Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure. As with other cases of shock, initial fluid resuscitation may be considered. Heart 2011; 97 : 838-843 [link] 14. In the cath lab, the patient’s blood pressure remained low. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Management 9-12 Patients such receive standard resuscitation care including: Antipyretics such as Tylenol (650-1000 mg PO), Ibuprofen (600 mg PO), or Toradol (15mg IV). IV fluid resuscitation as needed. Microb Drug Resist 2011; 17:267. Instead, non-susceptibility to Ceftriaxone is often used as a proxy. In: PostTW, ed.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 86

Broome Docs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

PMID: 30206143 Less is more when it comes to intravenous fluids de-Madaria E, Buxbaum JL, Maisonneuve P, et al. Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis. PMID: 36103415 Bottom line: Less is more when it comes to intravenous fluids. 2011 Dec 15;343:d7506. 2018 Sep 11;362:k3843. N Engl J Med.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Emergency Department 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2024

Initial Management Supportive Care : Initial management involves stabilising the infant, which includes fluid resuscitation, cessation of enteral feeds, and provision of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) to rest the bowel and meet the nutritional needs of the infant. How do you treat necrotising enterocolitis? Necrotizing enterocolitis.

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Pediatrics Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

It is like normal saline vs. Ringer’s lactate for fluid resuscitation, steroids vs. no steroids for sepsis, or Coke vs. Pepsi. Dr. Ian Stiell and colleagues published an article in 2011 in Annals of EM looking at variation in recent-onset atrial fibrillation management in Canada and found a lot of variability.

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Emergency Department Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Sepsis 52

Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

There could be any number of reasons for this but some examples are: they have severe D&V and aren’t keeping fluids down, or because they are pre or post-op, or have presented very unwell and need fluid resuscitation. saline + 5% dextrose or plasma-lyte 148 + 5% dextrose.

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Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Dehydration Research 96

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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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 80

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. In lower-resource settings, the evidence is stronger against a liberal approach to volume resuscitation. Andrews et al.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 69