Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality as well as high healthcare costs, the prompt recognition, diagnosis and resuscitation of shock is key. There is a subset of patients who, despite aggressive conventional resuscitation, have an inadequate hemodynamic response and develop refractory shock. 2007; 25: 309-331.

Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

If so, treat the cause – perhaps this is a distributive problem due to anaphylaxis. 2007; 35:64-8. After assessing the heart rate, optimizing volume status, evaluating contractility, is the cause of the shock peripheral vasodilation? Treat with epinephrine. The diagnosis of exclusion in trauma is neurogenic shock. Crit Care Med.

Shock 40

Shock Sepsis Pediatrics Ultrasounds 40

Broome Docs

JANUARY 27, 2025

Adrenaline Auto-Injectors for Preventing Fatal Anaphylaxis. ’ Economic Botany, 61(3), 2007, pp. Epipens dont work? Not so fast) Sim M, Sharma V, Li K, Gowland MH, Garcez T, Shilladay C, Pumphrey R, Patel N, Turner PJ, Boyle RJ. Clin Exp Allergy. 2024 Oct 9. doi: 10.1111/cea.14565. Epub ahead of print.

Sepsis 101

Sepsis Anaphylaxis Hospitals Ultrasounds 101