EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Older age, recurrent episodes of SBP, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury (AKI), concurrent GI bleeding, and higher MELD scores are predictors of worse outcomes. Mild hypothermia is normal in patients with advanced cirrhosis; consider lowering threshold for fever to 37.8 2009 Mar 7;15(9):1042-9.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Patients can have excellent outcomes despite prolonged resuscitation. Some authors recommend not starting chest compressions in hypothermia unless there is no organized cardiac activity (e.g., 2 In reality you may start compressions before you confirm that hypothermia was the primary cause of cardiac arrest.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. Proper stabilization and detailed communication with the burns centre are essential for optimal patient outcomes. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32 , 155–158 (2009). 2020.0056.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Broad-spectrum antibiotics (A) for septic shock are not inappropriate given the hyperthermia, tachycardia, and hypotension. Hyperthermia. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. What is your diagnosis, and what are your next steps in evaluation and management? 1 Fever is usually < 40C.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 5, 2022

This includes therapeutic hypothermia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), tranexamic acid (TXA) for epistaxis and electrolyte solutions for mild pediatric gastroenteritis. JAMA Feb 2009 looked at the ACC/AHA guidelines from 1984 to 2008. The primary outcome was the quality of the evidence for each procedure.

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