Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis may present as hypotension alone. Thus, it may easily be confused with a different form of shock and treated with vasopressors such as norepinephrine and vasopressin, which are not first line for anaphylaxis. Urticaria should prompt consideration of anaphylaxis. 2022, Jan 24). Wibberly, A.

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PulmCCM

MAY 8, 2023

Among 1150 patients considered high risk for aspiration at 15 French hospitals, those randomized to receive remifentanil had a higher rate of severe complications of intubation (aspiration, hypoxemia, hypotension, arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or anaphylaxis), compared to those receiving neuromuscular blockade.

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Stroke Blood Transfusions Hospice Anaphylaxis 52

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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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 7, 2025

While transfusing blood can be beneficial to those who have lost it or continue to lose it quickly, blood may not always be immediately available. Or maybe the family does not desire blood transfusions. Enter TXA or tranexamic acid , The Clot Stabilizer! of IV form TXA [O’Neill 2020] Inexpensive !

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Pediatrics Blood Transfusions Anaphylaxis Military 231