article thumbnail

The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

Taking care of a critically ill child can be nerve-racking to say the least, and downright petrifying for those who don’t do it frequently, even if they are well-trained and brilliant clinicians. Luten 2007] Estimates weight within 15% error of actual weight in 79% of children. Lubitz 1988] Very accurate for 3.5-25kg

article thumbnail

Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

4 However, emergency physicians rely on gestalt to predict outcomes well. In the diagnosis of pulmonary emboli, experienced emergency physicians’ gestalt performed similarly to prediction rules of PERC, Revised Geneva, and Wells. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Wells GA, et al. Gigerenzer, G. New York: Penguin Books.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Noel 2007) In a very robust, recent multicenter, randomized, double-blind controlled study Moxifloxacin was compared to a comparator drug (IV ertapenem followed by PO Augmentin) for complex intraabdominal infections. None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. 451 pediatric patients were included. 26(10):879-91.

article thumbnail

Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Ear Emergencies in the Department

Taming the SRU

B) on right: hand drawn images of layers of ear demonstrating auricular hematoma The epidemiology and incidence of ED presentation for auricular hematomas has not been well-studied because it is a relatively uncommon condition. 2007 Oct;26(10):879-91. 2007 Jun;121(6):530-4. Courtesy of wiki commons under CC Attribution 3.0

article thumbnail

Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2007 Oct;30(10):1267-72. This 1910 description by Lewis serves well to this day to remind us of the 2 principal clinical situations in which electrical alternans is most often encountered: i ) Supraventricular reentry tachycardias; and , ii ) Pericaradial tamponade. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00849.x.

EKG/ECG 131
article thumbnail

Acute artery occlusion -- which one?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Instead, IR performed pulmonary thrombectomy and the patient did well. _ Here are some representative stills with red arrows pointing to the emboli. Thanks in part to rapid bedside diagnosis, the patient was able to avoid emergent coronary angiography.

EKG/ECG 128
article thumbnail

ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearls: Mushroom Mishap

ALiEM

What well-known adverse reaction results from ingestion of the pictured mushroom? Disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol consumption Coprinus atramentarius or Ink Cap mushroom is well known to cause a disulfiram-like reaction when it is consumed prior to ethanol. 2007 Mar;5(1):64-74. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. PMID: 31871085.