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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

RebelEM

septic shock). Judicious fluid resuscitation is indicated in patients with signs of hypo perfusion but is often inadequate necessitating the administration of vasoactive medications. Limited, small studies on its use in septic shock do not make a clear argument for use. Paper: Ibarra-Estrada, M et al. Crit Care 2023.

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Episode 20: End Tidal Carbon Dioxide

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Qvigstad et al showed in again in Resuscitation in 2013, confirming inter-individual variation in effectiveness of CPR using ETCO2 as a surrogate for CO Trauma Deakin et al. trauma 2004) showed that end-tidal CO2 may be of value in predicting outcome from major trauma (19). O Capnogram showing rebreathing during inspiration.

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The Undifferentiated Sick Infant

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

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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The Technologically Dependent Child in the ED

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

He is in compensated shock. The Huber needle is not a resuscitative line. Vascular Devices: assume the line is not functional, and use another to resuscitate, especially in port-a-caths. Pediatr Clin N Am 51 (2004) 305– 325 Kusminsky RE. Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 430–434 Shinkwin CA, Gibbin KP. Hydrocephalus.

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MI in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Hemodynamically labile children should be resuscitated and a stat transesophageal echocardiogram obtained. The infant in shock after a ‘cold’: myocarditis Beware of the poor feeding, tachycardic, ill appearing infant who “has a cold” because everyone else around him has a ‘cold’. 2004; 90:e17. 2004; 110:e511-e513.

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Vasopressor Nonresponse

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

2004; 199(4):628-635. 2004 Aug;44(2):131-7. Intestinal Malrotation in Children: A Problem-Solving Approach to the Upper Gastrointestinal Series. Radiographics. 2006; 26:1485-1500. Kapfer SA, Rappold JF. Intestinal Malrotation – Not Just the Pediatric Surgeon’s Problem. J Am Coll Surg. Lee HC et al. J Emerg Med. 2012; 43(1):49-51.