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Dennis Ren MD @dennisrenmd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

How do you evaluate for pulmonary embolism in children? #SGEMPeds covers the latest @pecarn.bsky.social PERC-Peds tool. @lwestafer.bsky.social @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSky buff.ly/LNRUSqh

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Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS @lwestafer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Totally agree. We can critique the individual studies but given there is at least a signal of harm with etomidate (and not with ketamine) across many studies, the only reason to defend routine etomidate is inertia and comfort of learned practice. I use ketamine unless some contraindication now

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foamcast.bsky.social @foamcast.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

RhD Immunoglobulin (e.g. RhoGAM) After First Trimester Abortion (spontaneous or induced) - I remember this debate in 2012 as a med student and now....many OB recommendations have changed! podcast is on spotify or wherever you listen foamcast.org/2025/03/22/r... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky

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foamcast.bsky.social @foamcast.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

FOAMcast is baaaaaack. A major thought on asthma....we can and should do better for the patients we discharge from the ED... foamcast.org/2025/03/20/i... Listen on spotify, bit.ly/41CoxQF, or wherever you get your podcasts #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky

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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

D-dimer for Ruling out PE in High-Risk Patients? thesgem.com/2025/03/sgem... @lwestafer.bsky.social #MedSky #MemeMonday

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Annals of Emergency Medicine @annalsofem.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Now recruiting for Resident Editorial Board Fellowship Appointment! #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

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Benjamin P. Geisler @ben-geisler.com · 03/01/2025

This is really interesting What the qualitative studies says about EM providers and hospitalists is similar to what I used to hear Practice needs to change to harm fewer patients, myths need to be busted

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Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS @lwestafer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Question for radiologists (and others)...on CTPAs, if/when you use the term "filling defect" but don't specifically qualify PE yes or PE no, what does this mean/what is your certainty(%) that it is a PE? #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #radiology

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Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS @lwestafer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

In @annalsofem.bsky.social we published on the shocking rise in UFH use for PE www.annemergmed.com/article/S019.... We wanted to know why, so we conducted a qual study out in @jama.com and found some interesting things jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

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Annals of Emergency Medicine @annalsofem.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Does Andexanet Alpha Improve Outcomes Compared With Four-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants? www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... #education #MedSky #MedTwitter #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

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Lauren Westafer, DO, MPH, MS @lwestafer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Guidelines recommend alternatives to UFH in acute PE bc unpredictable pharmacokinetics & resource intensity. we looked at nearly 300K pts hospitalized w/acute PE & found out UFH use has increased! www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... @annalsofem.bsky.social #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

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