EMDocs

AUGUST 13, 2024

From 2006-2013, HTN emergencies occurred in approximately 2 of every 1000 adult ED visits. If the patient has asymptomatic elevated BP, the optimal management strategy is not clear, and there are no data that treating asymptomatic elevated BP (marked versus not) in the acute care setting improves clinical outcomes.

Stroke 95

Stroke Administration Outcomes Hospitals 95

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 11, 2017

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Non-contrast head CT shows a hemorrhagic stroke. [display_podcast] Date: June 5th, 2017 Reference: Baharoglu et al. Lancet 2016. Lancet 2016.

Stroke 52

Stroke EMS Outcomes 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 8, 2023

This is something that has only happened once since 2006 ( Ottawa Citizen March 28, 2023 ) The study referred to in the editorial looks at the experience in Denmark with a reconfiguration of their emergency healthcare services ( Flojstrup et al 2023 ). It was a stepped-wedge reconfiguration of the entire Danish emergency healthcare system.

Stroke 56

Stroke Emergency Department COPD Academics 56

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Also used for severe MS, stroke, TBI, chronic pain. Outcomes of Children Bridged to Heart Transplantation With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Multi-Institutional Study. 2006; 113: 2313-2319. Are VNS safe in everyday life? Verify the medication and identify the toxidrome if symptomatic. Circulation.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Seizures Stroke Ultrasounds 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Case 3: Headache and Arteriovenous Malformation Unlike in adults, stroke in children is divided evenly between hemorrhagic and ischemic etiologies. Pediatric Seizures and Strokes: Beyond Benzos and Brain Scans. Incidence, cause, and short-term outcome of convulsive status epilepticus in childhood: prospective population-based study.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Seizures Stroke Radiology 40

AED Leader

AUGUST 15, 2023

An umbrella review published in BMJ in 2023 revealed that dietary sugar consumption is associated with 10 cardiovascular outcomes, a greater risk of coronary artery disease, and an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Clogged blood vessels leading to the brain can lead to a stroke or vascular dementia.

Stroke 52

Stroke Outcomes Wellness 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

Less common causes of troponemia are: Kawasaki disease, pediatric stroke, or neuromuscular disease. We could use it to track treatment , and see if we can clear the lactate; decreased lactate levels are associated with a better outcome in adults. Myopericarditis in Children: Elevated Troponin I Level Does Not Predict Outcome.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Sepsis Shock Outcomes 52