EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

Evaluating the Impact of the 2017 Dutch Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis Guideline. 2023 Jun 1;76(6):731-736 The Association Between Media-Based Exposure to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Emergency Department Visits for Self-Harm. coli urine tract infections in children treated in primary care and emergency department.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Fractures 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. Hibberd, O.;

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143

Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Patients regularly present to the emergency department with animal bites. Always consider management as per ATLS protocol and SEPSIS 6 if relevant. The western journal of emergency medicine, 11(5), 435–441. Ensure the wound has been adequately washed out. link] Quinn, J. McDermott, D.,

Fractures 52

Fractures Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED?

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Acidosis Acidosis in shock states can present from multiple different sources, including sepsis, hypoxemia, ingestions, hyperlactatemia from hypoperfusion, amongst others. Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Insufficiency in Sepsis and Hemorrhagic Shock. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2010; 36: 2019-2029. 5) Kerns W.

Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Full blown sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. Well, you definitely shouldn’t be sending a blood culture because if you’re worried about bacteremia and sepsis, that kid needs to stay in the hospital. You’re concerned about SIRS or sepsis. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

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. J Emerg Med. Amer J Surg.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Resuscitation Sepsis 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Pathogens ( Gudiol 2013 ) : The pathogens responsible for neutropenic fever have changed over time.

Infectious Diseases 105

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 105

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These risk factors are immunosuppression, recent or current antibiotic use, signs of sepsis, symptoms > 5 days, unstable comorbidity, vomiting, CRP > 14 mg/dL or 140 mg/L, or if there are signs of perforation, bleeding, obstruction, or abscess. 2010 Mar;12(3):179-86. 2010 Jun;53(6):896-904. Erratum in: Ann Intern Med.

Radiology 67

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 67