2004 Sepsis Wellness 
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. Bacteremia and sepsis occur in 30-50% of patients, with a 3-4x increase in mortality rates. Nature 2004; 428:486.
Taming the SRU
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). As may be seen in the table below, there are several themes as well a range of stringency. WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED? Patients with concern for infection (i.e., C., & Solomon, T. van de Beek, D.,
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RebelEM
AUGUST 14, 2023
Background: Could Xuebijing (XBJ) catalyze a paradigm shift in sepsis management? XBJ is an herbal compound used in China to manage various inflammatory and infectious processes in recent years, including sepsis. This post evaluates the recent “Efficacy of Xuebijing Injection in Patients With Sepsis (EXIT-SEP)” trial.
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. Unfortunately, he required re-intubation a few days later due to respiratory distress from severe bilateral pneumonia. The patient was already intubated and sedated.
EMDocs
JUNE 27, 2024
His medical history is significant for three prior admissions for vaso-occlusive crises that have responded well to appropriate therapy, including pain control with NSAIDs and opioids, blood transfusions, antibiotics, and intravenous (IV) crystalloids. 2004 Jul;15(4):248-250. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
JULY 1, 2016
Lab work can be helpful, as well as US of the hip to look for an effusion, but sometimes, regardless of the results, the joint just has to be tapped to know for sure. If you have any suspicion of the general wellness of the child, get a screening CBC, and perhaps a peripheral blood smear. These children don’t look to well.
Taming the SRU
AUGUST 30, 2023
As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. 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]. days (secondary endpoint) [51].
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