Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 7, 2013

Rupture can be either free wall rupture (causing tamonade) or septal rupture, causing ventricular septal defect with left to right flow and resulting pulmonary edema and shock. Apr 28, 2009. Emergency department two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of nontraumatic cardiac rupture. 3) Oliva et al. (3)

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

used BNP in the emergency department to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history. There are two main reasons for an elevated lactate: the stress state and the shock state. The shock state is due to tissue hypoxia, seen in septic shock.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Albert 2011, Jabre 2009) However, the existing literature comparing etomidate and ketamine is conflicting. Inclusion: Articles compared the safety and efficacy of etomidate compared to k etamine, in patients of all age groups, as induction agents for RSI in the Emergency Department (ED) and prehospital settings.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

AslangerE A 65-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department after experiencing two recent ICD shocks in the preceding hours. The subsequent ECG, taken 5-10 minutes post-shock, depicted a soothing of ST deviation. This was contributed by Co-editor Emre Aslanger, an interventional cardiologist in Turkey.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., mg/kg (of 0.1 mg/kg (of 0.1 2x maintenance rate

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Initially in the emergency department he was generally well-appearing with normal vital signs. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome C. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease E. This condition is Induced by the superantigen toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), produced by Staphylococcus aureus.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case You are working in the trauma/critical care pod of your emergency department (ED). You receive a page for a cardiac arrest and take report from emergency medical services (EMS). Published 2009 Jun 10. Am J Emerg Med. Resuscitation.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Septic shock is high on the differential diagnosis for this patient’s presentation. Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. The patient currently resides at a skilled nursing facility.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Further, children participate in and absorb their family’s culture and specific personality from a very young age ( Finley 2009 ). Some children are ultra-rapid-metabolizers of codeine to morphine, causing a rapid “bolus” of the available drug, with respiratory depression and death in some cases ( Ciszkowski 2009 , Racoosin 2013 ).

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

Symptoms of heart failure and cardiogenic shock may develop in more severe cases. Takotsubo syndrome is often exceedingly difficult to distinguish from acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department, as there is significant overlap in many clinical and diagnostic features. Vital signs show T of 99.0°F

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

One of our largest responsibilities in the Emergency Department is sorting out benign from surgical or medical causes of abdominal pain. Abdominal Surgical Emergencies in Children: A Relative Timeline General Advice Neonate (birth to one month) Necrotizing Enterocolitis Pneumatosis Intestinalis. 2009; 197:211-215.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds Resuscitation Sepsis 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. Each subsequent one-hour delay in antimicrobial administration increases mortality by 35% in patients with septic shock (Im, Kang et al.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

In fact, the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) classification assigns grades I-III depending on their Young-Burgess classification, but any patient hemodynamically unstable from their pelvic fracture is automatically WSES grade IV regardless of their fracture pattern. link] Published November 11, 2009. J Clin Orthop Trauma.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Comparison of the MASCC and CISNE scores for identifying low-risk neutropenic fever patients: analysis of data from three emergency departments of cancer centers in three continents. Application of the MASCC and CISNE Risk-Stratification Scores to Identify Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Patients in the Emergency Department.

Infectious Diseases 87

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 87

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

An 18-month-old boy presents to the emergency department with loss of consciousness. Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine., Emerg Med Pract.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

compared cefepime to piperacillin-tazobactam in a cohort of 250 patients with septic shock and found a signal toward higher mortality in those receiving cefepime. What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. However, IgE-mediated or not, anaphylactic shock is possible in either case. Decreasing CT Acquisition Time in the Emergency Department through Lean Management Principles. Forman, H.

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