EMDocs

DECEMBER 19, 2023

McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. McGraw Hill; 2021. Food Poisoning. Poisoning, Envenomation, and Trauma from Marine Creatures. In: Knoop KJ, Stack LB, Storrow AB, Thurman R. Accessed August 25, 2022.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 9, 2024

Incidentally, the day after ED visit number one, the mother was called by the child’s pediatrician advising her to bring him for evaluation of lead poisoning. In the emergency department, consultations were made with the regional poison-control center and the regional lead center. Discussion Lead poisoning is a serious health concern.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 17, 2024

8) Over the next 24 years, numerous peer reviewed publications on benzonatate poisoning appeared in the medical literature. (3, 8) Over the next 24 years, numerous peer reviewed publications on benzonatate poisoning appeared in the medical literature. (3, 5) From 2012 to 2019, pediatric benzonatate prescribing soared by 62%. (9)

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 17, 2024

2021 A plain abdominal X-ray shows multiple dilated loops of bo wel. Forrester reported data from the Texas Poison Centers surrounding 110 cases of superabsorbent polymer bead ingestions between 2011 and 2016. 2021 These beads, once hydrated inside the body, reached considerable sizes. Image adapted from Mullens et al.,

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Diagnosis: Clinical exam findings, in combination with a thorough history help to make the diagnosis of anticholinergic plant poisoning. 11 Consider consulting a toxicologist or regional poison control center (1-800-222-1222 in the United States) if there diagnostic or management uncertainty. Jimson weed poisoning – a case report.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 3, 2023

These local protocols vary from the labeled dosing; contacting and using your local poison center’s protocol is recommended. Extracorporeal treatment for acetaminophen poisoning: recommendations from the EXTRIP workgroup. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2015;53(10):941-949. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2014 Sep-Oct;52(8):856-67. Epub 2014 Aug 18.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

we’ve poisoned the food supply, engineered highly-addictive additives, and coated food with pesticides. The old guard has chalked up our chronic disease epidemic to “sedentary lifestyle and obesity.” ” But could it be that American children are not inherently lazy? Could it be that adults have made them sick?

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JournalFeed

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of November 15-19, 2021. We cover proactive PE screening for COPD admissions, PECARN in an external cohort, β-lactam or vancomycin first for bacteremia, downstream effects of antibiotic over-prescribing, and hyperbaric timing in CO poisoning.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Treatment of snakebite poisoning. Published online April 2021. Am J Hosp Pharm. 1991;48(10):2190-2196. Venomous Snakes | NIOSH | CDC. Published April 15, 2022. Accessed May 7, 2022. link] Buchanan JT, Thurman J. Crotalidae Envenomation. link] Antivenom administration North American Crotalinae snakebites – UpToDate.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 31, 2023

In April 2021, after a post-hoc analysis of the original phase 3 study suggested non-inferiority of the F(ab’) 2 antivenin against copperhead envenomation, the FDA expanded approval of this antivenom to include copperhead and cottonmouth envenomations. Poison Control: The F(ab2)ulous Expanded Indication of Anavip | FCEP. Ann Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

“Posttraumatic Iridocyclitis – Injuries; Poisoning.” 2023, www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/eye-trauma/posttraumatic-iridocyclitis?query=Traumatic+Iritis+and+Chemical+Iritis. 2021 Oct 7. Merck Manuals Professional Edition , Merck Manuals, 12 Nov. query=Traumatic+Iritis+and+Chemical+Iritis.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The patient’s urine was obtained and compared with the urine of his emergency physician using a Wood’s lamp, and the patient’s was found to be brightly fluorescent, supporting the presumptive diagnosis of EG poisoning. After resolution of EG poisoning, he was transferred to psychiatry and ultimately discharged home without complication.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 23, 2021

Date: January 20th, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. AEM January 2021 Case: A 50-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Reference: Pines et al.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Published 2021 Sep 17. Xylazine Poisoning: A Systematic Review. Available at: Xylazine (usdoj.gov) Kariisa M, Patel P, Smith H, Bitting J. Notes from the Field: Xylazine Detection and Involvement in Drug Overdose Deaths – United States, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70(37):1300-1302. 2023;15(3):e36864.

