The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

This basically means rapid access to ACLS type resuscitation skills (intubation and intravenous drug therapy). It also did not show an increase in good neurologic outcome in the survivors (78.3% JAMA 2009 * Jacobs et al. Resuscitation 2011 * Hagihara et al. vs. 66.8%, p=0.73).

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This has been the central question of many research projects with variable outcomes. One such study of 263 patients without hypertensive emergencies treated in a resuscitation unit found that 40% of patients had a MAP difference ≥ 10 mmHg between IABP and NIBP measurements. Critical care and resuscitation, 11(1). Gelmann, D.,

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

She receives fluid resuscitation, and you organise some tests to find out why she is so tired. coliO157 and factors influencing the development of typical haemolytic uraemic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study, 2009–2012. Early Volume Expansion and Outcomes of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. What causes haematuria in children?

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Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Tragically, several attempts at resuscitation upon arrival at the emergency department were unsuccessful. In studies including patients with trauma or Glasgow Coma Scale less than 8, intubation without sedation led to poorer neurological outcomes. Rocuronium ( a muscle relaxant ) alone was administered as he became combative.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

5 Initial Evaluation The key to the initial resuscitation of the unstable pelvic trauma patient is to rapidly identify and treat the most life-threatening pathology. 13 Massive transfusion protocols (MTP) are hallmarks of trauma resuscitation, and they are critical to the unstable pelvic fracture patient.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. Ice water immersion and iced peritoneal lavage are additional methods used to lower temperature but are more invasive or can prevent additional resuscitative efforts.

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

Ventilator-associated lung injury and inflammation can occur even during short-term mismanagement can worsen patient outcomes. This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

Does Functional Outcome Improve with Time Postsurgery for Hirschsprung Disease? Single-stage versus multi-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease: practice trends and outcomes in infants. 2009; 197:211-215. Hirschsprung disease, associated syndromes and genetics: a review. J Med Genet 2008; 45:1. Hirschsprung's disease.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

We could use it to track treatment , and see if we can clear the lactate; decreased lactate levels are associated with a better outcome in adults. 2009; (55) 12:2098–2112. Myopericarditis in Children: Elevated Troponin I Level Does Not Predict Outcome. We should use lactate to detect occult shock. Clinical Chemistry. Pediatrics.

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Downeast Emergency Medicine

MARCH 13, 2022

Key Concepts Quickly rule out life-threatening emergencies that require immediate resuscitation. Case Outcome The abdominal CT showed uncomplicated diverticulitis! Abdominal pain is the most common chief complaint for adult patients in the ED. [1] ruptured ectopic pregnancy, etc. These are the “can’t miss” diagnoses! Silverio, Luz.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

8 Based on multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs), SSC 2021 guidelines suggest against using procalcitonin as a screening method to guide initiation of antibiotic therapy, as no difference in clinical outcomes was appreciated. 15 Two changes were elucidated in the 2021 SSC guidelines for fluid resuscitation.

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Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Shock Resuscitation 65

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

This patient’s recent diarrheal illness raises suspicion for hypovolemia, which would be treated with fluid resuscitation (D) , but her moist oral mucosa and dilated inferior vena cava suggest an eu- or hypervolemic state. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy. J Neurosurg. 2006;105(2):264-270.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Changing aetiology, clinical features, antimicrobial resistance, and outcomes of bloodstream infection in neutropenic cancer patients. Time to antibiotics and outcomes in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Give appropriate fluids, vasopressors, and antibiotics. 2014;14:162.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MARCH 27, 2015

Her rejoinder was “I didn’t think to blow through the nose, but, boy, did I blow between the teeth! ” The nose in Early Modern Expired Air Resuscitation: Early teaching in expired-air resuscitation was three-fold. Few people now remember that a strong early proposal in the move for expired air resuscitation was Mouth to Nose.

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