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NEJM Group's conference guides Carlos del Rio and Rajesh Gandhi share their #IDWeek2024 highlights with Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS. Watch the full video: jwat.ch/4e0yxHA

very relevant to MA ballot question #4: Clinical Effects of Psychedelic Substances Reported to United States Poison Centers: 2012 to 2022 annemergmed.com/article/S0196-… in AnnalsofEM

Why are very very very few of my patients with asthma who come into the ED with exacerbations not on an ICS-LABA combo? they all use albuterol as their solo rescue and no daily controller med. is this just a D&I gap? is it $$? Thoughts?

Child and adolescent mortality rates in the U.S. (2018-2022) varied significantly across states, with firearm injuries as the leading cause of death in 25 states. ja.ma/4fylIoY

Physicians across specialties + settings reported common barriers + facilitators to the use of guideline-concordant anticoagulation (UFH when LMWH is recommended) in patients hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism. @lwestafer ja.ma/3DFE8Xd

What's With All the UFH Infusions for Acute Pulmonary Embolism? medpagetoday.com/cardiology/ven…

You routinely ensuring your patients in the ED with asthma exacerbations have an ICS? It's time we get on board acepnow.com/article/inhale…

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?

Do clinical decision rules actually help with diagnosis in medicine? The latest #CJEMDebate explores the question with Justin Morgenstern Ryan Radecki, MD MS Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS 🦋doctor doubt🦋 and Paul Atkinson ➡️Read link.springer.com/article/10.100… then ⬇️Vote on the debate here:

How would you rule out a pulmonary embolism in a high-risk patient (Well's >6)? thesgem.com/2025/03/sgem46… Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS SAEM Vote & then check out #SGEMHOP in AEM Journal onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

FOAMcast is baaaaaack. A major thought on asthma....we can and should do better for the patients we discharge from the ED

How do you predict which intermediate-risk PE patients will suddenly deteriorate? What role do risk scores/biomarkers/imaging play? Indications for lytics? Cath interventions? AnotherICUdoc Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS @Fist10EM. Risk Stratification & Management: emergencymedicinecases.com/intermediate-r… #FOAMed

EM Cases' High Risk PE Management Algorithm Created by Sara Brade based on latest podcast with Lauren Westafer, DO MPH MS AnotherICUdoc Justin Morgenstern emergencymedicinecases.com/high-risk-pulm… #FOAMed #emergencymedicine