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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Shift question: stable regular wide-complex tachycardia—cardioversion, procainamide/amiodarone, or avoid AV nodal blockers? Open the response: FOAM Cortex turns the rhythm call into teachable ED decision support. foamcortex.com/share/fVg70gTvtYXu1C…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Shift question: severe agitation with unclear intoxication/medical cause—how do you calm safely without respiratory/QT harm? Open the response: meds, monitoring, and resident teaching priorities. foamcortex.com/share/qEU9zEUOAEx-84…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Shift question: septic shock after 30 mL/kg and still hypotensive—when do you start norepi, and what do you reassess? Open the response: early pressors, perfusion, lactate, antibiotics, and source control. foamcortex.com/share/RF0MMuB2Et35z3…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Shift question: 72-year-old syncope, normal ECG, negative first troponin—can he go home? Open the response: FOAM Cortex frames high-risk features, SFSR/CSRS context, and how to teach the discharge call. foamcortex.com/share/NmPmwAeF0qXrTi…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Antibiotic guidance shouldn’t ignore local resistance. FOAM Cortex can use the selected institution + site to interpret a local antibiogram and return practical recommendations: options, dosing, cautions, adjustments, and sources. foamcortex.com/institutions

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

EHR downtime is rare enough that most teams are unfamiliar with the details—and high-stakes enough that guessing is a bad plan. FOAM Cortex makes downtime easier to manage by turning local forms and policies into usable answers. foamcortex.com/institutions

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Troponin, decoded. hsTn algorithms can be maddening. 10 ng/L is low, but not automatically “negative.” Serial testing, delta, ECG, timing, clinical risk, and institutional pathways all matter. FOAM Cortex turns the threshold maze into the next step. foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Shift question: Febrile infant UTI fork 42-day-old fever, UA positive, well appearing: LP, ceftriaxone, or discharge? Open the response to see FOAM Cortex map the AAP-style pathway and follow-up traps: foamcortex.com/share/KPCpSAz80kJsNO…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Shift question: Asthma vent trap Intubated asthma with rising CO2: what vent settings avoid auto-PEEP? Open the response to see a resus pathway for breath stacking, permissive hypercapnia, and sedation/paralysis: foamcortex.com/share/O48Ji178VoaTZR…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Shift question: Hidden respiratory failure pH 7.22, HCO3 10, PaCO2 38: what’s the hidden second process? Open the response—FOAM Cortex uses the acid-base card + Winters logic instead of hand-waving: foamcortex.com/share/ls8ioAiw19SmA2…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Question of the shift: Lateral canthotomy steps Orbital compartment syndrome: how do I perform lateral canthotomy and cantholysis? Open the response to see FOAM Cortex structure the procedure steps, pitfalls, and aftercare: foamcortex.com/share/HshOMgKpfH9Gry…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Question of the shift: POCUS in crashing shock Crashing undifferentiated shock: which POCUS findings change management now? Open the response and see how it structures the next moves: foamcortex.com/share/ruFoZ0LsQDk25Y…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Question of the shift: Toddler vomiting after fall 3-year-old minor head injury with vomiting, normal exam: CT or observe? Open the response—FOAM Cortex preselects PECARN and prefills age ≥2 + vomiting before the answer. foamcortex.com/share/JSKab2ER6ePluV…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Source spotlight: Fractures.app A free bedside fracture-management app with injury-pattern illustrations, splint recommendations, management pearls, high-risk alerts, and follow-up guidance. Source: fractures.app FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Institutional search should not treat every document equally. A current local pathway should beat an old slide deck. A concise algorithm should beat a twenty-page policy. FOAM Cortex routes the right content forward by recency, site specificity, and actionability.

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Source spotlight: NAEMSP NAEMSP is a national professional association founded in 1984 that connects, educates, and advocates for EMS physicians and multidisciplinary EMS professionals to advance… Source: naemsp.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Source spotlight: St. Emelyn's Podcast The St. Emlyn’s podcast is a UK-based emergency medicine show for anyone working in emergency care, delivering high-quality, evidence-based education centered on… Source: www.stemlynspodcast.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Most operational updates already move by email. With FOAM Cortex Smart Inbox, an ED director or ops lead can add a dedicated FOAM Cortex address to the existing mailing list. Relevant attachments and updates get captured, indexed, and searchable — without a new workflow.

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Every ED has local knowledge scattered across PDFs, emails, pathways, and shared drives. FOAM Cortex for Institutions brings it into a governed, source-backed clinical assistant: site routing, source controls, user management, audit trails. foamcortex.com/institutions

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Source spotlight: St.Emlyn's St Emlyn’s is a team of emergency medicine and critical care clinicians producing high-quality, multimedia education to improve clinician learning and patient care, grounded in… Source: www.stemlynsblog.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

One institution. Different sites. Different workflows. FOAM Cortex Institutions supports site-specific content, so the pediatric ED, trauma center, freestanding ED, or clinic can surface the answer that actually applies locally.

