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ToxCard: Iron

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6 Can see subsequent electrolyte disturbances and dehydration related to severity of GI symptoms. Aggressive fluid resuscitation as patients may be severely hypovolemic from GI symptoms. Case Follow-up: The patient received a fluid resuscitation with 20 mL/kg bolus of normal saline. Published 2012 Jul 1.

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Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Don't Forget the Bubbles

She appears pale and dehydrated , and her level of alertness fluctuates. She receives fluid resuscitation, and you organise some tests to find out why she is so tired. Pay specific attention to fluid status, looking for evidence of dehydration. 2012 Mar 19 [cited 2023 Nov 30];55(1):33–41. BMJ [Internet].

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Grand Rounds Recap 3.15.23

Taming the SRU

Charon, Academic Med 2012) embracing fear in emergency medicine WITH dr. arlene chung What is fear? Narratives trigger changes of many kinds in both the teller and the listener, yielding meanings that are reciprocally produced by each teller-listener dyad.”

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

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For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. 36-37 There is little evidence regarding oral rehydration in adults with gastroenteritis, though it seems reasonable that adults with mild dehydration could be safely hydrated orally. Modified from: Pringle, K.,