EMDocs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Some authors recommend not starting chest compressions in hypothermia unless there is no organized cardiac activity (e.g., 2 In reality you may start compressions before you confirm that hypothermia was the primary cause of cardiac arrest. Obtaining a core temperature early in any arrest suspected to be from hypothermia is key.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

3-6 Clinical Presentation: Symptoms include altered mental status, tachycardia, hyperthermia, urinary retention, mydriasis, blurred vision, dry skin, hallucinations. Anticholinergic toxicity has overlap with other toxicological causes of hyperthermia which are reviewed here: Hyperthermia in the Toxicological Setting.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Mild hypothermia is normal in patients with advanced cirrhosis; consider lowering threshold for fever to 37.8 Marked hypothermia is specific for SBP (> 90%), and it’s a poor prognostic finding. 2023 Aug;70:84-89. Approximately 50% have altered mental status, but it may be subtle. References Long B, Gottlieb M.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

We have previously discussed hypothermia presentations , GBS infections , and HSV infections. Hussain, 2023 ] Leads to >300,000 perinatal deaths / year globally. Congenital syphilis differs from syphilis contracted by an “adult” in that: [ Hussain, 2023 ] T. Hussain, 2023 ] Excellent prognosis if treated early.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Apr 17. 2023 Apr 25;329(16):1386-1398. 2023 Apr 29. 2023 Apr 24. 2023 Apr 12. 2023 Apr 28. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 25. 2023 Apr 24. 2023 Apr 18:S0890-8567(23)00185-5. 2023 Apr 24. 2023 Apr 21. 2023 Apr 20:fetalneonatal-2022-324835.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 20, 2023

Date: May 10, 2023 Reference: Harhay MO, et al. She is part of the Don’t Forget the Bubbles team and faculty at Queen Mary […] The post SGEM #404: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay-esian Interpretation of Therapeutic Hypothermia for Pediatric Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. NEJM Evidence.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Date: February 1, 2023 Reference: Wolfrum et al. You are tidying your things […] The post SGEM#391: Is it Time for a Cool Change (Hypothermia After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest)? Date: February 1, 2023 Reference: Wolfrum et al. Are we supposed to be starting hypothermia?” Circulation. Circulation. It was also not blinded.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 13, 2024

Resuscitation 2023. Resuscitation 2023. Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Severe hypothermia not uncommonly has accompanying T waves inversions. Another frequent feature of hypothermia is atrial fibrillation (not seen in this case) Core temperature of this patient was 29,5 Celsius. Maybe the main cause of the ECG-findings here then is benign T inversion and not hypothermia. There is SR.

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 22, 2024

Background Therapeutic hypothermia, later rebranded as targeted temperature management, became a standard post-cardiac arrest therapy for comatose patients after two 2002 NEJM trials ( n=273 and n=77 ) suggested reducing core temperature to 32°C to 34°C markedly improved neurologic outcomes and survival. Read on for details.

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PulmCCM

JUNE 12, 2023

Induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest is also called “active temperature control” or “targeted temperature management.” Read in Nature Don’t forget to register for the Hospitalist and Resuscitationist 2023 conference Sepetmber 27-30 in Montreal.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Updated 2023 Jul 17]. Assess pupillary reaction to light. Keep the patient warm using force air warmers such as Bairhugger. Chemical Burns. PMID: 7077702.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In the bleeding trauma patient, fluid resuscitation aims to avoid the diamond of death (acidosis, coagulopathy, hypothermia and hypocalcaemia). Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2023. When blood products are available, evidence suggests using a balanced approach, transfusing a 1:1:1 FFP:platelets:pRBC ratio. General Medical Council.

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 24, 2024

Background Therapeutic hypothermia, later rebranded as targeted temperature management, became a standard post-cardiac arrest therapy for comatose patients after two 2002 NEJM trials ( n=273 and n=77 ) suggested reducing core temperature to 32°C to 34°C markedly improved neurologic outcomes and survival. Read on for details.

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PulmCCM

JANUARY 29, 2024

AHA Updates its Cardiac Arrest Guidelines In December 2023, the American Heart Association published a “focused update” to its landmark guidelines for the management of cardiac arrest. Patients presenting with hypothermia should not be warmed too quickly (allowing their temperature to increase by <0.5°C/hour).

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ACEP Now

APRIL 3, 2024

Early work on TTM in 2002 showed benefit to cooling to 33 degrees Celsius, which subsequently influenced international resuscitation guidelines to recommend mild hypothermia at 32 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius in 2005. degrees Celsius. 5,6 In 2021, the TTM2 trial was published. degrees Celsius for 72 hours. Click to enlarge.

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RebelEM

JUNE 19, 2023

This balance is upset in trauma by loss of blood and factors, acidosis, hypothermia and the inflammatory cascade. Our bodies have a finely tuned system that allows blood to flow freely and not clot too easily while also allowing the body to form clots when needed. The PATCH-trauma researchers sought to address this critique.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Date: February 7, 2023 Reference: Cheskes et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Syncope and weakness were attributed to acute illness from influenza. The patient did well and was ultimately discharged home.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In April 2023, the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation’s evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) was published in Prehospital Emergency Care. 2023; [link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. References Lulla A, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. Accessed 2022, [link].

