Northwestern EM Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Typically well appearing with normal labs, however, this is a diagnosis of exclusion and a septic joint should be ruled out. The Kocher Criteria (originally developed in 1999 and validated in 2004) can be helpful in determining the likelihood of septic arthritis [6]. Affects ages 3-8, males to females 2:1 [3].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Over some time and the pain moved into her other arm as well as her jaw. The problem is difficult to study because angiographic visualization of arteries is not perfect, and not all angiograms employ intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to assess for unseen plaque or for plaque whose rupture and ulceration cannot be seen on angiogram.

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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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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Reviews and opinion articles Point-of-care ultrasound in pediatric nephrology. Prenatal opioid exposure and well-child care in the first 2 years of life: population-based cohort study. 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.

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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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EMDocs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

She had been feeling well until yesterday when she had a follow-up with her surgeon, at which time she reported that they performed an internal exam and inserted a ‘medication disk’ into her vagina. The patient is noted to be mildly tachycardic as well as febrile. 21 May 2004 Hoges K, Davids B, Swaim L. BJOG 2008; 115:1473.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This case was provided by Spencer Schwartz, an outstanding paramedic at Hennepin EMS who is on Hennepin EMS's specialized "P3" team, a team that receives extra training in advanced procedures such as RSI, thoracostomy, vasopressors, and prehospital ultrasound. N Engl J Med [Internet] 2013;368(21):2004–13. It can only be seen by IVUS.

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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]. Cleve Clin J Med. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.75.8.557.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

This child is at risk for expected complications, as well as overdiagnosis and iatrogenia. These children depend on their preload to run blood passively into the pulmonary circuit; afterload reduction is also important to compensate for a poor left ejection fraction, as well as to avoid the development of pulmonary hypertension.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Was there any prenatal care or ultrasound done? Philadelphia, PA, Lipincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. Do a total body check. Heart disease or Hypovolemia - is there a history of congenital heart disease? Newborn Emergencies: The First 30 Days of Life. Pediatr Clin N Am. 2006; 53:69-84. ACEP/McGraw-Hill, 2013. McGowan et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign. orthostatic vitals b.

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