EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp! Am J Emerg Med.

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Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 93

Taming the SRU

JULY 24, 2023

He was transitioned to cefdinir and fluconazole for a full 7-day course of antibiotics and discharged from the hospital on day three, with instructions to follow up with general surgery for an outpatient cholecystectomy. In those with concern for sepsis, blood cultures, broad spectrum IV antibiotics and fluids should be given as needed.

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Ultrasounds Sepsis Radiology Radiology 79

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

Implementation of a Novel Algorithm to Decrease Unnecessary Hospitalizations in Patients Presenting to a Community Emergency Department With Atrial Fibrillation. AEM June 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Their workup reveals a multifocal pneumonia with signs of sepsis. Background: The liberal use of supplemental oxygen therapy in acutely ill adults has a long history in the hospital, but high-quality therapy supporting its practice is unclear. This study expands upon that investigation to patients with other conditions as well.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. Maren Leibowitz, MD Critical Care Fellow Mount Sinai Hospital How To Cite This Post: [Peer-Reviewed, Web Publication] Goins, E. How safe is the prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome at late pregnancy.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Jasmine, a hypothetical case Jasmine is a 5-year-old girl weighing 18kg admitted to PICU with suspected sepsis. Many years ago, there was a large body of evidence in reports from Northern Irish hospitals showing children who received large volumes of hypotonic IV fluids subsequently developed hyponatraemic encephalopathy and cerebral oedema.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

2018) Epidemiology of lumbar punctures in hospitalized patients in the United States. The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. REFERENCES 1. Zambito Marsala, S., Gioulis, M., & Pistacchi, M. PLOS ONE 13(12): e0208622.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

2015; 18 Gilmore AW et al. Management of the child after enema-reduced intussusception: hospital or home? 2015 Jun;50(6):923-7 Herliczek TW et al. Acute Intestinal Obstruction in children: Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital. 2015; 3(5):53-56. J Ultrasound. Am J Emerg Med. 2011; 29:1136-1140.:205-211.

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RebelEM

MARCH 9, 2023

Pain / Additional Complaints : Alcohol can weaken the immune system with only moderate use, predisposing individuals to pneumonia, soft tissue infections, and sepsis. Suicide attempts in which alcohol is involved: a special group in general hospital emergency rooms. Epub 2015 Sep 14. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2014 Mar;6(2).

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The study was designed as a phase III multicenter randomized placebo control trial taking place across 75 intensive care units in the United States from 2015 to 2017. There’s been some study of angiotensin II in the years since it has landed in our hospital formularies and there has not been robust data supporting its use.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

MAY 1, 2017

Check the bilirubin in any neonate you are working up for sepsis. Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborn Infants. 2015; 135(5):948-53. The neonate may be sleepy but hypotonic or have a high-pitched cry; he maybe irritable or inconsolable, jittery or lethergic. References Benitz WE. Pediatrics. Bhutani V et al. Pediatrics.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58). For instance: sepsis, bleeding, dehydration, hypoxia, and mild ACS. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. Annals of Emergency Medicine. De Backer D et al. Folland ED, et al.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

2015; 17(6): 1-19. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. Br J Addict. 1989; 84(11): 1353-1357. Emerg Med Pract.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Background: We have covered sepsis many times on the SGEM since 2012.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Follow your hospital’s protocol (if available). High Risk Patients will need hospitalization and IV antibiotics. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Clarke, R.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

JACCC Cardiovasc Interv 2015. in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below). A prospective, Single-Arm Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

12 Differential Diagnosis: Bacteremia Cellulitis/Abscess Endocarditis Epidural abscess HIV Meningitis Opioid withdrawal Osteomyelitis Pneumonia Sepsis Viral syndrome Management : Serious bacterial infection should be excluded before diagnosing cotton fever. Cotton fever: an evanescent process mimicking sepsis in an intravenous drug abuser.

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EMDocs

JUNE 22, 2024

2015 May;28(7):793-8. “Markers of Inflammation and Infection in Sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.” ” Am J Obstet Gynecol 201(5): 445 e441-413. link] Fong A, Chau CT, Pan D, Ogunyemi DA. Amniotic fluid embolism: antepartum, intrapartum and demographic factors. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. link] j.ajog.2016.03.012

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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. But this was all done in adults, and no comparable prospective trials in children exist.

