The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

These “allergies” are often poorly documented and could potentially be more accurately described as intolerance [1]. The result was an increase in cephalosporin use but no significant differences in anaphylaxis, new allergies, treatment failures or all-cause mortality.

Anaphylaxis 56

Anaphylaxis Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Hospitals 56

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1]

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Coding for Mucositis. Cohort Study of the Impact of Time to Antibiotic Administration on Mortality in Patients with Febrile Neutropenia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Jul; 58(7): 3799–3803. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02561-1 02561-1 Stiff, PJ. From presentation at ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting. September 30, 2005.

Infectious Diseases 90

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 90

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 (..)

Sepsis 95

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 95