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RCEM Learning

APRIL 9, 2024

The FRCEM SBA is a theoretical exam mapped to the full Emergency Medicine 2021 curriculum. For more details regarding the MRCEM Primary like who can sit the exam, where the exam takes place and how it is marked and when the results are given visit the RCEM Exam pages.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

5 Symptoms of milkweed poisoning may include abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, lethargy, and confusion, progressing to seizures, heart rhythm changes, and bradycardia. In the ED, he was found to have a heart rate in the 40s, and a digoxin level of 1.0 ng/mL (cross reactivity of the assay) and a potassium of 4.2

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

See Costagliola et al — Ann Clin Transl Neurol 8(7): 1557-1568, 2021 — for more on the complex "Brain-Heart Interaction" in Epilepsy ). mEq/L for K+ and 1.76

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Northwestern EM Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

If high suspicion or known overdose, involve and consult your local Poison Center [8]. 2021, October 1). Sinus Node Dysfunction (Sick Sinus Syndrome) [9-10]: Sick sinus syndrome is most commonly due to aging of the sinus node and surrounding atrial myocytes. It is often associated with severe bradycardia (HR<50 bpm. Hypothermia.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis also explored the diagnosis of malrotation and midgut volvulus via ultrasound. Dr. Cantor is the emeritus medical director for the Central New York Poison Control Center and professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics in Syracuse, New York. For the whirlpool sign, the sensitivity was 95.6

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Method and Design We conducted an observational retrospective cohort study on patients who visited ED in 2021. Abstract 2086 Table 1 Presentations Total first presentation over 2021 Total deaths (within 30 days ) Admission Admission (%) Percentage of deaths [CI ] INJURY OF SHOULDER/ARM/ELBOW/WRIST/HAND 8416 4 424 5 0.05[0.018

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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Show answer In this case, the history pointed towards mushroom poisoning. Most cases of mushroom poisoning are self-limiting episodes of gastrointestinal upset. There are many different syndromes associated with mushroom poisoning in Australia including cholinergic, hallucinogenic, glutaminergic, disulfram-like and hepatotoxic 3.

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Broome Docs

APRIL 30, 2024

PMID: 38497992 Preventing poison ivy? Cost-effective post-exposure prevention of poison ivy dermatitis. 2021 Oct;38(10):446-448. Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation in the Operating Room: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. 2024 Mar 18:e240762. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.0762. Int J Dermatol.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

opiates or anticholinergics): Use initial nomogram and treat if initial level is above the treatment line. haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S.,

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EMDocs

JANUARY 22, 2025

Drug Overdose Deaths with Evidence of Counterfeit Pill Use – United States, July 2019-December 2021. 2021 Mar 17;22: e929412. Naloxone in opioid poisoning: walking the tightrope. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. DOI: [link] O’Donnell J, Tanz LJ, Miller KD, et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Inhalant misuse reported to Americas Poison Centers, 2001-2021. Ganetsky M (ed). Updated February 26, 2024. Accessed January 13, 2025. link] Hogge RL, Spiller HA, Kistamgari S, et al. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2023; 61:453.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They included all individuals who used the province’s public health insurance program—which covers 97% of residents between 2006 and 2021. The types of death that were elevated included suicide (10x), trauma (5x), opioid poisoning (5x) and lung cancer (4x). They used codes to find those who had a visit for CUD.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Unusual strychnine poisoning and its treatment: report of eight cases. 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System ® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers ® : 40th Annual Report. Case report: Survival after deliberate strychnine self-poisoning, with toxicokinetic data. Strychnine poisoning.

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