SheMD

MAY 11, 2023

Transcripts were coded to sort data into “leadership occurrences” or “unrelated to leadership” as well as critical treatment decisions. CPR-related performance items were coded by the second as present or absent. 2017; 177(2): 206- 213. Differences between genders were quantified by averages with confidence intervals.

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Leadership Documentation/Coding Teamwork CPR 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: October 24th, 2017 Reference: Harrison et al. Pediatrics 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anthony Crocco is a Pediatric Emergency Physician and is the Medical Director & Division Head of the Division of Pediatric Emergency at McMaster’s Children’s Hospital. Anthony is also the creator of SketchyEBM.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Hospitals 52

Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

There is evidence that, for children and adults, elevated cortisol levels and chronic stress can lead to behavioral, mental-health, and mood issues, as well as changes in inflammation and immunity. In the resulting document , the working group changed the ages at which children can be expected to reach developmental milestones.

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CDC Documentation/Coding Research Pediatrics 106

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

MAY 2, 2017

Consider the traumas and medical emergencies that have a seasonal prominence in your locality, then prepare topical presentations in formats that work well with your group. As with a well-run ‘mega-code’, these are rehearsals for future events that may present suddenly.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Documentation/Coding Emergency Nursing Pediatrics 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

A cardiac family history should of course be sought, but think a little outside the box as well. Upside-down position for the out of hospital management of children with SVT, Bronzetti et al, International Journal of Cardiology 2017 this showed that a modified position (upside down) improved cardioversion rates from 33% to 67%.

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EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

In both tracings — an exceedingly fast PMVT is documented. In this study — Procainamide was superior to Amiodarone for terminating monomorphic VT, as well as having fewer adverse effects than Amiodarone ( Ortiz et al — Eur Heart J 1;38 (17): 1329-1335, 2017 ). The arrhythmia starts with a PVC having a short coupling interval.

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EKG/ECG Shock Hospitals Sepsis 134

ALiEM

JANUARY 10, 2025

Constitutional : No distress, well appearing. Other documented pharmacological causes of anisocoria include nebulized ipratropium bromide and scopolamine (14-19). Published 2017 Apr 12. Physical Exam Vitals : BP 85/66; HR 143; RR 42; SpO2 100%; T 98.3F EOM intact bilaterally. No stigmata of trauma. Am J Emerg Med. 2017;7:11-13.

Pediatrics 64

Pediatrics Academics Documentation/Coding Administration 64

Emergency Medicine Ireland

JULY 3, 2023

There are of course much more complex neurohumoral, inflammatory type cytokiney thingies going on but as you can tell they are well over my head so I’ve skipped them for now. But if we’ve been paying attention so far we’ll realise that congestion itself may be causing the kidney injury and decongestion may well fix things.

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Sepsis Shock Wellness Documentation/Coding 96

PEMBlog

MAY 11, 2023

Injectable lidocaine, when done well, is reliable – but it can take years to master the ideal technique that doesn’t create a giant mound of subcutaneous lidocaine that can impact needle entry and landmarks. These were used by two independent reviewers to determine Neonatal Facial Coding System with pain scores.

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Documentation/Coding Pediatrics Emergency Department Academics 52

AED Leader

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Effective January 1, 2017, the state’s Health and Safety Code 19300 mandates that certain high-occupancy buildings must install Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Staff members should be equipped with the skills to use AEDs effectively, as well as perform CPR when necessary. Training is another crucial component.

CPR 52

CPR Documentation/Coding Shock Hospitals 52

Northwestern EM Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

It is well-documented that ED physicians have historically high rates of burnout compared to other specialties as well as a high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to the general population. PTSD is 2 times more prevalent in physicians (14.8%), with EM resident physicians falling in the range from 11.9%-21.5%.

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation Emergency Department Academics Wellness 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 19, 2024

Despite being deemed medically fit for discharge in August 2017, Jack lived in limbo between two hospitals for two and a half years due to delays in disability services and social services arranging a specialist placement for him. Key messages Consider social determinants of health and document these in a child’s clinical notes.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Psychiatric Documentation/Coding Pediatrics 52

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 9, 2017

Medical emergency personnel prepare well for their work: preplanning, checking equipment, reserve supplies, drills to varied scenarios. One of the most important steps to take is redundant documentation: identity; money, credit, finances, ownership, documents. Was the car actually packed for evacuation?

