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The SQuID Protocol: SQ Insulin in DKA?

RebelEM

Background: DKA is traditionally treated with fluid resuscitation, electrolyte replacement, and intravenous infusions of insulin. No statistical differences in safety between groups Operational Impact Median ED LOS (PRIMARY OUTCOME): SQuID: 8.9hrs (6.5 tests/hr (0.8 Traditional: 1.0 tests/hr (0.8 Pre-Intervention: 1.0

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Anterior OMI. What does the angiogram show?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

the investigators reviewed outcomes in 118 patients presenting with NSTEMI. Yet recognition of acute RV MI is extremely important clinically — because emergency treatment will often require different priorities (ie, avoidance of nitroglycerine; fluid resuscitation for hypotension ). 118.007305) from Heitner et al. ,

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Episode 7: Sepsis

PHEM Cast

This was the same principle as in the Rivers trial: the standard care group is the ‘control’ group against which changes in outcome for the ‘intervention’ group are compared. Academic Emergency Medicine. Prehospital intravenous access and fluid resuscitation in severe sepsis: an observational cohort study. South Med J.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Taming the SRU

Additional Treatments for Severe Electrolyte Derangements Severe Hyperuricemia If uric acid 8 mg/dL or 25% increase from baseline develops, then rasburicase should be administered in addition to IV fluid resuscitation. Academic Press; 2014:39-64. original document created by author of post. Renal Disease in Cancer Patients.