Mind The Bleep

APRIL 26, 2024

2015) ‘Emergency Department’, in On-call in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Written by Dr Ruby Fussell BDS MFDS(Ed)

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

She receives fluid resuscitation, and you organise some tests to find out why she is so tired. 2015 Nov;46(5):586–9. 2015 Jul 4;30(12):2115–9. 2015 [cited 2024 Jan 19]. 4-year-old Stephanie presents with vomiting, diarrhoea, and lethargy. She appears pale and dehydrated , and her level of alertness fluctuates.

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Severe shock is defined as persistent hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain a mean arterial pressure of 65mmHg and serum lactate <2 despite adequate volume resuscitation. Two classes of vasopressors have been used in the past for hypotension. They are catecholamines and vasopressin-like peptides.

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Mind The Bleep

MAY 12, 2023

9 There is no role for Tranexamic acid in upper GI bleeding and its use is harmful to patients 11 Escalate to a senior early for consideration of a higher level of care Refer for early endoscopy after resuscitation with haemodynamic stability. On Day 3 (i.e. 48 hours later) albumin is administered at 1g/kg. On Day 3 (i.e. 2021 Jan;70(1):9-29.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

In addition, the patient received 750 mL of fluid resuscitation with transient improvement of blood pressure. As with other cases of shock, initial fluid resuscitation may be considered. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. The patient was brought directly to the cardiac catheterization lab for PCI, bypassing the ED.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

Yates Anaphylaxis Pathophysiology Type 1 Hypersensitivity Reaction IgE-mediated Mast-cell degranulation of vasoactive materials Reaction occurs in minutes Clinical Definition: Acute onset of illness with involvement of the skin, mucosal tissue or both + one of the following Respiratory compromise Reduced BP Or, acute onset of illness with at least (..)

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EMDocs

JULY 13, 2024

2015 Feb 2;2015(2):CD001067. Evaluate for retained products of conception as etiology Diagnosis Diagnosis of endometritis with at least two of the following: 8 Fever >100.4F Merck Manuals Professional Edition , Merck Manuals, 29 Jan. 2024, [link] Mackeen AD, Packard RE, Ota E, Speer L. Antibiotic regimens for postpartum endometritis.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2015 May;169(4):492-505. Epub 2015 Mar 30. -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 C or 100.4

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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Hepatic encephalopathy–definition, nomenclature, diagnosis, and quantification: final report of the working party at the 11th World Congresses of Gastroenterology, Vienna, 1998. Hepatology, 35 (3), 716-721. link] Nickson, C. Fulminant Hepatic Failure. link] [Accessed 10 February 2023] Yartsev, A. Management of acute liver failure.

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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Thankfully, that gentleman was successfully resuscitated despite no bystander CPR, and if you listen carefully, we hope to arm you with the tools to do so similarly. Thankfully, fatalities are declining, with just 565 in 2015. Nachi: Fluid resuscitation with isotonic fluids is the standard -- again -- with a goal urine output of 1-1.5

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

It is like normal saline vs. Ringer’s lactate for fluid resuscitation, steroids vs. no steroids for sepsis, or Coke vs. Pepsi. comparing diltiazem vs. metoprolol in the management of atrial fibrillation or flutter with rapid ventricular rate in the emergency department ( J Emerg Med 2015 ).

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Evaporative cooling is the preferred method to actively reduce body temperature in the emergency department , as it can be performed with ongoing resuscitation efforts. Ice water immersion and iced peritoneal lavage are additional methods used to lower temperature but are more invasive or can prevent additional resuscitative efforts.

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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. In lower-resource settings, the evidence is stronger against a liberal approach to volume resuscitation. Andrews et al.

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