EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Upon EMS arrival the male is noted to be anxious and tremulous with a GCS of 14. 2014; 28(5): 401-410. A 36-year-old male presents to the emergency department after being found down at home by his spouse. Per the mans wife, the patient is a heavy drinker often consuming two to three pints of vodka daily. Muncie H, Yasinian Y, Oge L.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS. Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. The patient currently resides at a skilled nursing facility.

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EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. According to EMS, she was in labor at home and delivered the newborn shortly after they had loaded her into the ambulance. Epub 2014 Jun 30. “Markers of Inflammation and Infection in Sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.” PMID: 24974876.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2014 Jul 15;59(2):e10-52. link] The post EM@3AM: Erysipelas appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Epub 2011 Apr 22 Coyne CJ, Le V, Brennan JJ, Castillo EM, Shatsky RA, Ferran K, Brodine S, Vilke GM. Epub 2014 May 28.

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Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. Sepsis-3!!

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Importantly, there were no differences between the groups regarding complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ failure, venous thromboembolism, sepsis, and transfusion-related complications. A recent review was conducted on Trauma Quality Improvement Program data between 2014 and 2016.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These risk factors are immunosuppression, recent or current antibiotic use, signs of sepsis, symptoms > 5 days, unstable comorbidity, vomiting, CRP > 14 mg/dL or 140 mg/L, or if there are signs of perforation, bleeding, obstruction, or abscess. 2014 Feb;46(2):119-24. Balk EM, Adam GP, Cao W, et al. 2014 Apr;80(4):391-5.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. CHEST 2010. PMID: 19741062 Kucher N et al. Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PMID: 24226805 Piazza G et al.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

This is a great summary of the landmark randomized trial published in NEJM in 2014 assessing CT vs two types of US for patients with suspected renal colic in the ED setting. Finally, a burden on us as EM clinicians is training in and awareness of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations from specialties outside of EM.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Author: Kristine Jeffers, MD ( EM Physician , San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. This may also predispose a patient to sepsis, peritonitis, or bowel infarction, which need to be recognized quickly. March 2014.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

It is not the job or the expectation of the EM provider. However, sometimes you might hear of siblings or other relatives who had early onset neurologic or GI dysfunction or died early in life, and this can often be attributed to sepsis or sudden infant death syndrome because the symptoms of these overlap with IEMs. Pediatr Rev.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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). Published November 10, 2014. Bundle: The bundle treatment included addressing hypertension, hyperglycemia, pyrexia, and hypercoagulability. Which part of the intervention caused the benefit?

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Outcomes Stroke Emergency Department Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. The take home is that although IV antibiotics are key in sepsis management, oral antibiotics are equally as effective as IV antibiotics for children without critical illness.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background: Patients with sepsis are routinely treated with empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics while awaiting source identification, as recommended by the surviving sepsis campaign.2 Mortality of Patients With Sepsis Administered Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Cefepime. In 2021, Buckley et. 3 The same year, Ross et. JAMA Intern Med.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

In infants, this can represent a medical emergency as it can quickly lead to orbital cellulitis and sepsis. CASE 3 file Acute Angle Closure-glaucoma.jpg from Wiki EM through CC by 3.0 Louis in Emergency Medicine and a graduate of the UC EM Class of 2021. Accessed November 10, 2014. accessed June 11, 2023. O’Brien TP.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

2014 Dec;31(6):678-87. PMID: 26368057 The post Travel-Related Illnesses in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. However, the destination of travel is also important as helminths have distinct geographical distribution. Management of Children with Travel-related Illness Evaluated in a Pediatric Emergency Room.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Authors: Kyle Smiley (EM Resident, BAMC, San Antonio, TX) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to Critical Kids, an emDOCs series focused on pediatric emergency medicine. Today we cover the Phoenix Sepsis Criteria. Today we cover the Phoenix Sepsis Criteria. but PPV ranges from 25.1-39.5%

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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. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al. Andrews et al.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Sundd P, Gladwin MT, Novelli EM. 2014 Feb;69(2):144-51. smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1 mg/kg, max 0.4

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:2331-2350. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014: 2282-2299. Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @srrezaie ) The post REBEL Core Cast 117.0 – Infections of Pregnancy appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Gorgas, D. “Infections related to pregnancy.”

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