Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

CT HEAD Bilateral hemorrhagic contusions, left subdural hematoma with mass effect, scattered subarachnoid hemorrhage, occipital bone fracture and venous thrombosis adjacent to fracture site. The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. Notable diagnostics Point-of-care glucose (initial): 274 PT/INR: 47.4/4.9

Administration 81

Administration Fractures Anaphylaxis Head Injuries 81

EM Literature of Note

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Reviving High-Dose Oxygen Therapy After Stroke Do Facial Fractures Require Antibiotic Prophylaxis? The LLM Makes You Stronger A Look at Biphasic Anaphylaxis Another Demonstration of Bias In Pulse Oximetry A Radiology Decision-Support Fail Its a Substack, but Im not trying to milk anyone for money dont worry about that!

Anaphylaxis 57

Anaphylaxis Radiology Radiology Stroke 57

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

for detecting major injuries Abnormal CXR Rapid deceleration mechanism Presence of a distracting injury Chest wall tenderness Sternal/thoracic spine/scapular tenderness There are limited decision-making rules for thoracic spine imaging Yet a study (Inaba et al., 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

Sepsis 96

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 96