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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 100: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 1

EMDocs

Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Simple blood transfusion should be considered early in the hypoxemic patient with advancement to red cell exchange transfusion if there are clinical features of severe pathology or evidence of progression despite initial simple transfusion.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Blood transfusion Reduces the overall proportion of HbS. PMID:27543812 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Clinical Guide for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease, 2002. Published January 2002. times maintenance.

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Trauma Resuscitation Updates

RebelEM

CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. I recently gave a talk on the initial management of trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock. vs SBP target <90mmHg which resulted in a mortality of 33.4%

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Massive Transfusion for Motorcycle Collision with Hemorrhage, Troponin Elevated.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was in shock on arrival in the ED — and multiple blood transfusions were needed. ANSWERS regarding ECG #1: Severe trauma requiring blood transfusions is a common emergency presentation. Consider that the patient in this case was promptly resuscitated in the ED. WHAT is the rhythm in this tracing?