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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Fluid management in the Emergency Department (ED) is crucial in the adequate resuscitation of the acutely ill and decompensating patient. Patients present to the ED with hypovolemia secondary to a plethora of causessome requiring IV fluid resuscitation and others requiring none. AtherlyJohn et al.

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Electrical injuries

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The high voltage can cause direct thermal injuries, as well as mechanical injuries from falls or secondary trauma. Judicious fluid resuscitation is critical; patients may become volume-deplete due to fluid loss/oedema secondary to burns. Resuscitation. 2000 Aug;46(1–3). Wiley; 2016. Pittman O, Toner H.

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Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine

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This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented.

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EM@3AM: Endometritis

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doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(2000)8:2<77::AID-IDOG3>3.0.CO;2-6. Evaluate for retained products of conception as etiology Diagnosis Diagnosis of endometritis with at least two of the following: 8 Fever >100.4F Prevalence and clinical significance of postpartum endometritis and wound infection. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol.

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EM@3AM: ESBL-Producing Organisms and Their Management

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ESBL are found exclusively in Gram-negative organisms, including: Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella oxytoca Escherichia coli Proteus mirabilis Pseudomonas aeruginosa The first reported beta-lactamase enzyme was reported in 1963, and today there are well over 350 ESBL enzyme variants. IV fluid resuscitation as needed.

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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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Patients who cannot tolerate oral intake of fluids should receive intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation but are encouraged to start drinking ORS as soon as they are able. Risk Factors for Severe Cholera among Children under Five in Rural and Urban Bangladesh, 2000–2008: A Hospital-Based Surveillance Study. 2023;8(3):169.