EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

2, 8-10, 14 The clinical symptoms range from vague abdominal pain to florid septic shock and peritonitis secondary to bowel perforation. If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. ISSN 2002-4436. Cureus, 15(12), e50511.

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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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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The previously well child now decompensated: undiagnosed thrombophilia Asymptomatic patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the cause of some cases of cryptogenic vascular disease, such as stroke and MI. 2002; 12:411-413. 2002; 78:27-30. 2002; 17:169-172. However, the presence of PFO alone does not connote higher risk.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Neonatal pain pathways are particularly plastic; prompt assessment of and increased alertness to neonatal pain may help to mitigate long-lived pain sensitivity and hyperalgesia ( Taddio 2002 ). For many medications, these children will have a greater weight-normalized clearance than adults ( Berde 2002 ). 2002 Oct 3;347(14):1094-103.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. 2002 Jan 2;287(1):92-101. Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association. Intensive Care Med.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Both can result in heat exhaustion and heat stroke and have many overlapping symptoms. Patients with heat stroke have hot, dry skin and altered mental status (e.g., C, and heat stroke occurs at a core temperature > 40°C. C, and heat stroke occurs at a core temperature > 40°C. Temps greater than 41.5C Bendall, J.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. Stroke Authors’ Recommendation: CTA head/neck should be acquired in patients with stroke symptoms presenting within 24 hours of symptom onset.

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