The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 6, 2024

National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Are general emergency departments ready to care for children?

Emergency Department 137

Emergency Department Pediatrics Anaphylaxis Leadership 137

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 These chemicals can recruit other cells, like eosinophils, and may lead to anaphylaxis. J Emerg Med 2013; 44 (4): 764-772. N Engl J Med.

Allergic Reactions 105

Allergic Reactions Airway Management Anaphylaxis Emergency Department 105

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. She arrives in the emergency department agitated and unable to answer questions appropriately. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. Cohen, AT et al.

Administration 80

Administration Fractures Anaphylaxis Head Injuries 80

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

If so, treat the cause – perhaps this is a distributive problem due to anaphylaxis. Pulmonary embolism in the pediatric emergency department. 2013 Oct;132(4):663-7. 2013; 41:580-637. 2013; 17:R246. Treat with epinephrine. The diagnosis of exclusion in trauma is neurogenic shock. Pediatrics. Crit Care Med.

Shock 40

Shock Sepsis Pediatrics Ultrasounds 40

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Pathogens ( Gudiol 2013 ) : The pathogens responsible for neutropenic fever have changed over time. Comparison of the MASCC and CISNE scores for identifying low-risk neutropenic fever patients: analysis of data from three emergency departments of cancer centers in three continents. Ann Emerg Med. Support Care Cancer.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101