Emily Fridenmaker (@emily

Emily Fridenmaker

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Emily Fridenmaker

@emily_fri

Wife | Mom | Appalachian | MD | Pulmonary & Critical Care

Joined October 2010

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Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Nov 19, 2020
Goodnight RTs And goodnight EKGs Goodnight X-rays And goodnight trauma bays Goodnight charts And goodnight bronch cart Goodnight vents Goodnight PEEP And goodnight to the CRRT machine, alarming “BEEP” Goodnight nurses Goodnight patient care Goodnight medicine, everywhere
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Jan 1, 2021
You should see the CT scans of the “survivors.”
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Jan 1, 2021
Replying to @emily_fri
We portray COVID outcomes as binary—alive or not alive. “Survivor” should not be equated to “fine now.” There’s a lot that comes with surviving COVID—often in the form of oxygen or even a long term ventilator (and those are just the pulmonary complications).
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Oct 16, 2021
Non-med husband finds my study materials…
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Dec 31, 2020
LESLIE KNOPE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ENTIRE BINDER DEDICATED TO VACCINE DISTRIBUTION BY FEBRUARY 2020.
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Feb 15, 2022
One time when I was a med student a cardiologist was going over EKGs with us. He asked me who I trusted most in the world. I thought this was a weird question, but I answered “My husband.” He, caught off guard, said “No, it’s yourself. Always look at the EKG yourself.” 🥴
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Jul 10, 2024
Patients who were admitted for a week with sepsis requiring abscess drainage, a fib, and a kidney injury don’t need 12 pages of “heart healthy eating tips” in their discharge paperwork. They need to be able to see their instructions, meds, and appointments simply and clearly.
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Feb 13, 2021
Why do we always have to try and prove that working 30 hours in a row harms patients? Is it not enough that it harms the doctors?
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Sep 11, 2021
Fighting football traffic and crowds of unmasked people trying to get home after my shift covering an ICU full of COVID patients and I am just So. Angry.
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Dec 19, 2020
Anybody else remember asking their parents about that weird hole in their arm?
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Aug 4, 2021
My hospital is requiring COVID vaccination! 🎉
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Mar 24, 2020
This may be a minor thing in the grand scheme right now, but it’s like nails on a chalkboard to hear @realDonaldTrump refer to “Dr. Fauci and Deborah” instead of referring to her as Dr. Birx.
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Mar 31, 2019
Doctors: Afraid to recommend a bandaid for a cut on Twitter because it might constitute medical advice. Quacks: LET ME CURE YOUR CANCER WITH KALE AND YOUR DEPRESSION WITH OIL.
Emily Fridenmaker
@emily_fri
Feb 1, 2021
Patient: GI bleed GI: Recommend call IR IR: Recommend call surgery Surgery: Recommend call GI
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