Appreciate my dept @BostonCityEM incorporating themes of equity in all conference talks. Today, mentions abt racism during DKA lecture, trauma rounds, & noted how to identify cyanosis in darker skin babies. These themes surpass an annual “diversity” talk! #Antiracism #WhyBMCEM

A quick and dirty way to remember suture sizes: 3 things get 3-0: chest, abdomen, back. You have 4 limbs: extremities= 4-0. Your hand has 5 digits: fingers/hand= 5-0. Your face is Sensitive (Six)= 6-0. #CincyAI

Non-prescribed #Buprenorphine Use Among People With #Opioid Use Disorder is Primarily Therapeutic and Reduces the Risk of #Overdose bit.ly/2QPNtjn #aodhealth #addiction #RecoveryMonth Raminta Daniulaityte

UOTW #98! 28 yoM with dyspnea. Can you make the diagnosis? Check out the link for the full case here: coreultrasound.com/uotw-98/ Vave Health @giovolpicelli 𝙲𝚒𝚊𝚗𝙼𝚌𝙳𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚝 Ben C. Smith kylie baker Vicki Noble #FOAMed #FOAMus #MedTwitter

Latest COVID report from the KFF kff.org/coronavirus-co… Note perceptions of distribution equity among Black and Hispanic respondents, which I'm certain will be reflected in actual distribution statistics:

Infectious disease docs taking history like #stewardmeme

#POCUS image of the day: Here is another cute subcostal whale (liver/IVC). BUT do you see anything in its mouth? ⚠️ Bonus points if you say what constitute eye of the whale and the two dots above❓❓ #MedEd #Nephrology #VExUS-anatomy

EM is really cool, especially when you use #MedTwitter in clinical practice. I saw an eastchester clap sign to dx hemineglect in LVO stroke thanks to Ethan Meltzer, MD I dx CLL from a diff + smear thanks to Aaron Goodman - “Papa Heme” Follow leaders in other specialities. You won’t regret it.

I got to record a podcast for #UrgentCareRAP with my friend, fellow Augustana SD Alumni, and emergency medicine colleague Dr. Lance Shaull to talk about what to do about aspirated foreign bodies in adults and poor sensitivity tests. Hippo Education

Quite excited to share this study showing impact of inequitable insurance access on colorectal cancer screening. We used regression discontinuity to look at stage at diagnosis for patients around age 50 (screening guidelines) and age 65 (Medicare eligible) 1/

The x-waiver for buprenorphine is GONE. Pharmacy software and processes must be immediately updated to reflect this fact. Clinical pharmacists who are registered to prescribe controlled substances in states that allow that can now Rx bup for OUD! #TwitteRx deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/docs/A-23…

It’s out! My long-time friend Dr. Lance Shaull, resident at Boston Med Center EM is on Urgent Care Reviews and Perspectives talking about understanding sensitivity of common tests. He also said I’m the q-tip (after I said he was the UA specimen cup). hippoed.com/UCRAP/podcast

"Doc, I think I inhaled a seed." Now what? Boston Med Center EM's Dr. Lance Shaull (Lance Shaull) and I are back on Urgent Care Reviews and Perspectives, this time discussed adult inhaled foreign bodies. Listen at hippoed.com/ucrap/podcast/…

When worms... aren't worms? No better person to talk about ringworm than former wrestler and now emergency physician Dr. Lance Shaull. Listen to it all at hippoed.com/ucrap/podcast/…

An absolute banger.

The only time you'll catch me dropping Lord of the Rings facts on the podcast, and now something I'll tell every patient with a broken toe. Catch my guess Dr. Lance Shaull at hippoed.com/ucrap/podcast/…

EPIC-SR: The negative paxlovid data Pfizer has been sitting on #FOAMed first10em.com/epic-sr-the-ne…