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Blood Pressure Management in Neurologic Emergencies: What Does the Evidence Say?

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Finally, anticipating and addressing known complications such as seizures, increased intracranial pressure, or cerebral edema with appropriate measures, including antiepileptic drugs or osmotic agents, is essential for improving patient outcomes. Lowering the MAP may mitigate these risks and possibly improve outcomes. doi: 10.1161/01.str.0000014509.11540.66.

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High Pressure Injection Injury

Cook County EM Blog

Research suggests that injections with these chemicals, even with presentations delayed up to 24 hours after insult, has very good prognosis with no reported amputations9,10 Resolution of our case Our patient presented six days after an injection with a water (latex) based paint. 2008 Apr;3(1):27-33. Epub 2008 Feb 2. Hand (N Y).

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SGEM#204: Hold the Line – IVs Aren’t Always Required

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Outcome: * Primary Outcomes: Reduction in peripheral IV catheters placed post-intervention and usage * Secondary Outcome: PIVC insertion cost (staff and consumables) This is an SGEMHOP episode, so we have the lead author on the show. Post-intervention data was collected one month after the intervention.

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Contrast Media Shortage of 2022 – Lessons Learned

EMDocs

Background and Context Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) is of paramount importance in the emergency department (ED) due to its indispensable role in facilitating precise diagnostic outcomes. 3 A study of CT use trends in the ED has shown increasing use of CTs by almost 60% from 2005 to 2013. West J Emerg Med. 2017;18(5):835-845.

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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There was a good outcome. We believe this represents a form of “toxicomythology” given the millions of doses of beta -blockers administered in the past to patients with hyperadrenergic states, and a paucity of evidence of adverse outcomes (12). The one exception ADDIN EN.CITE McCord 2008 1774 1774 17 McCord, J. Wells, P.J.

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Review of the ATHOS 3 trial

Northwestern EM Blog

The primary outcome of the study was the response in MAP three hours after the start of angiotensin II infusion. It showed improvement in blood pressure which is a clinically important parameter but not a patient-oriented outcome. NEJM 2008; 358(9): 877 – 87. Crit Care 2014; 18(5): 534. PMID: 25286986 Russell JA et al.

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ICU Physiology in 1000 Words: The Venous Excess Ultrasound Score Is Not the Mean Systemic Pressure

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Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] Since its first description [1], the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score [VExUS] has received much research attention. Might this novel measure predict outcome in critically-ill patients [ @ross_prager ]? Parkin WG, Leaning MS, (2008) Therapeutic control of the circulation. Jon-Emile S.