Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, the destination of travel is also important as helminths have distinct geographical distribution. Hospitalization for travel-related illness are around 10% for both VFR and tourists (Leuthard 2015) Multiple studies have reported the most common travel infections in various countries.

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Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis Documentation/Coding 161

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).

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Sepsis Shock Hospitals Outcomes 52

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Beta-blockers for septic shock (STRESS-L trial) Septic shock deranges multiple complex signaling systems in the body. A meta-analysis of 7 randomized trials (n=503) previously suggested that co-administration of esmolol to blunt vasopressor-induced tachycardia and arrhythmias could reduce mortality in septic shock by one-third.

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These 2 settings are: i ) In patients with severe , often longstanding pulmonary disease ; and / or , ii ) In acutely ill patients with multi-system disease ( ie, sepsis, shock, electrolyte and/or acid-base disorders ). MAT almost always occurs in one of 2 common predisposing settings. Smith’s ECG Blog.

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EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Sepsis COPD 195

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Back in 2019 we were talking about Vitamin C for sepsis ( SGEM#268 ). There have been at least two randomized control trials published that do not support the use of Vitamin C in sepsis. Fujii et al ( VITAMINS RCT) JAMA 2020: n=216 patients with septic shock. . Not much has changed over the last two years.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

OCTOBER 16, 2023

We’ll start with sepsis. Sepsis is a state of low systemic vascular resistance leading to reduced preload and afterload in the heart. The incidence of dynamic LVOTO in those with septic shock is remarkably high and is reported to be 20% in one study from ICU echo guru Michel Slama. We’ll start with sepsis.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

In his work, Dr. Goldwater describes a kind of toxic-shock (cytokine) reaction in the body that results from the combination of a cold virus plus being infected with a common bacterium—each pathogen relatively harmless on its own but deadly together. This sort of sepsis would produce many of the common autopsy findings.

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CDC Sepsis Research Pediatrics 79

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.

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Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

In 1983 I was an Englishman abroad, the London anaesthetist who was appointed to be the English anaesthetist on the Shock Team only because the outstanding candidate from Oxford had preferred to take up a job doing muscle relaxant research with Kitz and Katz in the USA. 4] The research agenda at the time was broad.

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The ATHOS-3 trial in 2017 explored the efficacy of angiotensin II as a vasopressor for severe vasodilatory shock. Severe shock is defined as persistent hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain a mean arterial pressure of 65mmHg and serum lactate <2 despite adequate volume resuscitation. were more likely to respond.

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PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

Continuous meropenem infusion for critically ill patients with sepsis Antibiotics have a time-dependent effect on bacteria; maintaining bacteriocidal concentrations of antibiotics should help subdue infections better than intermittent dosing. Mortality was about 30% in each group, and most patients had hospital-acquired sepsis.

Stroke 52

Stroke Sepsis Infectious Diseases Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

JHS’ chart review project, which identified 163 patients presenting to the ED with gluteal AFT complications in a 30-month period between 2020 and 2023, provides one of the most comprehensive and informative datasets on the breadth of AFT complications as they are currently being performed. Accessed March 6, 2024. Aesthet Surg J.

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Emergency Department Operations Ultrasounds Hospitals 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient in today’s case presented in cardiogenic shock from proximal LAD occlusion, in conjunction with a subtotally stenosed LMCA. The stay in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) was further complicated by sepsis, delirium, GI bleeding, and anuric renal failure with need for renal replacement therapy.

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EKG/ECG Shock Hospitals Sepsis 116

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

1 , 4 If presenting later in course or with an intra-abdominal perforation, patients are more likely to show signs of sepsis and hemodynamic instability. VBG with lactate 4 – may show low pH with elevated lactate Cardiac biomarkers – to evaluate for cardiac etiology in those presenting with chest pain or type II NSTEMI in those with sepsis.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

JULY 3, 2023

Type 1 is the acute deterioration in kidney function seen in cardiogenic shock from ACS. Type 5 is the big bucket where they put all the left over disease that cause both kidney and heart failure eg things like amyloid, or sepsis or cirrhosis. Eur J Heart Fail 22, 584–603 (2020). I’ll let that sink in. With me so far?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 26, 2023

As I discuss in detail in My Comment at the bottom of the page in the May 24, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — AV dissociation is not the same as AV block. Most occurrences are associated with events such as sepsis, shock, recent infarction, post-operative state, electrolyte disturbance — or "sick patient".

