"Premedication with corticosteroids has never been shown to reduce the risk of moderate or severe adverse drug reactions"

"The delayed phase consists of cns and respiratory depression, dyspnea, bradycardia, hypotension, shock, mydriasis, weakness, muscle paralysis, and coma"

"Emergency physicians with ultrasound training have been shown to be capable of visualizing effusions of the hip with a sensitivity between 80-85% and specificity between 98-100%"

"We should only intervene under very specific circumstances"

"The bolus insulin group had longer lengths of stay and a 6-fold increase in hypoglycemic episodes"

Anand Swaminathan, MD MPH (@EMSwami) addresses urban legends in DKA management, including VBGs vs ABGs, when to replete potassium, bicarb administration, and insulin boluses.

"Untoward patient-centered effects had not definitively been demonstrated until recently"

"Set an alarm that gets your attention anytime someone presents with 'fever for 5 days'"

"As one develops a skill set, FOAM becomes a more valued tool for fine-tuning your already engrained knowledge"