensitivity of neuroimaging for central etiology in patients with acute vertigo/dizziness in the ED: noncontrast CT: 29% (95% CI: 14-49%) CTA: 14% (2-43%) MRI: 80% (71-86%) 🛑Please do not ask to "rule out" central etiology of dizziness/vertigo on CT/CTA🧠

TL;DR 10 steps to manage crying babies: #1: Crying is normal #2: Listen to parents #3: Assess baby’s safety #4: Assess caregiver’s safety #5: Check the safety strategy #6: Normalise & reassure #7: Don’t medicalise #8: Avoid trigger words #9: Give practical advice #10: Praise them

Helpful med tips for alcohol withdrawal in the age of Ativan shortages #ACEP22 - Dr Shannon Toohey

I gave a talk on inpatient bowel regimens today for the Yale School of Medicine Yale Internal Medicine residents and students, with additional 💎s on outpatient #constipation. Here are the slides! 💩 💩 💩 #MedTwitter #GITwitter #motility #MedEd Yale Internal Medicine Chiefs Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology & Hepatology