Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And lastly, it’s actually quite hard to see how well the cardiovascular system is working, and this is one of its measurable features. This works well for a while, but eventually, the heart beats too fast to fill adequately. The amount of blood that comes from the heart with each contraction is the stroke volume (SV).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 3, 2020

She had multiple rib fractures as well as serious hemorrhage and underwent massive transfusion. It presents on the ECG as a long ST segment with resultant long QT == MY Comment by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 7/3/2020 ): == The patient in today’s case is a middle-aged woman who was brought to the ED following a motor vehicle accident.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. While adenotonsillectomy may not directly impact cognitive functions, it can benefit other aspects of health and well-being in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing. Lo Vecchio A, et al.J

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

His medical history is significant for three prior admissions for vaso-occlusive crises that have responded well to appropriate therapy, including pain control with NSAIDs and opioids, blood transfusions, antibiotics, and intravenous (IV) crystalloids. 2020 Feb 12;10(1):2470. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4 Annu Rev Pathol.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

OMI recognition cannot be learned well by reading text, but our best "sentence" or "criteria" for helping learners see posterior OMI is: In the context of acute symptoms suspicious for ACS, ST depression maximal in V1-V4 (without an abnormal QRS cause) is specific for posterior OMI until proven otherwise. The RVH is not new.

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EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

23 Pelvic binding remains a critical resuscitation step well within the purview of the ED physician, and can be reviewed here: [link]. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In the era of modern medicine, blood transfusions are commonplace, especially in the emergency department. Transfusion reactions are a spectrum of adverse events that can occur with the transfusion of whole blood or any of its components. One of the major risk factors is receiving a blood transfusion in the past.

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EMDocs

JULY 3, 2023

All patients with concern for SAH need a rapid primary survey to assess the airway, breathing, and circulation as well as a comprehensive neurologic exam to create a baseline for the patient. 22 Hypertonic saline (HTS) has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow (CBF) and is recommended for ICP reduction in the most recent ASA guidelines.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

2012;126(16):2020-2035. in liberal) received a blood transfusion (2.3 as well as their primary outcome confidence interval certainly limits the overall confidence in the trial results. Liberal versus restrictive transfusion thresholds for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease. Circulation. Type 1: 41.7

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Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsible for a variety of diseases in humans, including the well-known “ fifth disease ” in children, but it can also lead to more severe complications in certain individuals, particularly those with compromised immune systems, or with underlying hematologic disorders. ” CDC , 20 May 2020, [link]. 6, 2008, pp.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

A whole blood transfusion is initiated for the management of her anemia. She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002694 WHO Guideline on Control and Elimination of Human Schistosomiasis. Hypoglycemia is managed with IV dextrose.

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