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

EB Medicine

Nachi: Taken all together, the rising rates of obesity and the rising success and availability of bariatric procedures has led to an increased number of bariatric procedures, with 228,000 performed in the US in 2017. In 2017, these were performed 60%, 18%, and 3% of the time. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

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How to Diagnose Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

I recommend an order set that includes ECG, glucose, creatinine, liver enzymes, lipase, amylase, electrolytes including calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ketones, and urinalysis. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2017 May. 16 An elevated amylase suggests repetitive vomiting as well. Dermatoendocrinol.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope. Abnormal Electrocardiogram (ECG): Defined (San Fran syncope rule) as any new changes when compared to the last ECG or presence of non-sinus rhythm.

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EM@3AM: Hyperthermia

EMDocs

A 12-lead EKG shows sinus tachycardia but is otherwise normal. Triage vital signs include BP 80/40 mm Hg, HR 154 bpm, T 41C rectal, RR 28 breaths per minute, saturation 94% on room air. The patient is agitated, not oriented, and becoming combative with ED staff. Temps greater than 41.5C Temps greater than 41.5C link] Chava, R., Halperin, H.,

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

million patient complaints in 2017, making it the second most common ED complaint. Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. doi:10.1136/emermed-2017-206944 Mokhtari A, Yip O, Alain J, Berthelot S. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Taming the SRU

Initial work up when suspicious of this process should include ECG, chest x-ray, urinalysis, and the following labs: CBC, CMP, magnesium, phosphate, calcium, uric acid, VBG (for pH), and lactate dehydrogenase (10). Therefore, it should only be administered in life-threatening arrhythmia and not simply for peaked t waves on ECG (2,20).