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The Broselow-Luten System

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James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. Heyming 2012] How Do You Use The Broselow-Luten System/Tape?

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EM@3AM: Murine Typhus

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2012 Jun 30;43(2):175-80. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003;52(50):1209-1211. Accessed August 19, 2024. Peniche Lara G, Dzul-Rosado KR, Zavala Velázquez JE, Zavala-Castro J. Murine Typhus: Clinical and epidemiological aspects. Colomb Med (Cali). Gershman, Mark D., and Sarah L.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

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Critically ill patients requiring resuscitation often present with many challenges including the ability to secure safe, sterile, fast, and reliable intravenous (IV) access. This can often lead to significant delays in proper resuscitation. Studies reviewed landmark-based CVC compared to IO; using IJ, subclavian, and femoral CVC sites.

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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

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Oct 2012; PMID: 23043910 Kumar A, et al. lactate-targeted fluid resuscitation on regional, microcirculatory and hypoxia-related perfusion parameters in septic shock: a randomized controlled trial. Arterial Pulse Pressure Variation with Mechanical Ventilation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Jan 2019; PMID: 30138573. Castro R, et al.

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52 in 52 – #41: The CENSER Trial

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Additionally, 80% of patients in the control group required open label NE use indicating that NE was going to be needed in most of these patients regardless of initial resuscitation method. I will continue to reach for pressors early in resuscitation of the septic shock patient. vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, vs 48.4% (OR 3.4,

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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

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If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. 2012 May-Jun;13(3):283-289. Disposition: Disposition is dependent on the severity of the presentation, but in most situations, admission is necessary. Korean J Radiol. link] Sacerdote, M.,

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EM@3AM: Retroperitoneal Hematoma

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Laborator evaluation: CBC, CMP, lipase, type and screen, coagulation panel Treatment: 1-3 Resuscitation with blood products as necessary for hemodynamic stability. However, this patient’s response to fluid resuscitation, though only minimal to modest, indicates his ongoing bleeding is temporized with typical volume-mediated resuscitation.

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