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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

RebelEM

How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? mg of intramuscular (IM) epinephrine for anaphylaxis. What The Evidence Says: Prompt recognition of anaphylaxis is imperative. A naphylaxis – Emergency Medicine Updates 2. A naphylaxis – Emergency Medicine Updates 2. Read More: 1.

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Cetirizine Vs Diphenhydramine For the Treatment of Acute Urticaria in the ED

RebelEM

Second-generation H1 antihistamines (cetirizine, loratadine, and fexofenadine) do not cross the blood-brain barrier as easily (Bernstein J 2018). antibiotics, NSAIDs) Acute urticaria with angioedema or anaphylaxis provided that urticaria was still present after initial treatment and alleviation of anaphylaxis symptoms.

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Episode 20 - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake Envenomations

EB Medicine

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

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Vasopressor Nonresponse

Northwestern EM Blog

Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis may present as hypotension alone. Thus, it may easily be confused with a different form of shock and treated with vasopressors such as norepinephrine and vasopressin, which are not first line for anaphylaxis. 2018; 44(5): 652-655. 2018; 22(1):215. Understanding adrenal crisis. 3) Farkas J.

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Annals of B Pod: Anti-Xa Overdose

Taming the SRU

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. She arrives in the emergency department agitated and unable to answer questions appropriately. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol. May 2; 19(1): 19.

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Severe Asthma Management in the ED

EM Guide Wire

Nebulized Mg sulfate treatment shows no significant effect on respiratory function or hospital admission High-Dose Magnesium Sulfate Infusion for Severe Asthma in the Emergency Department Efficacy Study All patients of 6–16 years old who failed to improve after 2 hours of standard therapy for asthma. 2015;169(2):186-188.

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Diagnostics: Blood Transfusion Reactions

Taming the SRU

In the era of modern medicine, blood transfusions are commonplace, especially in the emergency department. While they are a lifesaving staple of medicine, they also come with risks that emergency providers must be aware of. 2, July 2022, pp. 169–173, [link] Aubron, C., Transfusion Clinique et Biologique , vol. Accessed 8 Sept.