Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Failure to thrive’ has many definitions We use standardized charts to document infant growth. link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 33, Issue 4, August 2004, Pages 847–848, [link] Vademacum Metabolicum, Diagnosis and Treatment of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, J. Eur J Pediatr.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The ancient Egyptian physician Imhotep is often credited with the discovery of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) —over 5,000 years ago! (1) Tunkel, A. Hartman, B.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A recent success by the ACEP was averting a decrease of our reimbursement for our 99284 E&M codes, saving an estimated $200 million for emergency physicians in 2023. If ACEP is already doing this, why be a member? ACEP has a voice for all, but its reach is limited by resources.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 21, 2021

Guidance documents College of Paramedics Statement on Intubation, available here. 2004 Aug;99(2):607-13, Hasegawa K et al. AAGBI Safer Prehospital Anaesthesia 2017, available here. Positioning From: [link] Recommended Rich Levitan resources Podcast 70 – Airway Management with Rich Levitan Airway axes From: McGuire B, Hodge K.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The best documented cormorbidity is sickle cell disease, although other pro-thrombotic conditions also put the child at risk. 2004; 90:e17. 2004; 110:e511-e513. Myocardial infarction in an adult resulting from coronary aneurysms previously documented in childhood after an acute episode of Kawasaki’s disease. Circulation.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You can read the document for all the caveats. However, ATS’s statement does seem to suggest considering the PEEP titration strategy from a 2004 trial that used even higher levels of PEEP than this. ” … But one should consider them nevertheless in all ARDS patients … but conditionally , of course … ?

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 1, 2023

emergency department deserves access to an emergency physician no matter their zip code. Three take home points for what I believe. There is no substitution for the physician led team. Every patient in a U.S. At no point should a physician role be replaced by a NPP for any reason, but especially as a perceived profit/control strategy.

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Pediatric Education

MARCH 10, 2024

Discussion “Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or more domains.” It is only since 2004 that the US Federal Government acknowledged 2E.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

per 1,000 catheter-days in a 2004 analysis across Michigan (or about 1 infection for every 40 people with a CVC for 10 days). Most CLABSIs are Preventable, and It Matters The strongest evidence for the potential to reduce central line bloodstream infections came from the Michigan Keystone ICU project. CLABSI rates were about 2.5

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

ABG and VBG Correlation The correlation between venous and arterial blood gases is well-documented for standard differences (Table 1), and the data obtained from the VBG can be acted on as if it were an ABG (1, 3-6). 2004 Nov;30(11):2017-20. Epub 2004 Jul 24. 2004 Sep;70(9):805-10. Intensive Care Med. PMID: 11685301. (10)

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Coding for Mucositis. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Cohort Study of the Impact of Time to Antibiotic Administration on Mortality in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jul; 58(7): 3799–3803. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02561-1 02561-1 Stiff, PJ. Loyola University Medical Center. September 30, 2005.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Accessed July 28, 2014 **Quoting original documents of fascinating history. Study finds EMS able to do more tasks, document better, perform physiological monitoring, with use of ATV. Grainge, C. Breath of life: the evolution of oxygen therapy. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 97(10), 489-493. Developmental history. Copass, M.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. Syncope and cause of death were identified by codes from the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision. 12) Derivation of San Francisco rule , Quinn JV, Stiell IG.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. Jeff: In fact, a meta-analysis on vaccine effectiveness from 2004-2015 found that the pooled effectiveness against influenza B was 54%, against the H1N1 pandemic in 2009 was 61%, and against the H3N2 virus was 33%.

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