EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. 10^9/L) Moderate (0.50.9 10^9/L) Severe (< 0.5 10^9/L) Generalized leukopenia (i.e. Most common causes of leukopenia Infections: 36.4% Medications: 25.6%

EMS 80

EMS Infectious Diseases Allergic Reactions Fluid Resuscitation 80

RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Background: Diphenhydramine, a first-generation antihistamine, is the most common pharmacologic agent used to treat acute allergic reactions. Diphenhydramine versus nonsedating antihistamines for acute allergic reactions: a literature review. Multicenter study of emergency department visits for insect sting allergies.

Allergic Reactions 52

Allergic Reactions Anaphylaxis Urgent Care Emergency Department 52

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

Post septal (retrobulbar) is higher risk to vision and requires CT imaging to diagnose as well as thorough exam to check for proptosis, afferent pupillary defect, increased intraocular pressure [7]. A 32-year-old man presents to the emergency department with eye pain. Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.”

EMS 92

EMS Allergic Reactions Poisoning Emergency Department 92

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.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

RebelEM

AUGUST 3, 2023

What They Did: Parallel, 2-arm, noninferiority, open-label, multicenter, international randomized clinical trial Occurred in 6 specialized centers (3 in North America – US & Canada and 3 Outside of North America – Australia) Trial took place from June 2021 to December 2022 Used PEN-FAST to risk stratify patients.

Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions Outcomes Infectious Diseases 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 3, 2024

10 This procedure has well-described rare complications including infection, blood loss, allergic reaction, arrhythmia, pneumothorax if approaching via the internal jugular vein, embolization of the device, and pulmonary artery perforation or dissection. 8 The device itself is 2 x 2.5

Allergic Reactions 97

Allergic Reactions Hospitals EMS Emergency Department 97

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 10 This is addressed in a prior emDOCs article: [link] Figure 1: Vision, aphasia, neglect emergent large vessel occlusion screening tool. vs. 38.1%) with a good functional outcome.

Stroke 98

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 98