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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

RebelEM

Crit Care Med 2001. What They Did: Single-center, parallel, double blind, randomized controlled trial performed in a medical-surgical ICU (Mexico) Both groups received: Adjunctive vasopressin initiated at a dose of 0.03 NaCl over 6hrs once daily x3 doses Placebo: 500mL of 0.9% 95% CI 15.4 vs 0.5% (Range 0.4 Crit Care 2023.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

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Patients often describe a sensation of burning or stinging pain rather than itching. Am Fam Physician 2001 ; 64:419. It presents with acute onset, rapidly progressive, symmetric swelling and erythema of the hands and feet, often with petechiae or purpura. The diagnosis can be made clinically. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411.

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Episode 32 - Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies: Responsibilities and Pitfalls (Ethics CME)

EB Medicine

Nachi: AEDs are also required and have been since 2001 and amazingly when a shock was delivered in flight, 40% survived to hospital discharge with a good outcome. Fun fact: planes also take off heavy - with tons of fuel that will be burned prior to landing. Jeff: Just as on the ground, shockable rhythms do well with good BLS care.

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Foreign Bodies in the Head and Neck

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

11 Beware the “double-ring” sign: this is a button battery13 This is an emergency: the electrolyte-rich mucosa conducts a focal current from the narrow negative terminal of the battery, rapidly causing burn, necrosis, and possibly perforation. Nonfatal Choking on Food Among Children 14 Years or Younger in the United States, 2001–2009.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

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2001 12 found similar results among a cohort of critically ill patients. One of the hallmarks of sepsis care, based on the Rivers 2001 17 trial and still recommended by the latest SCCM guidelines is early detection of sepsis and initiation of early resuscitation. 2001 Jun;86(6):754-62 Evans L et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al.

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A Podcast on Inhalant Misuse: From Glue to Galaxy Gas

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References Perry H, Burns MM. Inhalant misuse reported to Americas Poison Centers, 2001-2021. Formulate effective strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing inhalant misuse in pediatric patients. Inhalant misuse in children and adolescents. Ganetsky M (ed). Updated February 26, 2024. Accessed January 13, 2025.