Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

pulmonary embolism, sepsis, etc.), Additional research about MINOCA is needed to determine the efficacy of medications aimed at secondary prevention of AMI. Diagnosis of MINOCA should be made according to the Fourth Universal Definition of MI, in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) (no lesion ≥50%). myocarditis).

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RebelEM

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Vitamin C can function as an antioxidant and may mitigate endothelial oxidative stress in sepsis. Amrein 2018) A small, single-center, before-and-after study utilized a sepsis cocktail consisting of IV thiamine, hydrocortisone, and vitamin C and discovered a significant decrease in mortality compared to the control group.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 21, 2023

Infection/sepsis? Over a 10-year period from 2008 to 2018, 334 heart transplants were performed on children in the UK. About PICSTAR PICSTAR is a trainee-led research network open to all doctors, nurses and allied health trainees within Paediatric Intensive Care. What are your differentials? Bad bronchiolitis ? Inflicted injury?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

The 2018 PREVIEW trial reported a significant reduction in length of stay (LOS) in children given prednisolone in Australia (24-71 months, mean 41 months) compared to placebo. They were then able to run their planned subgroup analysis and see which variables were important to the research question. How good is the paper?

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A 2018 risk score incorporates the presence of abdominal guarding, WBC, and CRP. Those with abdominal guarding, WBC over 20,000, and CRP over 25 mg/dL demonstrated a risk of complicated diverticulitis of over 85% (Bolkenstein 2018). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2020 Oct. Dig Liver Dis.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. 2018 May;26(5):1465-1470. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. BMC Health Services Research. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Support Care Cancer.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

In infants, this can represent a medical emergency as it can quickly lead to orbital cellulitis and sepsis. Dr. Goel is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati and a graduate of the UC EM Class of 2018. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 saline eyedrops for “burning” or “gritty” feeling of discomfort.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. The study surveyed 2855 Canadian adolescents in 2018 and found that those who skipped breakfast were 2.55 Role of diagnostic tests for sepsis in children: a review.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Because of this possible diagnosis, they were commenced on a macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin) in addition to treatment for neonatal sepsis +/- meningitis (ceftriaxone and acyclovir). Post-ET, careful monitoring is essential, particularly for secondary bacterial infections and sepsis. Pediatrics. 2010;126:e81627 Cherry et al.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

The death has an “unknown cause” rather than SIDS if the investigation or autopsy is missing, or an alternative diagnosis cannot be ruled out (see Duncan and Byard, 2018 , p. Researchers comb through the victims’ genomes for mutations in cardiorespiratory function and autonomic arousal systems. Dr. Paul N.

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PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

Each hospital’s Medical Executive Committee approved the protocol, and data was collected 2016-2018. This is not a hot research area.) Ascension is a $27 billion, 140-hospital conglomerate operating in 19 states—the third largest system in the U.S by some accounts (after HCA and the VA).

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 2, 2025

A large proportion have concluded PCT is a safe and effective method to shorten antibiotic courses, including in patients with sepsis. The ADAPT-Sepsis Trial Between 2018 and 2024 at 41 centers in the U.K., Because ADAPT-Sepsis was designed as a noninferiority trial, and the authors chose (arbitrarily) a 5.4%

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EMDocs

JULY 26, 2023

2 In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the remaining stocks of variola virus to be destroyed or transferred to one of two designated biosafety level 4 facilities: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia or the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Russia. McGraw-Hill; 2019.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al. Andrews et al. Inwald et al.

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Broome Docs

JANUARY 27, 2025

doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208151. Epub 2018 Oct 25. Biomarker-Guided Antibiotic Duration for Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The ADAPT-Sepsis Randomized Clinical Trial. Full blog post here. Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences Weber EJ, Carlton EW. Emerg Med J. 2024 Dec 9.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

He has received 20ml/kg in 5 to 10ml/kg aliquots in the ED, as his blood pressure keeps dropping, and the ED team is concerned about possible sepsis. These differences underscore the need for further research to clarify the role of venous congestion in pediatric critical care. Pediatr Nephrol, 2018. Front Pediatr, 2018.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 13, 2025

Often, these babies are managed as more common neonatal illnesses initially, such as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, sepsis, or respiratory distress syndrome. About PICSTAR PICSTAR is a trainee-led research network open to all doctors, nurses and allied health trainees within Paediatric Intensive Care. Copel, et al.,

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

WHO fungal priority pathogens list to guide research, development and public health action. Prevalence and healthcare burden of fungal infections in the United States, 2018. Core recommendations for Antifungal stewardship: A statement of the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium. Future Microbiology. 2023;30(1).

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

There’s no diagnostic test for sepsis, which leads to high rates of overdiagnosis, delayed care from missed cases, and flawed clinical research. Several new blood tests claim to solve the problem of diagnostic imprecision in the early management of suspected sepsis.

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