Taming the SRU

JUNE 24, 2024

Follow this algorithm in patients with unstable bradycardia with acute heart failure, change in mental status, or concern for shock, physicians should start with atropine, 1 mg and may be continued every 3 to 5 minutes if effective. Skin burns and irritation can also result from the pacing pads and cause pain. Circulation , vol.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm. FIGURE 1: Electrical burns of the patient’s bilateral feet. FIGURE 2: Traumatic amputation and electrical burn of the patient’s left arm. He was intubated by EMS due to the extent of his injuries.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

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ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

Many of these findings were similar to a study of the 2022 EM Match results by Murano et al., Many of these findings were similar to a study of the 2022 EM Match results by Murano et al., In 2022, unfilled PGY-1 positions totaled 219 (7.9%), and 554 (18.4%) positions were unfilled in 2023 [2,5]. Published May 2022.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. 2022 Jul 11;11(14):2163. 2022 Jan;28(1):13-22. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. Kinetics & Reference Range: Normal serum levels of PCT are < 0.05 Medicine (Baltimore).

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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. Updated 2022 Aug 8]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-. aureus (including MRSA), Klebsiella pneumoniae , influenzae , E. pneumoniae , S. Erysipelas.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 11, 2025

See our other cases with similar patters, to burn this deep into your brain files: Smith : In my experience, these cases of LAD OMI with RBBB and LAFB are either about to arrest, post-arrest, and/or in cardiogenic shock. The ST Elevation is NOT typical. It is ofen downsloping This one is also a wide complex tachycardia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This was written by one of our fine residents, who will soon be an EMS fellow: Michael Perlmutter Case A mid-50s male came to the ED with a burning sensation that was acutely worse while at home. I put this through the Queen of Hearts and was shocked that she did not see it. He came to the ED at the urging of his wife.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. 13 While there is good data that early antibiotics for patients in septic shock reduce mortality 18-19 the role of early and aggressive volume resuscitation and its impacts on patient-centered outcomes remain unclear. Inwald et al.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

million deaths per year attributed to all fungal diseases globally 3,4 World Health Organization (WHO) developed the first fungal priority pathogens list (WHO FPPL) in 2022 based on pathogen impact on public health and management challenges 1 Table 1: World Health Organization (WHO) Fungal Priority Pathogen List. Future Microbiology.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. She is sent to the medical ward after three days in the ED with the diagnoses of resolving septic shock, severe malaria, and AKI. link] UNHCR.

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