Fine. Every state candidate should state if they support codifying reproductive rights in their state constitution. Every federal candidate should state if they will vote against federal limits on reproductive rights. I will vote to protect reproductive rights in Pennsylvania.

Challenges to EMTALA from Idaho and Texas threaten the very core of Emergency Medicine: Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime is truly at risk

Check out discussion w/ Dr. Dara Kass, MD + Dr. Monica Saxena REBEL EM bit.ly/3VQJWnP

REBEL Cast: EMTALA + Reproductive Health via Anand Swaminathan, Dara Kass, & Monica Saxena

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#REBELEM #EMTALA

Excited to welcome the class of 2027 !!

We can’t wait to meet you in person and welcome you to the statenislandem family

Abbas Husain Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 Billy Caputo #Match2024 #MatchDay2024 #embound

Tune into our latest episode of Only in Staten, 'Sleep Hygeine' Hosted by Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 and featuring 1st Year MedEd Fellow Dr. Brendan Freeman - A great talk on strategies to optimize your sleep habits to maximize performance both in and out of the ED

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Gaslighting defined. ERs are NOT being overwhelmed by women using mifepristone. And while here they are saying docs are forced to provide abortion care, in Idaho v US, they say EMTALA does not require such care. Which is it?

The goal is control of women.

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/03/25…

As an ER doc in practice for 20 years…. I have RARELY seen mifepristone complications.

This is a very safe medication.

The FDA was right to support it - and women deserve access to this evidence-based, safe treatment.

#WomensHealth

After 3 years of behind the scenes writing, editing, and editing more, and writing more...MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact is set to release in ~70 days with HarperCollins! MicroSkills is a strategy packed business/self-help book for early career professionals.

REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

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#FOAMed #FOAMcc #Alteplase #PulmonaryEmbolism Anand Swaminathan MD MPH 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦

In patients with infectious processes that are stable for discharge home, there is no role for giving a first dose of antibiotics IV in the ED... So, what do you do?
View the evidence-based actions to take at loom.ly/AGmy-vM
#patients #antibiotic #evidence #foamed

Troponins should not be routinely sent in patients presenting with SVT. Rarely, they may be necessary if the patient has concerning ischemic symptoms that persist after conversion to sinus rhythm. loom.ly/X4L29E4 #svt #emergencymedicine

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this is a frankly dangerous take for both the patient and the department.

complete opioid reversal is acceptable for an OUD patient on the *verge* of dying.

but usually a small dose of naloxone is enough for safety & comfort.

further discussion here: emcrit.org/ibcc/opioid/#r…

Let's cover this clinical conundrum of how long should you monitor after giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? #medicalblog #anaphylaxis loom.ly/EC9o__U

Masterclass in reading past the headline + looking for the actual data
Nice work Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP as always

In this episode we will cover ACS Therapies and Management. #medicalpodcast #REBELCoreCast #acs loom.ly/eVMjLiY

Today I leave twitter (X). I do not do so lightly. I have been on this platform for 16 years and enjoyed the people and the conversation. I fear now that X can no longer tell the difference between free speech and hate speech. For me the last straw was reinstating Alex Jones, a…

The ED AWARENESS study found a 2.6% rate of prevalence: meaning about  three in every one hundred people may experience awareness during paralysis. #emergancymedicine #medicalblog loom.ly/a646gjU

Great crit shift w/ important teaching points:
1⃣Severe asthma: IM (or IV) epi, BPAP, Mg infusion, IVF load. Tiring = ⬇️RR + ⬇️TV

2⃣ICH: BP target ~160 mm Hg (or ⬇️20%)

3⃣Myasthenia: Avoid sux, 1/2 dose roc

4⃣Don't look for pathology you're not gonna act on