Taught the University of Iowa Emergency Medicine residents about the evidence behind the mngmt of DKA with a dating app-themed presentation. Initial IV insulin bolus? Swipe left. Sodium bicarb? Swipe left. SQ basal insulin earlier to facilitate a more flexible transition off the infusion? I’ll swipe right.

So grateful for an unforgettable month at the Minnesota Regional Poison Center! Special thanks to J Corky for being the best Tox and Twitter teacher!

🚨IMPORTANT QUESTION🚨 which emergency medication are you? #twitterx #medtwitter #nursetwitter #emergency

Our ED Pharmacy Team is working 24/7 so they can play a key role on the Covid Airway Team, getting critically ill patients exactly the right meds, exactly when they need them. Proud to work with Brett Faine Ellie M Carroll Anne Zepeski ashp.org/News/2020/04/2… @ASHP_EMPharm @ACEPNow

Name a healthcare worker whose roles & responsibilities are more misunderstood than emergency medicine pharmacist...

Just 8 years ago, we saw a ton of backlash against expanding pharmacist provided immunizations Now, pharmacist provided immunizations will end this pandemic A reminder that the turf wars in medicine are more about power than they are about helping patients #TwitteRx

No difference in anaerobic infections in severe aspiration community-acquired pneumonia vs CAP with aspiration risk factors: hubs.ly/H0DsSHj0 #journalCHEST

Everyone is out here complaining about what their profession is referred to as, while pharmacists are out here still happily responding to “Hey, you’re pharmacy right?” #TwitteRx

Interested in a rewarding but challenging EM PGY2? 🚁 Level 1 trauma 🚑 60K+ visits 🏥 High admission rate 👩🏼‍⚕️ Amazing preceptors (Rx and MD!) 👧🏽 Attached comprehensive children’s hospital 📝 Unlimited teaching/precepting opportunities UIPharmacy We’d love to meet you!

In 2022, asymptomatic bacteriuria is still over-treated! To help stewards reduce urine culturing and unnecessary treatment for ASB, I made this pilot list of common rebuttals with links to evidence. Would you use this? What would you add? sites.google.com/view/asphds/as… #idtwitter

Emergency medicine is a lifestyle, not just a job. You’ll see the sickest patients, the worst luck, and the darkest corners of humanity—& still be expected to smile, move fast, and get it right every time. A thread on what they don’t tell you about EM. 🧵