Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

The Kilifi algorithm includes five clinical situations that are common sickle cell presentations – clinical jaundice, severe anaemia, bone and joint infections, and stroke. Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

With your sickle cell trait you usually shouldn’t have any problems, but dehydration could cause problems for you. Actually dehydration can cause problems for everyone, so just take an extra ounce or two than everyone else to really stay hydrated,” he counseled. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2016;13(11):1-28. Pecker LH, Naik RP.

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Dehydration Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Pediatrics Military 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

For more on SSS — See My Comment at the bottom of the page in the July 5, 2018 post in Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog. If none of these other factors are present — then the older patient ( ie, beyond 60 years of age, or so ) with new slow AFib should be presumed to have SSS until proven otherwise.

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

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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: To attain the most up to date information for this article, Dr. Williams searched the PubMed and Cochrane Databases from 1950 to 2018. times higher risk of stroke or TIA.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

80 It can be caused by traumatic nerve, spinal cord, or brain injury (including stroke) or can be a sequela of conditions like diabetes, HIV/AIDS, postherpetic neuropathies, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or chemotherapies. 2018 Nov;19(6):952-960. Epub 2018 Sep 10. West J Emerg Med. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.8.37875. 2018.8.37875.

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