RebelEM

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines suggest starting vasopressors peripherally rather than delaying infusion until a CVC is placed [2]. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021. Crit Care Med 2021. of patients not requiring CVC insertion.

Administration 137

Administration Sepsis EMS Shock 137

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 31, 2025

Reviewed by Dr Faye Leggott Article 2: Does fluid overload increase mortality in children with sepsis? Association between fluid overload and mortality in children with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Some special patients (burns and trauma) were not described in the study. BMJ Paediatr Open. Whats it about?

Sepsis 59

Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Shock Resuscitation 59

EMDocs

JANUARY 9, 2024

McGraw Hill; 2021. Accessed August 28, 2022. link] Zafren K, Thurman R, Jones ID. Marine Dermatitis. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e. Accessed August 25, 2022. link] Fil LJ, Tunik MG. Food Poisoning. In: Nelson LS, Howland M, Lewin NA, Smith SW, Goldfrank LR, Hoffman RS.

Poisoning 105

Poisoning Burns Sepsis 105

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This is endorsed in the 2022 ACC pathway [1] and the 2021 AHA chest pain guidelines [7]. The discomfort has a burning character, though he has never been diagnosed with reflux before. as seen in heart failure, arrhythmias, or sepsis). 2021 May 14;42(19):1908] [published correction appears in Eur Heart J. 2021 May 13;:].

EKG/ECG 110

EKG/ECG Emergency Department Burns Wellness 110

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 27, 2024

Mortality rates related to bullous skin lesions are typically related to disruption of the skin barrier and include subsequent dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, hypothermia, increased metabolic needs, and secondary infection leading to bacteremia and/or sepsis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2021; 84:1782. Nature 2004; 428:486. MRCP (n.d.).

Emergency Department 83

Emergency Department Dehydration Burns Sepsis 83

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. 2021; 93: 4358–4369. High serum procalcitonin concentrations in patients with sepsis and infection. 2021 Jan;25(1):466-479.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

She has had pruritus and swelling to the site accompanied by a painful burning sensation and a couple “painful knots” on her right inguinal region. 2021, May 18). She denies any prior history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT, IV drug use, or any history of vascular surgeries to the lower extremities. pneumoniae , S. link] Davis, L.

EMS 92

EMS Infectious Diseases Shock Ultrasounds 92