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Episode 36 - Diagnosis and Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

No 1996 AAP guidelines, 2016 ACG guidelines, and 2017 IDSA guidelines all note diarrhea illness but may be vomiting predominant. not ED specific) Food poisoning is responsible for 5% of AGE but results in 30% of deaths. Lab evaluation for dehydration is recommended in these populations. Symptoms begin 6-24 hours post ingestion.

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Serotonin Syndrome & NMS

Taming the SRU

2017 Feb;37(1):67-71. An 11-year retrospective review of cyproheptadine use in serotonin syndrome cases reported to the California Poison Control System. mg/kg initially followed by 1mg/kg q6hrs Disposition NMS can be very severe and usually requires ICU level care. Gurrera RJ, Mortillaro G, Velamoor V, Caroff SN. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000640.