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Nursing Wellness Pediatrics 40

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A meta-analysis of fifteen RCTs comparing blood product transfusion rates of cardiothoracic and surgery patients found significantly lower transfusion rates of FFP in TEG/ROTEM guided group compared to traditional tests, with no difference in survival rates (Fahrendorff 2017). Published 2017 Apr 13. Article: Kumar M et al.

Resuscitation 52

Resuscitation Blood Transfusions Outcomes Hospitals 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 27, 2023

PEARL #3: The pathophysiologic mechanism for producing amphetamine-induced acute MI is unclear ( Bazmi et al — SQUMJ 17(10); e31-37, 2017 — and — Sinha et al — Case Rep Cardiol, 2016 ). BOTTOM Line in Today’s CASE: I was surprised by the elevated troponins in today’s case. An OMI is always a possibility with acute amphetamine use.

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Wellness 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

This child is at risk for expected complications, as well as overdiagnosis and iatrogenia. These children depend on their preload to run blood passively into the pulmonary circuit; afterload reduction is also important to compensate for a poor left ejection fraction, as well as to avoid the development of pulmonary hypertension.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

And maybe, noticing all the fuss, some clinicians might have started coding for VAP slightly less often in equivocal cases. incidence of VAP has remained stubbornly persistent : though it declined from 20 cases to 15 per 1000 ventilated patients 2008-2015, the rate then crept back up to 17 per 1000 in 2017.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

RebelEM

DECEMBER 28, 2022

However, the optimal treatment duration for UTI in men is not well studied, and current practice guidelines are based on historical dogma. Patients were enrolled after the initiation of treatment through a search for diagnosis codes and antibiotic prescriptions.

Outcomes 52

Outcomes Documentation/Coding Hospitals EMS 52

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Taking care of a critically ill child can be nerve-racking to say the least, and downright petrifying for those who don’t do it frequently, even if they are well-trained and brilliant clinicians. Sinha 2012] It is useful in the prehospital setting , correlating well with actual weight and ED Broselow weight. Broselow does not.

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Pediatrics Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Wellness 269

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

Trauma patients between the ages of 18-90 years had to have either had one documented episode of hypotension (defined as a systolic BP <90 mmHg) or tachycardia (>100 beats/minute) to be included in the study. Inclusion was based on suspected rather than confirmed TBI given treatment was in the field.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This patient was reported to have distant heart sounds but was not hypotensive and did not have JVD according to documentation. 2017 Nov;35(4):525-537. There appears to be some ST elevation in leads II and aVF, as well as to a lesser extent in the lateral chest leads. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Sep;26(9):965-1012.e15.

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EKG/ECG Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding COPD 40

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: And just last year we saw the 2017-2018 influenza epidemic with record-breaking ED visits. Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. Jeff: Of note, EMS providers should use face masks themselves and place them on patients as well. Jeff: The reason for this is multifactorial.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department CDC Infectious Diseases EMS 40

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Let us take a moment to review Typhoid Fever in children : Typhoid Fever: Basics Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is the causative bacteria and represents 75% of cases of enteric fever (GBD 2017) Salmonella enterica serotypes Paratyphi A, B and C cause Paratyphoid fever which has clinically indistinguishable features.

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Pediatrics CDC Seizures Documentation/Coding 161

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Jeff : So as well all know Sepsis is bread and butter emergency medicine, but, what is sepsis? If it’s possible to establish an IV and initiate fluids without delaying transport, EMS should do that as well. One recent 2017 study examining the role of angiotensin 2 in those with septic shock already on 0.2 vasopressin.

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Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 29, 2023

The "good news" — is that we clearly see sinus P waves in ECG #1 , that document conversion to sinus rhythm ( ie, upright P waves in lead II that precede each QRS complex with a constant and normal PR interval ). This young woman did well for a year — but unfortunately suffered another cardiac arrest, from which she could not be resuscitated.

