EMDocs

MAY 25, 2023

mg/kg or 10 mg Seizures must persist for at least 5 minutes after administration of the prespecified benzodiazepines. In light of these data, I will give levetiracetam due to its less severe side effects and ease of administration. mg/kg or 10 mg Intravenous lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg or 4 mg Intravenous midazolam 0.2

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Seizures Administration Anaphylaxis Outcomes 64

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A female in her 30s arrives to the emergency department via emergency medical services. She arrives in the emergency department agitated and unable to answer questions appropriately. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place.

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Administration Fractures Anaphylaxis Head Injuries 78

RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

antibiotics, NSAIDs) Acute urticaria with angioedema or anaphylaxis provided that urticaria was still present after initial treatment and alleviation of anaphylaxis symptoms. Exclusion: Presented with acute anaphylaxis, and their acute anaphylactic symptoms had not yet been treated. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio.

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Allergic Reactions Anaphylaxis Urgent Care Emergency Department 52

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

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Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Your resident tells you that they recently read an article in the NEJM that argued for the administration of icatibant to usher along resolution of symptoms in ACE-I induced angioedema and asks whether you should consider this treatment. Though this disorder is routinely treated with medications for anaphylaxis (i.e.

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Anaphylaxis Administration EMS Emergency Department 52

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Shewakramani Sepsis is associated with 20-40% mortality Screening tools for detecting patient at risk for sepsis in the ED SIRS Criteria (more sensitive tool) Temp <36C (96.8F) or >38C (100.4F) HR >90 RR >20 WBC <4k or >12k (or >10% bands) qSOFA Score GCS <15 RR >22 SBP <100mmHg Overall, SIRS Criteria remains (..)

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Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 94

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

At those levels, bicarbonate administration has not been shown to improve cardiac output, MAP or pressor response. While a bicarbonate drip and hyperventilation can temporize an acidosis, emergent HD or CRRT is a definitive treatment if the cause cannot be quickly reversed. Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis may present as hypotension alone.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52