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Source spotlight: EM Updates EM Updates is a blog that publishes thousands of categorized emergency-medicine flashcards (originally summarized from Rosen’s) plus clinical “pearls,” designed for quick… Source: emupdates.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Institutional knowledge already lives in PDFs, docs, slides, spreadsheets, CSVs, and images. FOAM Cortex Institutions lets teams add the files they already use — then makes them searchable, ranked, and clinically useful.

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Source spotlight: PEMBLog PEMBlog provides concise, practical, evidence-informed education for pediatric emergency clinicians, offering quick reviews, clinical pearls, and updates on common and high-yield… Source: pemcincinnati.com/blog FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Source spotlight: EMOttawa EMOttawa is a comprehensive emergency medicine education hub featuring regularly updated posts and teaching resources, it also hosts the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Source: emottawablog.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Source spotlight: PEM Currents A PEM podcast led by Brad Sobolewski (Cincinnati Children’s) and other pediatric emergency medicine experts highlighting recent, practice-focused recommendations designed to… Source: www.pemcurrents.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Good EM teaching usually starts with a real clinical question. FOAM Cortex helps educators turn recurring ED questions into teaching pearls, source lists, CME outlines, board-style questions, and follow-up reading. foamcortex.com/use-cases/clinical-e…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We’ve added Closing the Gap to the FOAM Cortex source library. Created by Dr. Brian Lin, it’s a practical, clinician-centered resource for wound care and laceration repair — bedside teaching for emergency clinicians. Grateful for what he built, and honored to carry it forward.

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Source spotlight: Critical Care Time A critical care education platform centered on a podcast “for everyone who cares for the critically ill,” emphasizing multi-modality learning, physiology-first… Source: www.criticalcaretime.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Procedures and POCUS are where small details matter. FOAM Cortex helps emergency clinicians review setup, positioning, ultrasound pitfalls, complications, and cited technique notes before hands get busy. foamcortex.com/use-cases/procedures…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

FOAM Cortex now supports clinical calculators inside the answer workflow — with interpretation, caveats, and cited context alongside the answer. Starting with ED-heavy tools: PE, chest pain, trauma, sepsis, neuro, tox, and more. foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Source spotlight: First10EM First10EM has a strong evidence-based medicine focus, organized around practical clinical content such as resuscitation plans, critical appraisals, “deep dives,” and rapid reviews… Source: first10em.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Rural and locums-staffed EDs often see the same acuity with thinner backup. FOAM Cortex helps clinicians review stabilization priorities, transfer logic, site constraints, and cited clinical context. foamcortex.com/use-cases/rural-locu…

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

EM groups need consistency, but every ED has its own texture. FOAM Cortex gives teams a shared way to find cited clinical context across sites, without pretending local practice is one-size-fits-all. foamcortex.com/use-cases/e...

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Source spotlight: PEM Playbook PEM Playbook is an educational resource dedicated to improving the care of acutely ill and injured children Source: pemplaybook.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Great walkthrough from Owais Durrani on FOAM Cortex and the clinician-built tools shift. Grateful to the FOAMed community and excited to support clinicians where they work. Original LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/feed/update...

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A lot of good residency teaching starts with one question from shift. FOAM Cortex turns those questions into cited teaching pearls, debrief prompts, conference seeds, and follow-up reading. foamcortex.com/use-cases/r...

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Source spotlight: Pediatric EM Morsels A free, open-access site offering bite-sized, peer-reviewed educational posts on pediatric emergency medicine. Source: pedemmorsels.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

APPs in the ED don’t need a generic AI answer. They need the useful part: citations, red flags, disposition framing, and language they can actually use with the team. foamcortex.com/use-cases/a...

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Source spotlight: Highland Ultrasound An educational hub focused on ultrasound-guided techniques and regional anesthesia for the emergency care setting. Source: highlandultrasound.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Source spotlight: JournalFeed JournalFeed is a physician-written literature-curation platform that scans major medical journals and delivers concise, evidence-based summaries of practice-changing studies for… Source: journalfeed.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Source spotlight: EMCrit An online medical-education project dedicated to cutting-edge critical care and resuscitation aimed at translating evidence-based intensive-care and emergency-department knowledge… Source: emcrit.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Source spotlight: ALiEM ALiEM is a volunteer-driven medical education site offering open-access EM learning, professional development, and collaborative virtual communities. Source: www.aliem.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

FOAM Cortex now includes The POCUS Atlas: free, collaborative POCUS education with curated ultrasound images, cases, and scanning resources. Indexed: 66 knowledge items + 332 media items. Source: www.thepocusatlas.com Library: foamcortex.com/sources

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Source spotlight: IBCC Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC) is a comprehensive, freely accessible online reference text intended to guide clinicians with managing critically ill patients. Source: emcrit.org FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Source spotlight: Taming the SRU An educational blog from the University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency, emphasizing critical care and resuscitation training in the Shock Resuscitation Unit (SRU). Source: www.tamingthesru.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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FOAM Cortex @foamcortex.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Source spotlight: Life in the Fast Lane Life in the Fast Lane (LITFL) is a concise, open-access emergency and critical care reference widely used for quick clinical guidance, ECG interpretation, procedures,… Source: litfl.com FOAM Cortex: foamcortex.com

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