EM@3AM: Brainstem Strokes
EMDocs
MAY 11, 2024
Answer : Brainstem stroke specifically in the pons resulting in locked in syndrome. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?
EMDocs
MAY 11, 2024
Answer : Brainstem stroke specifically in the pons resulting in locked in syndrome. CT head without contrast 1 is performed and reveals the following: Question: What is the diagnosis?
Pediatric EM Morsels
APRIL 7, 2023
Unfortunately, it can cause so many other complications – Sepsis , acute chest syndrome , and hepatopathy. Impact of the New American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Definition of Stroke on the Results of the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis Trial.
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PulmCCM
JANUARY 6, 2025
In the past decade, so-called “sepsis alerts” came out of nowhere to become a ubiquitous and resource-intensive component of inpatient medical care. “Sepsis alerts” are automated notifications that flag patients who meet certain criteria compatible with severe infection discernible from the electronic medical record.
EMDocs
JANUARY 11, 2025
Clinical exam: 2, 3, 9 Abdominal distension and tenderness Nausea and vomiting Stool present in the rectal vault Peritonitis may be accompanied by hemodynamic instability in the case of sepsis. 2-4, 6 If there is a concern for perforation or sepsis, surgical consultation, blood cultures, empiric antibiotics, and fluids are recommended.
RebelEM
MAY 18, 2023
These patients can have a vasodilated vascular bed and the initial use of fluids is hypothesized to serve two purposes: Augmenting the macrovascular system (stroke volume and cardiac output) and augmenting the microvascular perfusion (capillary blood flow). Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension.
PulmCCM
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Sepsis, infectious disease Managing septic shock with a restrictive-fluids approach (preferentially using vasopressors after a single liter crystalloid bolus) led to similar outcomes as the usual practice of bolusing large volumes of fluids first. Either approach in severe sepsis with shock seems reasonable.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. The amount of blood that comes from the heart with each contraction is the stroke volume (SV). The stroke volume is the difference between how full it is at the start and how full it is after a contraction.
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