Emergency Medicine Cases

JANUARY 18, 2022

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Anaphylaxis 52

Anaphylaxis EMS Outcomes Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Learning points: Consider differential – sepsis, thyroid storm, thalamic stroke, exertional and classic heat stroke, serotonin syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, sympathomimetic toxicity, and anticholinergics. Reference: EM@3AM – Heat Stroke Case 2: 40-year-0ld female feels unwell but no other specific complaints.

Anaphylaxis 70

Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Stroke 70

PulmCCM

MAY 8, 2023

Among 1150 patients considered high risk for aspiration at 15 French hospitals, those randomized to receive remifentanil had a higher rate of severe complications of intubation (aspiration, hypoxemia, hypotension, arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or anaphylaxis), compared to those receiving neuromuscular blockade.

Stroke 52

Stroke Hospice Blood Transfusions Anaphylaxis 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The patient is agitated on a backboard with C-collar in place. DISCUSSION Epidemiology and Background Rivaroxaban, along with other direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), has become a mainstay of treatment for pro-thrombotic conditions since 2011. [1]

Administration 79

Administration Fractures Anaphylaxis Head Injuries 79

Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

Allergic Reactions 40

Allergic Reactions Seizures Anaphylaxis Leadership 40

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] MI or stroke).

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Exertional Hyperthermia Patients with heat stroke will present with Temp > 104, AMS, or seizures. Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department Seizures 52