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Emily Fridenmaker

@emilyfri.bsky.social

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

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This is the quick version of what I’ve been struggling to find the nicest words for. I think it’s not your fault though, it’s a function of how murky decision making in PE is currently. And the recent Circulation guideline did nothing to simplify it.

05.03.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

*baby nieces and nephews though swimming in a bay makes sense too

05.03.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Revamping our SAT/SBT protocols to be more aggressive as our extubation failure rates are very low, and seems like a good time to reassess these parts of the protocol as well.

05.03.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Given the literature on vent mechanics and cuff leaks as poor extubation success predictors for allcomers, should routine measurement of these things be built into pre-extubation workflows for RTs? Or should they be optional, and done only when requested/felt to be necessary?

#emimcc

05.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My two brothers have had 3 babies in under a year. We just had to postpone the first birthday party for his sister’s birth. I am swimming in bay nieces and nephews and it’s the best thing ever.

05.03.2026 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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PERT activation worksheet 😁

trying to design a one-page sheet to collect info & guide the process

this is what I've got so far, please provide constructive feedback

#EMIMCC

05.03.2026 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

So is the person who activates the call collecting this information? Or the person who responds?

We have been dealing with PERT processes for the last year and I currently have a lot of feelings lol.

05.03.2026 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Which of your patients is PERT activated for and who is responding?

05.03.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The definition of a cozy mystery. I’ve got the next two already waiting on deck!

02.03.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CD, cassette, and vinyl!

28.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I got this in preparation for Sturgill Simpson’s physical only album release and I am so happy. We used to record ourselves on tape at my grandma’s and this one records, too.

28.02.2026 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

WV governor announced a data center coming to the eastern panhandle.

It will sit on 540 acres and create…125 jobs.

0.23 jobs created per acre by this monstrosity. Not to mention how bad it is for the environment, the economy, and literally for our brains and souls as humans.

So sad to see this.

27.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

27.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also republicans should stop pretending like they actually care about girls’ sports.

27.02.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A partner actually came up to me in clinic yesterday and said they were really disappointed in the democrats for not standing up for the hockey team, and they thought it was shameful. He regretted saying it shortly after I am sure because I was not in the mood.

26.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.

23.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 19285    πŸ” 2923    πŸ’¬ 344    πŸ“Œ 1

You must be such a proud mom and grandma (mamaw? Nana? Gigi?). πŸ₯ΉπŸ’•

22.02.2026 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This one hits hard.

21.02.2026 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35613    πŸ” 10540    πŸ’¬ 778    πŸ“Œ 593
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So NJ lawmakers wrote a bill to rein in ICE.

And this is what they called it.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n...

21.02.2026 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4567    πŸ” 1452    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 265

Adding to my To Read list

20.02.2026 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The daffodils are getting started so it must be time to order one million seeds. 🌱

18.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PHM is probably one of my fav books of all time. Over half way through Artemis and I’m only finishing it because I hate not finishing books.

17.02.2026 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I adored The Martian and Project Hail Mary but I am struggling to get through Artemis. The main character isn't likable, and I have no reason to root for her at this point.

17.02.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If this country was truly β€œpro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about β€œlife.”

It’s about control.

15.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 27439    πŸ” 7367    πŸ’¬ 785    πŸ“Œ 348

We really liked it!! I’m going to read the book it was based on now.

15.02.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We ordered Thai food and watched Mickey 17 and the latest Deadpool and it was the best Valentine’s Day.

15.02.2026 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’― emails about new EMR features are immediate deletes without reading

15.02.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water and the great heron feeds I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day blind stats waiting with their life. For a team I rest in the grace of the world and am free

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water and the great heron feeds I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day blind stats waiting with their life. For a team I rest in the grace of the world and am free

15.02.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

One of my very favorites.

15.02.2026 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And now I have to wait for the next release in May.

14.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0