RebelEM

MARCH 9, 2023

Pain / Additional Complaints : Alcohol can weaken the immune system with only moderate use, predisposing individuals to pneumonia, soft tissue infections, and sepsis. Assess for blood in the nares or signs of basal skull fracture, including battle signs, raccoon eyes, or hemotympanum. 2007 Dec;50(6):715-21. Epub 2007 Aug 3.

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Emergency Department Fractures Documentation/Coding 52

EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

Nachi: And as a brief aside, before we continue… Missed appendicitis is one of the three most common causes of emergency medicine malpractice lawsuits - with MI and fractures being the other two. However, it can also be due to hypoxia, sepsis, anemia, PE, or metabolic acidosis, so consider all of those also in your differential.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Sepsis 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Original clinical studies Distribution and pattern of hand fractures in children and adolescents. Evaluating the Impact of the 2017 Dutch Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Guideline. 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.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Fractures 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of fractures. Consider sepsis and treat it accordingly. Kidney transplant recipients are at higher risk of rickets and fractures. (13) Ask about the frequency of intermittent catheterization, if applicable. Any history of injury? CAKUT, catheterization requirement).

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Fractures Dehydration Sepsis 52