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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

ECG – May show tachycardia or rate related ST depressions Laboratory evaluation: CBC w/ differential – may reveal leukocytosis with left shift CMP, Lipase – can reveal alternative intra-abdominal diagnoses as well as show findings of end-organ hypoperfusion (elevated serum creatinine, transaminitis, etc.)

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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Nachi: There is a school of thought out there that victims of electrical injury can have delayed onset arrhythmias and require prolonged cardiac monitoring – however several well-designed observational studies, including 1000s of patients, have demonstrated no such evidence. Jeff: Let’s move on to evaluation in the emergency department.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Inhalation Injuries

Taming the SRU

In addition to smoke inhalation injury from fires, many chemical substances can cause inhalation injury as well including but not limited to nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and by-products from rubber and plastic.

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