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🔥 Hot off the press, our work UNC Emergency Medicine led by wonderful @SelmanMD 👏🏻 Shout out to all of our ED pharmacists that helped with the project too!

This one is 🔥 by our SIDP 🌟 Katie Olney Bill Olney Journal of Hospital Medicine Things We Do for No Reason™: Prescribe cefdinir for treatment of common infections #downwithcefdinir #IDXposts …mpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jh…

This article discusses common pitfalls in the use of hypertonic sodium bicarbonate for cardiotoxic drug poisoning tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The findings suggest that emergency department boarding -- waiting for in inpatient bed in the ED -- duration is a direct risk factor for developing delirium or severe agitation during inpatient admission. ja.ma/4ei1gZA

It’s that time of year again… 😭 Congrats to our EM PGY2 Angela on a successful year! We are so proud of you & will miss you! 🚑

Congrats to our UNC EM Residency Class of 2024! We are so proud of you and grateful for your compassionate care of those in need. UNC Hospitals CORD

Introducing our new EM Pharmacy Resident Neda AbuGharbiyeh! Say “hi” if you see her running around the ED, she’s awesome!

Hot off the press! Check out this collaborative research by UNC Statistics & Operations Research and UNC Emergency Medicine regarding disparities in Emergency Department admission decisions: bit.ly/47Au253. This work was supported by funding from AHRQ.

your friendly neighborhood toxicologist here to tell you about “pink cocaine” ☠️🧵

This EAST Multicenter study compared transfusion requirements in trauma patients on oral Xa inhibitors who were reversed with either Andexanet alfa (AA) or Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) and found that PCC was not inferior to AA. @jestroffmd journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…

I think we all already knew this, but new study showing benzo + olanzapine just as safe as olanzapine monotherapy in acutely agitated ED patients with low rates of cardiorespiratory depression bit.ly/3Zqdf0D

Merry Christmas to evidence based medicine 🎄🎁💉👀

Christmas came early! 🎄 The America's Poison Centers 2023 Annual Report is here! 📊 It captures U.S. poisoning & overdose data and highlights emerging trends. 🔗shorturl.at/23n3l (Free copy at end of the 🧵) This year’s trend? Unregulated psychoactive substances. #MedEd #FOAMed

🚨 ED Pharmacists 🚨Come work with us! 💉💊🚑🏥 jobs.unchealthcare.org/jobs/15400026-…

🚨📢EM Clinicians: Have you heard of anti-amyloid therapies (AATs) for Alzheimer's Disease? Our AnnalsofEM review explains what you should know, the challenges of recognizing patients, & how AATs impact common ED complaints like AIS & anticoagulant Rxs. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2…

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) has provided real-time data and analysis about disease outbreaks and emerging health threats without a break every week since 1960. Until today.

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2024 Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines on use of corticosteroids in sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and community-acquired pneumonia. ja.ma/4hL4Kou

🧠 FDA Update: Tenecteplase (TNKase) now approved for acute ischemic stroke! Official recognition after extensive off-label use and strong clinical data. 🔗 buff.ly/LbfIbYc #Stroke #Tenecteplase #FDA

🚨 AEMP25 Content Alert! 🚗 Finding the Off Ramp from Prescription Benzodiazepines Among Older Adults 📌 Sponsored by SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine 📣 Speakers: Dr. Martin Casey, MD + DR. Mark Iscoe, MD #AEMP25 #AEMPlify #EMRx @SAEMOnline

We found that 15% of geriatric TBI patients with pre-injury AT use were on these AT medications inappropriately. Trauma providers should be vigilant in identifying such patients & collaborate with other teams to implement interventions that minimize this. journals.lww.com/jtrauma/abstra…