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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 85: Tricky Cases Part 1

EMDocs

Learning points: Consider differential – sepsis, thyroid storm, thalamic stroke, exertional and classic heat stroke, serotonin syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, sympathomimetic toxicity, and anticholinergics. 2016 Apr;34(4):694-6. Temperature starts to decrease. Removed from cooling at 102 and admitted to ICU.

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Vasopressor Nonresponse

Northwestern EM Blog

Acidosis Acidosis in shock states can present from multiple different sources, including sepsis, hypoxemia, ingestions, hyperlactatemia from hypoperfusion, amongst others. Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis may present as hypotension alone. Hypothyroidism and Adrenal Insufficiency in Sepsis and Hemorrhagic Shock. 2008;14:379-83.

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Diagnostics: Blood Transfusion Reactions

Taming the SRU

10, 26 July 2016, pp. NUEM Blog , NUEM Blog, 5 May 2016, www.nuemblog.com/blog/transfusion-reactions. Mild Reactions Transfusion Reaction Frequency Timeline Presentation Management Allergic - 1-3% with platelet and plasma components - 0.1-0.3% Transfusion , vol. 2587–2596, [link] Macias, Michael. Transfusion Reactions in the Ed.”

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

RebelEM

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 2016 Dec 29. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Support Care Cancer. 2018 May;26(5):1465-1470. Epub 2017 Nov 22.