ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We wanted to reach emergency physicians, nurses and others working in trauma as well as those at Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control. as well as working closely on behalf of the association on projects with the White House and the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Health and Human Services.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

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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Seizures Sepsis Pediatrics Shock 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2006; 26:1485-1500. 2006; 22:1021-1024. Pediatr Rev. 1988; 9(7):219-226. Malrotation with Midgut Volvulus Applegate KE. Intestinal Malrotation in Children: A Problem-Solving Approach to the Upper Gastrointestinal Series. Radiographics. Kapfer SA, Rappold JF. Intestinal Malrotation – Not Just the Pediatric Surgeon’s Problem.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds Resuscitation Sepsis 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MAY 1, 2017

Home care The neonate who is safe to go home is well appearing, and not dehydrated. Make sure to enlist the family's help and support to keep Mom hydrated, eating well, and resting whenever she can. My take away: we now have some evidence basis for using filtered sunlight as an adjunct for babies well enough to go home.

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Dehydration Pediatrics Wellness Seizures 52

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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Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Both are at the University of Florida Jacksonville, and they reviewed a total of 120 articles from 2006-2017, in addition to reviews from both Cochrane and Dare. As some background, from 2006-2015 there were almost 66,000 reported snake exposures and 31 deaths from snake envenomation in the US. Jeff: What a team!

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Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Perhaps, not insignificantly, they were accustomed to receiving systematized government-supplied medical and trauma care, with "shock rooms" receiving an influx of victims, as contrasted to those later who opposed "socialized medicine." Committee on Shock. 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. Trimble, Tom, RN CEN.

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Emergency Nursing EMS Resuscitation Military 40

EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. Jeff: And while it seems crass to even mention the financial impact, the number is shocking - suicide has an estimated economic burden of $5.4

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Outcomes 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Symptoms of heart failure and cardiogenic shock may develop in more severe cases. The most common findings on ECG are ST elevation , most often in the anterior precordial leads, as well as sinus tachycardia and QT interval prolongation.

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EMS Fluid Resuscitation Shock EKG/ECG 101

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

The loss of these cells leads to immunosuppression as well as decreased responsiveness of the immune system as a whole Patients with neutropenia will not only get very sick very quickly, but also will have blunted immune response and may not localize signs of infection well Fever or malaise may be their only presenting symptoms.

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Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

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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Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

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. 2006 Jul;134(1):109-15. 2006 Dec 13;2(91):2852-7. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

In popular (lay) understanding, SIDS represents a common danger that a well-cared for and apparently healthy baby will suddenly and terrifyingly be found dead in the morning. A rotavirus vaccine debuted in 2006. What do we know about SIDS and how effective back sleep is at reducing it?

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

1,2 For hypervolemia in heart failure patients, orthopnea >2 pillows is the most reliable clinical finding, 3,4 though an increase in peripheral edema and increased weight can be useful as well. 6-8 In patients who are on long-term hemodialysis, typical non-invasive signs of volume assessment seem to be unreliable as well.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. It has been routine practice in the UK since 2006. In addition, free haem and haemoglobin contribute to the vascular damage. coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126