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Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke

Pediatric EM Morsels

Unfortunately, it can cause so many other complications – Sepsis , acute chest syndrome , and hepatopathy.

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EM@3AM: Brainstem Strokes

EMDocs

Answer : Brainstem stroke specifically in the pons resulting in locked in syndrome. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?

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The Latest in Critical Care, 7/10/23 (Issue #8)

PulmCCM

Continuous meropenem infusion for critically ill patients with sepsis Antibiotics have a time-dependent effect on bacteria; maintaining bacteriocidal concentrations of antibiotics should help subdue infections better than intermittent dosing. Mortality was about 30% in each group, and most patients had hospital-acquired sepsis.

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Goal-Oriented, Bundled Care For Intracerebral Hemorrhage Improves Outcomes

ACEP Now

The CT scan reveals a hemorrhage in the right internal capsule, suggestive of acute hypertensive hemorrhagic stroke. We have seen other bundles, in conditions like sepsis, that did not ultimately turn out to be better than usual care (ARISE, ProMISe and ProCESS). link] Published June 30, 2013. 2022;53(7):e282-e361. N Engl J Med.

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The Current Status of Continuous-Seizure Management

ACEP Now

2 A study of routine EEG in the ED in 2013 found that five percent of ED patients with altered mental status had nonconvulsive seizures (of whom 75 percent were in nonconvulsive status epilepticus).

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Lumbar Punctures

Taming the SRU

The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(3):321-328. doi:10.1093/cid/cix806 5. Glimåker, M., Johansson, B., Ericsson, M., Bläckberg, J., Lindquist, L., & Sjölin, J. Heyderman, R. C., & Solomon, T.

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Altered Mental Status in Children

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

For altered adults, use AEIOU TIPS (Alcohol-Epilepsy-Insulin-Overdose-Uremia-Trauma-Infection-Psychosis-Stroke). meningoencephalitis, overwhelming alternate source of sepsis) T – Toxins (e.g. sludge phenomenon, secondary sepsis, hypoglycemia from supply-demand mismatch) S – Seizure (e.g. 2013; 28:145–284.