EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Consider performing a RUSH exam (that is rapid ultrasound for shock and hypotension) to identify the cause.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

The study included academic NICUs, which may reduce the generalisability of the results. There was no significant difference in WSS at 12 hours or for differences in rates of return to GP/Emergency department or rehospitalisation, need for additional treatments or time until back to normal.

Sepsis 75

Sepsis Outcomes Pediatrics Documentation/Coding 75

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. Evaluation of fever in the emergency department. ng/mL (strongly recommended against antibiotics), 0.1-0.25

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

as well as an analysis of the 2023 Match by Pupazan and Cook in Emergency Medicine News [3,4]. Match Data The unprecedented numbers of unfilled PGY-1 EM residency training positions in the NRMP Match results shocked the specialty these last two years.

EMS 52

EMS Burns Emergency Department Shock 52

RebelEM

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This procedure involves applying another set of pads attached to a second defibrillator to a patient and shocking them in hopes of terminating the rhythm. The fragility index of these findings found to be 1 for VC and 9 for DED Obtaining a second defibrillator in the emergency department or intensive care unit can be very easy to do.

EMS 52

EMS CPR Shock Resuscitation 52

ACEP Now

JANUARY 13, 2024

While these discriminatory and brutal acts were shocking, they were not surprising to Black people. Dr. Kendall is the chief of clinician engagement at US Acute Care Solutions and has 15 years of emergency department leadership experience. Perspective: Racism in academic medicine is hindering progress toward health equity.

Leadership 52

Leadership Academics Emergency Department Shock 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. However, IgE-mediated or not, anaphylactic shock is possible in either case. Decreasing CT Acquisition Time in the Emergency Department through Lean Management Principles. Forman, H.

Stroke 103

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 103

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Development of a New Screening Tool for Pediatric Septic Shock. Ann Emerg Med 2024; Big Picture Current screening tools for pediatric septic shock and sepsis are highly specific but lack sensitivity. Score ranges from 0-4 points Quick Pediatric Septic Shock Screening Score (qPS4). of patients. Sensitivity of 89.7%

Sepsis 72

Sepsis Shock Pediatrics Administration 72

Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

We characterised the clinical epidemiology and outcomes of cardiac arrest and ACLS in an ED in central Haiti, a lower middle-income country with a nascent emergency care system. Common presenting diagnoses were pneumonia (16.1%), sepsis (14.9%), congestive heart failure/cardiogenic shock (11.2%) and cerebrovascular accident (10.6%).

Outcomes 40

Outcomes Emergency Department Sepsis Academics 40

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

ALiEM

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A 21-year-old otherwise healthy female presented to the Emergency Department with a fever after recently returning from Ghana. Severe dengue can present with shock, volume overload, severe bleeding, encephalopathy, and liver failure. She also noticed a diffuse, intermittently pruritic rash on her trunk and extremities.

Academics 64

Academics Emergency Department Shock Hospitals 64