EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

Cavernous sinus syndrome (B) usually presents with cranial nerve deficits, diplopia, periorbital cellulitis, and facial swelling that may progress to meningitis or sepsis. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2013 Apr;34(2):131-41. 2018 Apr 26;378(17):1573-1582. anatomic region). Brainstem stroke: anatomy, clinical and radiological findings.

Stroke 89

Stroke EMS EKG/ECG Radiology 89

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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. Assessing fluid responsiveness with ultrasound in the neonatal intensive care setting: the mini-fluid challenge. Anagnostou A, et al. Arch Dis Child. Arch Dis Child.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Research Resuscitation Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

CT is good but you really should learn ultrasound, and lastly, sick patients need prompt consultation and resuscitation, not rapid trips to radiology. Nachi: Diagnosis of appendicitis, in a pregnant patient, ultrasound vs. mri. was sensitive for 28-day mortality in sepsis. Jeff: Indeed. Sounds familiar. Jeff: We sure did!

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Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Sepsis 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Can J of Cardiol 2018, 34: 132-145 Here are some other cases: LVH, LBBB, RBBB, and RVH may manifest ST depression without any ischemia! Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified. Miranda DF, Lobo AS, Walsh B, et al.

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG Shock Sepsis Emergency Department 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Notably, lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of bacterial CAP demonstrated exceptional stand-alone diagnostic accuracy in 33 studies including 4,901 adults and children in the emergency department, with a pooled sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90%. 2018 Aug 1;10(8):a028456. ng/mL (strongly recommended against antibiotics), 0.1-0.25

Infectious Diseases 86

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 86

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

The ways to tell for certain include intravascular ultrasound (to look for extra-luminal plaque with rupture) or "optical coherence tomography," something I am entirely unfamiliar with. pulmonary embolism, sepsis, etc.), The diagnosis of MINOCA should exclude: 1) other overt causes for elevated troponin (e.g., myocarditis).

CPR 52

CPR EKG/ECG Shock Ultrasounds 52

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. Sepsis-3!!

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ultrasound-Assisted Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. A prospective, Single-Arm Multicenter Trial of Ultrasound-Facilitated, Catheter-Directed, Low-Dose Fibrinolysis for Acute Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: The SEATTLE II Study. CHEST 2010.

Stroke 133

Stroke Outcomes Hospitals Administration 133

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

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. Next month we are talking sepsis and the ever frequently changing guidelines so it’s not something you want to miss.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018. Jeff: Real quick – in case you missed it – ultrasound sneaks in again. Let’s move on to treatment.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This retrospective study, conducted between 2016 and 2018, looked at paediatric patients aged between 2 and 17 years presenting with severe exacerbation of asthma to a single tertiary paediatric Emergency Department in Memphis, Tennessee. Pediatric Emergency Care 39(7):p 524-529, July 2023. DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002890

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Emergency Department Hospitals Resuscitation Administration 140