PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

rectally, prompting a sepsis workup given his age. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome C. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease E. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease The patient was diagnosed with Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease (NTED). link] Takahashi, N.,

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. He writes an […] The post SGEM#208: It Makes No Difference – Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Septic Shock first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM January 2018.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

The procedure has soared in popularity as beauty standards have shifted and cosmetic surgery has become increasingly transparent on social media platforms, with reported cases in the United States increasing from 614 in 2002 to 61,387 by 2021, a nearly 10,000 percent increase. Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank: 2002 Statistics.

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RebelEM

MAY 29, 2023

Background: Sepsis can induce numerous physiologic derangements. septic shock). Limited, small studies on its use in septic shock do not make a clear argument for use. Early Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Patients with Septic Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Paper: Ibarra-Estrada, M et al. Crit Care 2023. 95% CI 15.4

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2016

Be aware that later stages of malrotation may present as shock – they present in hypovolemic shock due to third-spacing from necrotic bowel and/or septic shock from translocation or perforation. Think meningitis, UTI, or sepsis. Effortless tachypnea may be a sign of acidosis or sepsis. 2002; 141(6):793-7.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. A 2013 meta-analysis of 30 studies including 3,244 patients published in The Lancet found PCT to have a pooled sensitivity of 77% and specificity of 79% for sepsis in critically ill patients [52]. Cleland DA, Eranki AP.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The combination of abnormalities determines the category of pathophysiology: respiratory distress, respiratory failure, CNS or metabolic problem, shock, or cardiopulmonary failure. Does this child look volume depleted? Endocrine Emergencies - Could this be congenital adrenal hyperplasia with low sodium, high potassium, and shock?

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