Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Undocumented migrant: Someone who enters or stays in a country without the documents required under immigration regulations. MVI offers essential outreach services to refugee camps as well as operating a central clinic in Athens, providing undocumented migrants, refused asylum seekers, and the homeless with regular medical care.

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 6, 2025

The SCREEN Trial SCREEN was a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial of an EMR alert for organ failure, conducted at 45 wards of 5 hospitals in Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2021. This led the authors to speculate that qSOFA parameters were being documented more diligently on the wards randomized to screening.

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Sepsis Documentation/Coding Hospitals Outcomes 45

Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Follow up CT should depend on the patient and ultrasound operator. Lastly the POCUS operators were ED physicians with training “recommended by ACEP.” Please ensure that you document and discuss with the patient accordingly. J Urol 2019. In this study, 40.7% References 1) Moore et al. 202(3):475-483.

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Pediatric Education

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

No specific documentation regarding the duration of the car seat testing could be identified in the medical records. Pierre-Robin Sequence) and post-operative congenital heart disease. 2019-1703 Author Donna M. The pertinent physical exam showed the patient was now 3.34 The parents said they thought it was about 2 hours of time.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 10, 2023

Then you hear the words coming out of the speaker, “ Paediatric code black. Paediatric code black ”. You’ve heard the phrase code black before – it’s a traumatic cardiac arrest. You know a paediatric code black means paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest. Then the patient is rapidly moved to the operating theatre.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

I therefore feel it relevant to document ( in your dictation/on the medical chart ) when significant artifact potentially impairs the accuracy of your interpretation. since what appears to be a major causative factor ( simultaneous ingestion of 9 herbal preparations ) is no longer operative.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. However, there are documented adverse events such as haemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents or recurrence of VOC after drug withdrawal, which represent a drawback in its regular use. 2019, 3 rd edition.

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Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Further document handedness, occupation, site of injury, and thorough review of systems to evaluate for potential complications ○ Complications as distant as pneumomediastinum following air injection of the hand have been reported5,6. ➢ 2019 Nov 16;8(11):2000. 2019 Dec 18;6(1):153-158. J Clin Med. doi: 10.3390/jcm8112000.

Fractures 52

Fractures Documentation/Coding Operations Research 52

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Initial Management (whilst Urology team are on their way) Bloods FBC, U/Es, CRP, Coagulation screen, Blood glucose levels, Blood cultures IV Antibiotics as per Trust guidelines (may be under section for Necrotising fasciitis) Urethral catheter- this will help with monitoring urine output and help identify the urethra during the operation.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

I’m Jeff Nusbaum and I’m back with Nachi Gupta for the 30 th episode of EMplify and the first Post-Ponte Vedra Episode of 2019. Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. I hope everybody enjoyed a fantastic conference.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Jeff: With that, let’s get into the first episode of 2019 – the topic this month is first trimester pregnancy emergencies: recognition and management. Jeff: Perhaps most importantly, no history or physical alone can rule in or out an ectopic pregnancy, for that you’ll need testing and imaging or operative findings.

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Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Nachi: As we are just about to see one of the busiest travel days of the year, that would be the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we thought there would be no better time to discuss the September 2019 issue of EMP: Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies: Responsibilities and Pitfalls. Nachi: So, I fly about 4 times a month for work.

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Dehydration EMS Wellness Burns 40

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia. An RCT is underway in Canada on the use of ondansetron versus haloperidol with an estimated completion of July 2019. Make sure that the patient knows not to operate vehicles or heavy machinery under the influence of drugs.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The patient was given strict guidance not to drive, operate machinery, etc. So, perhaps a component of vagal influence may be operative after all? ( Because of its totally unexpected onset and propensity to result in sudden death PAVB is difficult to document and significantly underdiagnosed.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Executive Summary: International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Ventilator Liberation, A Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network Document. Published 2019 Nov 10. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031630 Blackwood B, Morris KP, Jordan J, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(1):17-28.

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