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EKG/ECG Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Hospitals 370

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. You know a paediatric code black means paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest. 2017; 55(5); 449-453. You actually run down the corridor.

Emergency Department 91

Emergency Department Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Teamwork 91

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. Recent studies have shown that low-dose ketamine can reduce pain in acute painful crises of sickle cell patients as well as being an opioid-sparing drug.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

mEq/L for Mg++ ) — given that ECF levels of these cations comprise only ~1-2% of total body stores ( Jahnen-Dechent and Ketteler — Clin Kidney J 5(Suppl 1):i3-i14, 2012 — and — Udensi and Tchounwou — Int J Clin Exp Physiol 4(3): 111-122, 2017 ). mEq/L for K+ and 1.76 Smith's ECG Blog.

Seizures 115

Seizures EKG/ECG EMS Stroke 115

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

The patient did well and was ultimately discharged home. Our patient had a Brugada Type 1 pattern elicited by an elevated core temperature, which is also a documented phenomenon. As for our patient, on discharge, her EKG had completed returned to her baseline morphology and she has been doing well in follow-up.

EKG/ECG 92

EKG/ECG Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Documentation/Coding Wellness 92

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For the safety of staff as well as patients, interventions that interrupt escalations before they blossom into violence deserve further study. 5 Hospitals commonly activate a “code” in response to agitated patients, alerting security personnel to the location of that patient. Published November 25, 2017. J Emerg Nurs.

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Psychiatric Best Practices 52

EMDocs

JUNE 2, 2023

You should always follow your local practice guidelines and recommendations as well as adhere to approved medications in your facility. Document what you gave and why, as well as the impact. 2017 Sep;40(3):397-410. If a patient has a PRN on their med list do that! Summary All right, so that’s it for this episode.

Psychiatric 77

Psychiatric Pediatrics Emergency Department Administration 77

EB Medicine

AUGUST 6, 2019

Nachi: Well, I’m sure more of those studies are still coming. Nachi: Next we have Betrixaban, the latest Factor Xa inhibitor to be approved, back in 2017. Nachi: Well that was a ton of information and background on the DOACs. Show More v Jeff: Fair enough, we’ll take what we can get. Jeff: Agree.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Stroke Wellness Outcomes 40

The Injectable Orange

JUNE 20, 2017

While well evaluated, you see the residents go back to the shop floor and struggle to apply any of the lessons that the group agreed had been take homes from the previous sim session. Hicks (2017). How do they do it so well?” Simulcast Journal Club Podcast March 2017 [link] Breakout Group 3 – Debriefing. Stimulus by Prof.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Documentation/Coding Wellness Resuscitation 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

I remember Allie well from her days in the Research volunteer program at Hennepin. Smith comment: 1) Brugada ECG may have ST shifts in limb leads as well as precordial leads. A repeat EKG was performed at that time and showed this: The STE had almost completed resolved and the STE depression is improved as well. F (rectal).

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Wellness Documentation/Coding 52

Downeast Emergency Medicine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

October 2017; 92 (10): 1486-1493.[ December 2017, Volume 177, Number 12.[ The New England Journal of Medicine March 23, 2017, 376; 12.[ All other applications were coded as “not consistent.” Multiple statistical analyses were used as well as 2 different regression models. Mayo Clin Proc. Pubmed ] Guille et al.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Shock Research 52

EMDocs

JULY 3, 2023

All patients with concern for SAH need a rapid primary survey to assess the airway, breathing, and circulation as well as a comprehensive neurologic exam to create a baseline for the patient. This neurological evaluation should include assessment and documentation of the GCS, the presence of any neurologic deficits, and an NIHSS.

Seizures 95

Seizures Stroke Outcomes EMS 95

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2018

This ECG comes from Pierre Taboulet ( [link] /)( [link] ) an ECG whiz who codes a lot of ECGs for Cardiologs' Artificial Intelligence Deep Neural Network algorithm ( [link] ). JACC 69(23):1694-1703; April 4, 2017. I do believe that the 4-variable formula will work very well in LVH. But we need to test it.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Wellness 40