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 11, 2024

3 Hypothermia is commonly encountered in submersion episodes, regardless of geographic location and season, although case reports have hypothesized improved neurologic outcomes, possibly due to the protective effects of the lower body temperatures. 2023 Jun 14;49(1):74. South Med J. 2021;114(5):266-270. Ital J Pediatr.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Traditionally thought to result from the dilutional effects of massive transfusion, acidaemia or hypothermia, trauma-induced coagulopathy is now known to be triggered at the time of injury, long before these factors have developed or any medical intervention has taken place. 2023 Jun;35(3):412-419. Brie-liiant! Emerg Med Australas.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 17, 2023

Patients typically present with tachycardia, mydriasis hyperthermia, altered mental status, anhidrosis, and urinary retention. Accessed March 19, 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023. April 17, 2023) Fearsome Foliage - An Overview of Toxic Plants. Their toxic effects are caused by hyoscyamine and scopolamine. Forest Service.”

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 12, 2024

There is weak evidence to suggest that moderate hypothermia (32-33 o C) can be used for ICP control in specialist settings. Published 2023 Feb 23. This may involve prophylactic anticonvulsants, avoiding low or excessively high glucose levels, avoiding fever and maintaining a normal temperature. Doi:10.3389/fncel.2019.00528

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Official statistics from 2023 from SMR tell us the majority of our callouts are trauma, with lower leg and ankle injuries accounting for 57% of callouts. Of the medical conditions reported, hypothermia was the largest group – the vast majority mild. Your skills as a doctor need to be different to your hospital role or abilities.

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Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

Co-Published on Osler [link] on May 18 th , 2023 [1] J Crit Care 2023 Apr 29. 10.1056/NEJM198411013111801 [13] I became the first researcher to report measurements of cerebral blood flow and cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen during cardiac surgery with induced hypothermia on cardiopulmonary bypass. 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154317

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Broad-spectrum antibiotics (A) for septic shock are not inappropriate given the hyperthermia, tachycardia, and hypotension. Hyperthermia. As you attempt to examine the patient, he has a generalized, tonic-clonic seizure. What is your diagnosis, and what are your next steps in evaluation and management? 1 Fever is usually < 40C.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 28, 2024

How do we prevent hypothermia? Hypothermia is another part of the ‘ diamond of death ’. Care must be taken to avoid the ‘diamond of death’ (coagulopathy, acidosis, hypothermia, and hypocalcemia). Published 2023 Oct 18. Acad Emerg Med. 2022;29(7):862-873. doi:10.1111/acem.14481 Crit Care Resusc. 2023;23(1):32-46.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 26, 2023

First aid cooling techniques for heat stroke and exertional hyperthermia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. April 26, 2023) Acute Hyperthermia in the Emergency Department. References Chiha M, Samarasinghe S, Kabaker AS. Thyroid storm: an updated review. J Intensive Care Med 2015. Douma MJ, Aves T, Allan KS, et al.

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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It refers to hypernatraemia, hyperventilation, haemodialysis, and induced hypothermia. Hypothermia Aiming for a lower core temp (35 o C) reduces cerebral metabolic rate and cerebral blood flow. Available from URL: [link] [Accessed 10 February 2023] Death Cap – Amanita phalloides. link] [Accessed 10 February 2023] Yartsev, A.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 23, 2022

NOTE: Early repolarization is included among the "J Wave Syndromes" ( JWS ) which are a phenotypic spectrum of disorders including individuals with ERS, Brugada Syndrome and/or malignant arrhythmias linked to STEMIs or the J-point accentuation ( Osborn wave ) of hypothermia.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

Acute and reversible J waves are called "Osborn waves" and are often associated with hypothermia which can also induce ventricular arrhythmias (3), where their size correlates with colder temperatures and resolves with warming (5). Hypothermia can also produce bradycardia and J waves, with a pseudo-STEMI pattern. TSH came back as 45.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Epub 2023 Nov 27. 2023 Apr;98(4):620-627. Epub 2023 Feb 6. -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 Am J Hematol.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 4, 2024

Morris and colleagues investigated the efficacy of refrigerated gel packs for therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal retrieval. They used servo-controlled therapeutic hypothermia (versus passive hypothermia) and found no major difference in outcome. More studies on this topic will surely follow. Gallo Ruelas M, et al. 2024 Jul 8.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Original clinical studies Prevention of NICU Admission Hypothermia in Moderate- and Late-Preterm Infants. Trends in HIE and Use of Hypothermia in California: Opportunities for Improvement. 2024 Sep 19:archdischild-2023-326507. 2024 Sep 17:archdischild-2023-326556. Pecenka C, et al. 2024 Sep 21;404(10458):1157-1170.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 6, 2023

2023 Nov 15. 2023 Nov 1;152(5):e2023062911. 2023 Nov 1;152(5):e2023063753. 2023 Nov 1;152(5):e2023062836. 2023 Nov;38(11):3529-3547. 2023 Nov 10:archdischild-2023-325548. 2023 Nov 10. 2023 Nov 28:archdischild-2023-326080. 2023 Nov 27. 2023 Nov 21:113842. 2023 Nov 22.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 5, 2025

Specificity: 90.7%) Exposure to a dopamine antagonist or withdrawal of a dopamine agonist in the prior 72 hours: 20 points Hyperthermia (>100.4 Updated 2023 Apr 24]. mg/kg initially followed by 1mg/kg q6hrs Disposition NMS can be very severe and usually requires ICU level care. In: StatPearls [Internet]. In: StatPearls [Internet].

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