2023 Sepsis Ultrasounds 
Taming the SRU
JULY 24, 2023
A bedside right upper quadrant ultrasound was performed, and the images are below. Complications of acute gallbladder perforation include localized peritonitis, hepatic, subhepatic, or pelvic abscess formation, pneumonia, pancreatitis, acute renal failure, and sepsis (7). The remainder of his exam was unremarkable.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JANUARY 1, 2024
Data from the Nurse-Family Partnership program involving 60,171 families were analysed across four cohorts, including pre-pandemic and three pandemic cohorts (from July 2022 to October 2023). 2023 Dec 22. Lung ultrasound for the sick child: less harm and more information than a radiograph. 2023 Dec 21. 2023 Dec 19.
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Mind The Bleep
AUGUST 5, 2023
Common signs and symptoms include: Abdominal distention with prominent veins and discolouration Umbilical flaring Poor feeding Bilious vomiting Abdominal tenderness Bowel changes, including diarrhoea, blood and mucus Lethargy, apnoea, bradycardia Sepsis Risk factors of low birth rate, prematurity and formula feeding. (1, Updated 2022 Aug 8].
EMDocs
MAY 11, 2024
Cavernous sinus syndrome (B) usually presents with cranial nerve deficits, diplopia, periorbital cellulitis, and facial swelling that may progress to meningitis or sepsis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Aug 2023) [link] Ortiz de Mendivil A, Alcalá-Galiano A, et al. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2013 Apr;34(2):131-41.
EMDocs
MARCH 4, 2024
12 Ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) can both identify CBD and are available in most emergency departments. Ultrasound is cost-effective and radiation-sparing. Ultrasound has approximately 90% sensitivity for detecting common bile duct dilation. 13 CT is also superior to ultrasound in its ability to detect malignancy.
Taming the SRU
MAY 5, 2023
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510. 2018, Kuttab, Lykins et al.
ACEP Now
MAY 9, 2024
6 The increasing mortality rate led to an additional emergency regulation in 2022 requiring the consenting physician to perform the critical steps of the case, limiting surgeons to three cases per day, and mandating continuous, recorded ultrasound guidance for gluteal AFT procedures. References Garcia SE. Butt Lifts Are Booming.
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