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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2016. Available from: [link] The post EM@3AM: Leukopenia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. 2nd edition. 2, CLINICAL GUIDELINES: HIV DIAGNOSIS.

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Morel-Lavallée Lesion in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Sometimes this can be used to our advantage, like when we need to give subcutaneous fluids to a dehydrated patient without an IV, or when we need to give SQ medications for things like Sulfonylurea overdose , Hereditary Angioedema , or DVTs. Shen 2013, Nickerson 2014, Scolaro 2016 ] Singh et al proposed an algorithm to guide treatment.

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Amiodarone Versus Digoxin for Acute Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department

RebelEM

This could have biased the results in favor of amiodarone as we’ve covered this before on REBEL EM before The IV amiodarone group required less additional HR control agents to control increased heart rate. Sepsis, hyperthyroidism, dehydration, heart failure, ACS, etc).

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

While it was < 15% in 1990, by 2016 it reached 40%. Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Jeff: Well that’s kind worrisome. That’s almost half of the population. million adults!!

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ToxCard: Iron

EMDocs

6 Can see subsequent electrolyte disturbances and dehydration related to severity of GI symptoms. McGraw Hill; 2016. Typically presents in the first few hours following ingestion. Children without vomiting within 6 hours of iron ingestion will almost never have significant toxic effects. Hernandez SH, Nelson LS. & Rangan, C.

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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. The post EM@3AM: Hyperthermia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. It is not the job or the expectation of the EM provider. GI symptoms are the second most common, and they include vomiting, food intolerance, food aversion, GERD, refractory to normal antireflux measures, diarrhea, and dehydration. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Pediatr Rev. doi: 10.1542/pir.2014-0122.