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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

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For example, experienced emergency physicians have great clinical gestalt and accuracy to predict sepsis in critically ill patients at just 15 minutes from patient arrival—more so than scoring tools like the qSOFA, MEWs, and even machine-learning trained artificial intelligence models. Classifying Facial Actions. 1999;21(10):974.

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EM@3AM: Brainstem Strokes

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Cavernous sinus syndrome (B) usually presents with cranial nerve deficits, diplopia, periorbital cellulitis, and facial swelling that may progress to meningitis or sepsis. 2007 Jan 27;369(9558):293-8. anatomic region). Chalela JA, Kidwell CS, Nentwich LM, et al. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60151-2. PMID: 17258669; PMCID: PMC1859855.

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Bilious Vomiting in the Neonate

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H, 2007) AXR will frequently be normal Management: Ladds procedure which involves untwisting the bowel, resecting any ischaemic / non viable bowel tissue. H, 2007) “Spiral sign” in malrotation: Duodenum and Proximal Jejunum have a Spiral configuration and are located in the right side of the abdomen. (H, Green for Danger!

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

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Pain / Additional Complaints : Alcohol can weaken the immune system with only moderate use, predisposing individuals to pneumonia, soft tissue infections, and sepsis. 2007 Dec;50(6):715-21. Epub 2007 Aug 3. 2007 May;6(5):442-55. Any report of trauma should prompt evaluation with imaging. Work up appropriately.

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Infective Flexor Tensosynovitis (Flexor Sheath Infection)

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Management Immediate management: Consider ABCDE approach and Sepsis 6 pathway including early empirical IV antibiotics. 2007) Factors affecting the prognosis of pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis. Blood tests: FBC (leukocytosis), CRP, serum urate if suspecting gout as differential. Consider tetanus booster if applicable. Remove all rings!

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Necrotising Enterocolitis

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Common signs and symptoms include: Abdominal distention with prominent veins and discolouration Umbilical flaring Poor feeding Bilious vomiting Abdominal tenderness Bowel changes, including diarrhoea, blood and mucus Lethargy, apnoea, bradycardia Sepsis Risk factors of low birth rate, prematurity and formula feeding. (1, Updated 2022 Aug 8].

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

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2007; 16:27-33. 2007; 298(4):438-451. 2007; 25:1009-1040. Single-stage versus multi-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: practice trends and outcomes in infants. J Pediatr Surg 2014; 49:1619. Pyloric Stenosis Aspelund G, Langer JC. Current management of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Semin Pedaitr Surg. Dias SC et al.