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We've built acute MI care around STEMI criteria, but are ECG thresholds missing too many occluded arteries?⚡

1 in 3 patients labeled NSTEMI may actually have a totally occluded culprit artery, often waiting hours longer for reperfusion.
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Medicare's observation-status rules may leave many seniors facing unexpected costs despite receiving hospital-level care. Have physicians and hospitals have become unwilling participants in a confusing system that shifts financial burdens? https://t.co/8EwUK0UkOY

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🌡️ Climate change 🫁 Outdated asthma treatment practices ⚠️ Workplace violence 🤖 Cognitive overload and patient flow challenges 💉 Unregulated peptide therapies

Read the latest issue and join the conversation. 📖
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Many EM physicians finish training with $300K+ in student debt. New repayment rules, PSLF eligibility, refinancing, and employer type can all affect the best strategy.
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Which states keep the most residency graduates?

A new analysis ranks all 50 states. California leads the nation, while several Northeastern states rank near the bottom.

See where your state lands: https://t.co/gIILz1V5Z9

#EmergencyMedicine #Residency #MedEd

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Emergency departments are becoming the first place where the impacts of climate change, infectious disease outbreaks, and health system strain are seen. 🌎🚑

Learn how physicians in India and Brazil are tackling heat emergencies and dengue surges. https://t.co/AU8UUx2Fi4

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🎻 From treating bronchitis in Beijing to managing a COVID outbreak aboard a chartered 767, one EM physician shares what it was like serving as tour doctor for the Philadelphia Orchestra in China.
Read the story: https://t.co/g2pszGHo3t

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🌡️ Climate change 🫁 Outdated asthma treatment practices ⚠️ Workplace violence 🤖 Cognitive overload and patient flow challenges 💉 Unregulated peptide therapies

Read the latest issue and join the conversation. 📖
https://t.co/CiQPs7yL5E

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We've built acute MI care around STEMI criteria, but are ECG thresholds missing too many occluded arteries?⚡

1 in 3 patients labeled NSTEMI may actually have a totally occluded culprit artery, often waiting hours longer for reperfusion.
https://t.co/CfhJsF5vAD

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3 visits. 1 missed T9 fracture. The takeaway: don't anchor on “low back pain.” Red flags, precise pain localization, and imaging the correct spinal level can prevent devastating outcomes.

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🌡️ Climate change 🫁 Outdated asthma treatment practices ⚠️ Workplace violence 🤖 Cognitive overload and patient flow challenges 💉 Unregulated peptide therapies

Read the latest issue and join the conversation. 📖
https://t.co/CiQPs7yL5E

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Peptide therapies are moving closer to legal compounding after an FDA advisory committee backed 6 controversial peptides, including BPC-157 and TB-500. Proponents tout healing and recovery benefits. Human safety and efficacy data remain limited.
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💰 Student loans don't have to define your EM career. A article explains how emergency physicians can navigate RAP, IBR, PSLF, and refinancing options to build a smarter debt repayment strategy .
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Migraine care in the ED is changing fast. AHS 2025 says: prochlorperazine + occipital nerve block = must offer, hydromorphone = must NOT offer. Treat the phenotype, use nonopioid first‑line therapy, and save propofol/CGRP agents for rescue. https://t.co/xz3y0DKsxo

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3 visits. 1 missed T9 fracture. The takeaway: don't anchor on “low back pain.” Red flags, precise pain localization, and imaging the correct spinal level can prevent devastating outcomes.

https://t.co/Xzeg5TiAkC

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The FDA is considering whether compounding pharmacies can legally produce peptides like BPC-157, TB-500, MOTS-c, Semax, Epitalon, and KPV.

What does the science actually show?

Read: https://t.co/0qjkGMRYCd

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"The waiting room is full." "CT is backed up." "There's no inpatient bed."

So basically... another episode of The Pitt. 😅

The new Season 3 teaser is out and our favorite show returns in January 2027.

What's your rating for realism: ⭐ to ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐?
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Negative troponins don’t rule out unstable angina. In this case, incomplete chest pain evaluation led to discharge after a negative MI/PE workup. Two days later, the patient returned with a STEMI and ultimately required a heart transplant. https://t.co/lDKnHuEmuy

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Most penicillin allergies aren't real. Up to 95% of labeled patients may safely tolerate penicillin, and false allergy labels can worsen outcomes and drive antibiotic resistance. The ED is uniquely positioned to help de-label low-risk patients.
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Working Christmas? Thanksgiving? New Year's?

What if your department guaranteed you the same amount of protected time off before the holiday while still earning holiday pay?

Would it work in your group? https://t.co/2jOGR8ybos

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