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RebelEM

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Vitamin C can function as an antioxidant and may mitigate endothelial oxidative stress in sepsis. Amrein 2018) A small, single-center, before-and-after study utilized a sepsis cocktail consisting of IV thiamine, hydrocortisone, and vitamin C and discovered a significant decrease in mortality compared to the control group.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Severe anaemia is a common and life-threatening cause of hospital admission in children in sub-Saharan Africa. 8% die in hospital, with a further 12% dying in the six months following discharge. Population 6171 children from three hospitals in Uganda and one in Malawi were assessed for eligibility. Do you believe the results?

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Operative complications requiring surgical intervention or hospitalization occur in about 3-6% of all hysterectomies (5). This may also predispose a patient to sepsis, peritonitis, or bowel infarction, which need to be recognized quickly. 2020 Sep;127(10):1269-1279. Spilsbury K, Hammond I, Bulsara M, Semmens JB. BJOG 2008; 115:1473.

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EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

It was peer reviewed by Dr. O’Keefe and Dr. Silverberg from Florida State University College of Medicine and Kings County Hospital, respectively. Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. That’s -- high.

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EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

Taylor and Shaukat of Emory and Coney Island Hospital respectively for their efforts in peer reviewing this huge topic. Jeff: An interesting question for your abdominal pain patient is to ask about the ride to the hospital. was sensitive for 28-day mortality in sepsis. So fairly sensitive, but not too specific.

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Mind The Bleep

MAY 12, 2023

These include infection & sepsis, GI bleeding, dehydration, AKI, alcohol consumption, constipation, and certain medications. A Gastroenterology or Hepatology specialist review should ideally be sought within 24 hours of admission to the hospital. 9 Encephalopathy Look closely for a precipitant and treat accordingly!

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

As some background, from 2006-2015 there were almost 66,000 reported snake exposures and 31 deaths from snake envenomation in the US. Nachi: Right, but in Australia, not only are the snakes more venomous but the hospital transport distances are much longer, so, basically they sacrifice the limb to potentially save a life.

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bottom Line Up Top: There doesnt appear to be a morbidity or mortality benefit to treating fever in sepsis and fever may have a protective effect. What The Evidence Says: Antipyretics are commonly given to patients with fever suspected to be caused by an infection in both at home and in the hospital setting. Sat 93% on RA.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Hospitalization for travel-related illness are around 10% for both VFR and tourists (Leuthard 2015) Multiple studies have reported the most common travel infections in various countries. In the 1950’s travel accounted for 25 million international tourists. A study of swiss tourists found they compromised 53.4%

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EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2025

Today we cover the Phoenix Sepsis Criteria. years Best performing criteria identified by AUPRC and AUROC 4-organ-system model translated into the Phoenix Sepsis Score had best mortality prediction characteristics AUPRC of 0.23-0.38 Well provide summaries of the evidence to support your decisions at the bedside. but PPV ranges from 25.1-39.5%

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9% to divert the plane). Lane & Mcdonough Definition of an immediate whole body CT (iWBCT) scan Shortly after patient arrival.

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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. 2024, 33 use of ultrasound may lead to a reduction in mortality, less volume of fluids given, and decreased hospital stay.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

768: Epidemiology of Hospital Based ED Visits due to Sickle Cell Crisis and Acute Chest Syndrome in Kids. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. 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

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 27, 2025

Intensivists are used to managing respiratory failure, shock, sepsis, pulmonary embolism, acute kidney injury, and hemorrhages—sometimes simultaneously. ASH education program, 2015 Shih HH, Chang HJ, Huang TW. But in people with advanced metastatic cancer, such major acute organ failure is rarely reversible.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

GPs and local hospitals should provide easy access to medication and vaccinations to ensure good compliance. Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. What medications would you give to control pain in hospital?

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Epidemiology The number of animal bites presented to A&E is largely underestimated, as many who are bit don’t present to receive medical care 1 or won’t receive treatment in a hospital setting so they are not counted in the statistics for bites 2. Always consider management as per ATLS protocol and SEPSIS 6 if relevant. Eckmann, C.,

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