ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Patients with sepsis get antibiotics. First, oral administration is preferred, as this route can often be as effective as intramuscular administration. 2012 Feb;13(1):17-25. 2012 Feb;13(1):26-34. This month, we are discussing the medical management of patients with mild to moderate agitation. West J Emerg Med.

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PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

evaluated phenylephrine in 7 critically-ill patients with ‘hyperdynamic’ sepsis [defined as sepsis with CO above 6.0 Accordingly, the baseline PPV was 20%, suggesting greater preload dependency prior to phenylephrine administration. Journal of applied physiology 2012, 113(6):984-984. Yamazaki et al.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MAY 1, 2017

Also, newborns have a double-whammy administrative load. Check the bilirubin in any neonate you are working up for sepsis. 2012; 129(4). 2012 Aug;130(2):e352-7. Newborns are terrible at answering emails. There is a lot of unread unconjugated bilirubin is floating around. The liver and spleen are just not able to keep up.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

were hospitalizations during f/u period; 26.4% vs. Emergency department visits, use of imaging, and drugs for urolithiasis have increased in the United States. Kidney international , 83 (3), 479-486. Coursey, C. Casalino, D. Arellano, R. Bishoff, J. Dighe, M., & Leyendecker, J. Ultrasound quarterly, 28(3), 227-233. Smith-Bindman, R.,

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Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

To everybody outside Glasgow glucocorticoids seemed to be the answer and Chicago surgeon William Schumer was their chief flag waver, claiming in 1976 that steroid therapy reduced the mortality of saline-treated sepsis in his service from 33% to around 10%. [5] We did not achieve a publishable consensus until 2020.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Ann Emerg Med 2024; Big Picture Current screening tools for pediatric septic shock and sepsis are highly specific but lack sensitivity. This study substituted age adjusted vital sign measures and a pediatric shock index into currently existing pediatric sepsis scoring systems to create the qPS4.When

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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. It may be reasonable to consider IV fluid administration in patients with moderate dehydration or prolonged vomiting.

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