Taming the SRU

AUGUST 27, 2024

This differential is broad and reflects the clinical diversity of their presentations - in this post we will parse through the specifics of bullous lesions as well as what there is to do for them acutely. Nature 2004; 428:486. HLA-B*5801 allele as a genetic marker for severe cutaneous adverse reactions caused by allopurinol.

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RebelEM

JULY 20, 2023

EMS radios in for a burn patient and to anticipate a difficult airway. The patient is horribly burned. She was smoking with her home O2 on and has severe mixed partial and full thickness burns to the chest, neck, face, and airway. INTRODUCTION You’re moonlighting in a remote access hospital. They’re rolling up now.

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EMS Burns Airway Management Wellness 75

Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Journals reviewed were Archives of Disease in Childhood, BMJ Emergency Medicine, and the Lancet Adolescent and Child Health; as well as published studies by the Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI) Network. Frayne SM, Burns RB, Hardt EJ, Rosen AK, Moskowitz MA. Available from: [link] 2. J Gen Intern Med.

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Research Burns Wellness 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 31, 2023

Our team have scoured what’s new (well, mostly new!) 2004) Positive end expiratory pressure during resuscitation of premature lambs rapidly improves blood gases without adversely affecting arterial pressure. The author reviewed this article after having a burning desire to question where the guidance came from! Harding, R.,

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Rapid Diagnostic Testing Resuscitation Emergency Department Pediatrics 98

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality as well as high healthcare costs, the prompt recognition, diagnosis and resuscitation of shock is key. To reverse these effects as well as refractory hypotension, hydrocortisone is the preferred agent due to both its glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid properties. Arch Surgery.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. They are used clinically to detect pathological inflammation or measure response to treatment [1-2]. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Aug;75(8):557-66. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.557.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Tachycardia, tachypnea, and a change in behavior can be indicators not only to the presence of pain, but possibly to its etiology as well. For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC score: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability ( Table 3 ).

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Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40