Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 24, 2018

Written by Pendell Meyers We received a call from an outside hospital asking to transfer a "traumatic post arrest" patient. The most common to consider include renal failure, dehydration, acidosis, use of potassium-retaining medication, and trauma ( which may result in rhabdomyolysis ).

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Mind The Bleep

MAY 12, 2023

These include infection & sepsis, GI bleeding, dehydration, AKI, alcohol consumption, constipation, and certain medications. A Gastroenterology or Hepatology specialist review should ideally be sought within 24 hours of admission to the hospital. On Day 3 (i.e. 48 hours later) albumin is administered at 1g/kg. 2021 Jan;70(1):9-29.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

They gave him water with salt, as he thought he was dehydrated." Transmitted to hospital with PCI." "ER My Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 8/9/2018 ): == Our thanks to Lou B for this insightful case. He writes: "We were dispatched to a 58 yo male who had been out in the sun for 2-3 hours as a mailman. Pattern looked to be BER.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 15, 2023

As such, thresholds for intervention remain under debate and vary across different hospitals and countries. His systemic examination is normal, apart from signs of dehydration. Causes of hypoglycaemia table adapted from Perth Children’s Hospital. Physical examination: Joey is well-grown. He is lethargic but alert. Hypoglycaemia.

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Wellness Seizures Hospitals Dehydration 103

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the August 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2018 Aug;46(3):144-151. 768: Epidemiology of Hospital Based ED Visits due to Sickle Cell Crisis and Acute Chest Syndrome in Kids. This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02 mg/kg, max 0.4

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. 2018 Nov;19(6):952-960. Epub 2018 Sep 10. J R Soc Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

GPs and local hospitals should provide easy access to medication and vaccinations to ensure good compliance. At home, he has had 24 hours of alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen, but the pain was so unbearable that his parents came to hospital in the middle of the night. What medications would you give to control pain in hospital?

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. 2018 30 attempted to study this in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland; in a feasibility trial, they were able to enroll only 75 patients in 9 months across 13 medical centers. 11 A study by Stephan et al.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 73

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

As the disease progress the patients will experience profound dehydration and start to develops signs and symptoms such as: Rapid heart rate Loss of skin elasticity Dry mucous membranes Low blood pressure If left untreated, severe dehydration may lead to kidney failure, shock, coma, and death within hours.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. 92 Refugee patients with SAM, dehydration, or shock should be admitted for further management. Published online January 30, 2018. BMJ Glob Health.

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