2020 Documentation/Coding Sepsis 
Ken Grauer, MD
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Figure-2: I've color-coded P waves from Figure-1 according to P wave morphology ( See text ). NOTE: For clarity — I've color-coded P waves in the long lead II rhythm strip according to morphology. These cases provide insight to assessment for MAT: The January 5, 2020 post in Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog — for an example of MAT.
Pediatric EM Morsels
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk.
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Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 14, 2024
This sort of sepsis would produce many of the common autopsy findings. The CDC reports that in the US in 2020 there were 93 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths per 100,000 live births (Fig. million babies born in 2020, and the CDC reports there were about 1,389 SIDS deaths. Subscribe now How Many Infants Die of SIDS?
PulmCCM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).
Don't Forget the Bubbles
MAY 31, 2023
We have a ringside view in the Children’s Emergency Department – the unique opportunity to see different types of acute presentations, whether DKA, sepsis or asthma, amongst a host of febrile children. Mintegi, S., & Country Leads (2020). Bressan, S., Buonsenso, D., Farrugia, R., Oostenbrink, R., Titomanlio, L., Nijman, R.
RebelEM
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
For those with sepsis, the administration of intravenous fluids (IVF) at the volumes recommended in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) requires careful consideration of an individual’s chronic medical conditions and subsequent sensitivity to IVF. Article: Vaeli Zadeh A, Wong A, Crawford AC, Collado E, Larned JM. Am J Emerg Med.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JANUARY 1, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), the incidence of IPD reached its lowest level in 20 years. 2023 Dec 12 Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis, Management, and Sub-phenotypes. Point-of-care brain ultrasound and transcranial doppler or color-coded doppler in critically ill neonates and children. Pawlowski TW, et al. Eur J Pediatr.
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