Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

For instance: sepsis, bleeding, dehydration, hypoxia, and mild ACS. N Engl J Med 2003; 348:1756-1763, 5/1/2013. Smith Final Comment: It is uncertain what initiated this patient's instability. Any alteration in physiology can change "compensated" AS to "decompensated" AS. Aortic valve surgery as an emergency procedure. Khot, MD; et al.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

sepsis), immunocompromised patients, IV drug users, patients with prosthetic heart valves or any intravascular device Clinical features may not abe enough to differentiate erysipelas from cellulitis, and in such cases the treatment should be targeted towards cellulitis Labs No laboratory evaluation is required for the diagnosis of erysipelas.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sheridan (2003). Suggested regimens include: Ampicillin AND Gentamicin AND Clindamycin OR Metronidazole Update tetanus vaccination Usually requires dilation and curettage to remove any retained products of conception or foreign bodies. References: Abbrescia, K. “Complications of second and third trimester pregnancies.”

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Sepsis Shock Hospitals Ultrasounds 91

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal, and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators ( PALISI ). Examples of these are linked below: European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care ( ESPNIC ). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(1):17-28.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

died of sepsis from an infected blister on his foot resulting from a tennis game at the White House. September 2003. Calvin Coolidge Often remembered for being taciturn, he had an effective career before as Massachusetts Governor. He succeeded to the Presidency upon Harding’s death by heart attack. His son, Calvin, Jr.,

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 31, 2024

He developed sepsis very similar to puerperal fever and died. Given the similarities between the way his friend died and death from puerperal fever, Semmelweis thought that there must be some pathogen transmitted by dead tissue causing sepsis. A friend of Semmelweis cut his finger during an autopsy.

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