Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It is most helpful to do the ultrasound immediately before needle insertion, as movement of the patient may shift cutaneous landmarks from underlying bony structures. This resource offers additional information on ultrasound assisted LP’s. WHY - Why Not? REFERENCES 1. Zambito Marsala, S., Gioulis, M., & Pistacchi, M. Cabellos, C.,

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 28, 2024

Hence, PPHN can be idiopathic or secondary to a variety of conditions such as meconium aspiration syndrome , respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, asphyxia and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Were there any abnormalities on ultrasounds? Imagine being a few hours old and dealing with this). Does the baby look septic?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The stay in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) was further complicated by sepsis, delirium, GI bleeding, and anuric renal failure with need for renal replacement therapy. Another approach is sympathetic chain (stellate ganglion) blockade if you have the skills to do it: it requires some expertise and ultrasound guidance.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Bacterial Meningitis: IDSA guidelines for 2004 report that a normal CRP value has a high negative predictive value for bacterial meningitis, but sensitivities and specificities vary between studies [35]. Instead, they strongly advocated for the use of lung ultrasound to diagnose bacterial CAP [45]. days (secondary endpoint) [51].

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 86

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. Evaluating the Impact of the 2017 Dutch Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Guideline. 2023 Jun 14;46:8-23 One-year survival and outcomes of infants born at 22 and 23 weeks of gestation in Sweden 2004-2007, 2014-2016 and 2017-2019. Sethi SK, et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2004; 199(4):628-635. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: tips and tricks for ultrasound diagnosis. J Ultrasound. Intestinal Malrotation in Children: A Problem-Solving Approach to the Upper Gastrointestinal Series. Radiographics. 2006; 26:1485-1500. Kapfer SA, Rappold JF. J Am Coll Surg. Lee HC et al. J Emerg Med. 2012; 43(1):49-51.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds Resuscitation Sepsis 52

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. A prospective, Single-Arm Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study. CHEST 2010.

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