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EKG/ECG Seizures Sepsis Operations 81

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

In this case, profound shock for 1 hour would result in the same degree of infarction. The Type 2 MI would then have been a result of the prolonged severe shock while in arrest. If the arrest had another etiology (such as old scar), and the ST elevation is due to severe shock, then it is a type II STEMI. Troponin I rose to 44.1

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Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

48 hours) to help her through the initial period of sepsis while her antibiotics take time to work. Circulation Is there evidence of shock – think hypoperfusion; confusion, chest pain, rising lactate, low BP.What is the most likely cause of this? Breathing Is there evidence of respiratory failure?If Is it reversible?

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Hospitals Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Shock 52

PulmCCM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sepsis, infectious disease Managing septic shock with a restrictive-fluids approach (preferentially using vasopressors after a single liter crystalloid bolus) led to similar outcomes as the usual practice of bolusing large volumes of fluids first. Either approach in severe sepsis with shock seems reasonable.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2020 Feb 12;10(1):2470. -smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics EMS Dehydration Hospitals 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

These were presented as hazard ratios and included fever at presentation, previous transfusion ever, haemoglobinuria, malaria, sickle cell disease on enrolment, HIV, evidence of sepsis, malnutrition, shock, hypothermia, and dehydration. Sepsis indicators and malaria positivity did not modify the risk. Do you believe the results?

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Blood Transfusions Outcomes Research Hospitals 78

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pneumonia A 2020 meta-analysis of 8 studies including 2,215 adults with confirmed community acquired pneumonia in different settings found PCT with a cutoff of 0.5 Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. 2020 Nov 20;99(47):e23315. J Med Virol.

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

RebelEM

AUGUST 12, 2024

2020 Mar 14; PMID: 32183395 Post Peer Reviewed By : Salim Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @Srrezaie ) The post The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. PMID: 24553510 Iacone R, et al.

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Outcomes Hospitals Operations Shock 74

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Background: Patients with shock frequently present with hypotension. J Crit Care 2020. Many of these patients are started on vasopressor and inopressor medications to assist in efforts to normalize blood pressure to help improve organ perfusion. to 1.12; p = 0.03 for every change in 5ug/min Lower MAP Value: aOR 0.98; 95% CI 0.98

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Resuscitation Outcomes EMS Sepsis 116

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Annals of Translational Medicine 2020, 8(12). Guarracino F, Ferro B, Morelli A, Bertini P, Baldassarri R, Pinsky MR: Ventriculoarterial decoupling in human septic shock. Landesberg G, Gilon D, Meroz Y, Georgieva M, Levin PD, Goodman S et al : Diastolic dysfunction and mortality in severe sepsis and septic shock.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Van Berkel 2017) In 2020 the NEAR study reported peri-intubation hypotension rates of 18.3% April 2020 ) RebelEM recently reviewed The EvK trial , which found a higher 7-day survival rate with ketamine but no difference in 28-day survival. April 2020 NEAR registry study represents 1/3rd the weight of this meta-analysis.

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Outcomes Emergency Department Sepsis Hospitals 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

of all cases, and 62% of Veritas® misdiagnoses). == MY Comment , by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 1/5/2020 ): == This case illustrates a number of important teaching points. In our study, even physicians' overread of the Veritas® algorithm disagreed with the reference interpretation in 38 cases (7.6%

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EKG/ECG COPD Wellness Sepsis 52

Taming the SRU

APRIL 26, 2023

Resuscitation 2020. Classification of sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock: the impact of minor variations in data capture and definition of SIRS criteria. J Intensive Care Med 2015. Douma MJ, Aves T, Allan KS, et al. Druyan A, Janovich R, Heled Y. Misdiagnosis of exertional heat stroke and improper medical treatment.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department Stroke Sepsis 52