Emergency Medicine Ireland

JANUARY 22, 2024

It’s clear that the features listed above are fairly non specific and like always it’s likely just sepsis. There may well be some co existing sepsis so give some antibiotics. The key is to do an assessment, this likely includes having a sneaky peak at the heart and the lungs with ultrasound.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

What is your initial imaging test of choice, ultrasound (US) or non-contrast CT, and why? Would you be confident in a point-of-care-ultrasound evaluation or a formal ultrasound? Many patients in the ultrasound groups did get additional imaging, but this was not the majority. How do you proceed? In this study, 40.7%

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 25, 2020

His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. His primary interests are resuscitation, critical care, airway management, and point-of-care ultrasound. Case: A 60-year-old male is in your emergency department with sepsis from pneumonia. Reference: Casey et al.

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PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

Continuous meropenem infusion for critically ill patients with sepsis Antibiotics have a time-dependent effect on bacteria; maintaining bacteriocidal concentrations of antibiotics should help subdue infections better than intermittent dosing. Mortality was about 30% in each group, and most patients had hospital-acquired sepsis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The stay in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) was further complicated by sepsis, delirium, GI bleeding, and anuric renal failure with need for renal replacement therapy. Another approach is sympathetic chain (stellate ganglion) blockade if you have the skills to do it: it requires some expertise and ultrasound guidance.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2023

2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5 2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5 Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43

Operations 52

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

AUGUST 1, 2017

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis: tips and tricks for ultrasound diagnosis. J Ultrasound. The non-diagnostic ultrasound in appendicitis: is a non-visualized appendix the same as a negative study? Utility of MRI After Inconclusive Ultrasound in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Appendicitis. Semin Pedaitr Surg. Dias SC et al.

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Broome Docs

APRIL 6, 2023

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. Clinical risk factors for testicular torsion and a warning against falsely reassuring ultrasound scans: a 10-year single-centre experience. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jan 21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212663. Epub ahead of print. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Feb;64:206.e1-206.e3.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

The ways to tell for certain include intravascular ultrasound (to look for extra-luminal plaque with rupture) or "optical coherence tomography," something I am entirely unfamiliar with. pulmonary embolism, sepsis, etc.), The diagnosis of MINOCA should exclude: 1) other overt causes for elevated troponin (e.g., myocarditis).

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. 3,4 Prompt recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock are paramount for the ED clinician. vs. 0.91), positive predictive value (0.27

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Unfortunately, this myokymia may not respond to antivenom administration and myokymia of the chest well and torso can necessitate intubation in extreme cases. Jeff: I feel like we should get some entry music for every ultrasound reference because it seems to make its way into just about every episode.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Reviewed by: Dr Lizzie Binham Article 3: Does early administration of IV magnesium result in fewer PICU admissions for patients with severe asthma? Forster, B, Thomas, F, Arnold, S et al Early Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate Administration in the Emergency Department for Severe Asthma Exacerbations. There was no control group.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

Lung ultrasound for the sick child: less harm and more information than a radiograph. Point-of-care ultrasound for non-vascular invasive procedures in critically ill neonates and children: current status and future perspectives. 2023 Dec 12 Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis, Management, and Sub-phenotypes. Musolino AM, et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 25, 2023

bicarb <18mEq/L) ketosis (preferably serum beta-hydroxybutyrate >3mmol/L) Risk factors SGLT2 inhibitor use fasting state ketogenic diet intra-abdominal pathology (AGE, pancreatitis, etc.)

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. For links to FOAM-ED ultrasound content, see the section after take-home points.) 11 A study by Stephan et al.

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