PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You can read the document here. Read the original document here. In 18 severe sepsis patients in 3 years at one center who underwent PET scanning (apparently done ad hoc), 14 of the 18 had positive tests, and 11 were true positives, leading to surgery in 2 and pacemaker removal in 2 (and longer / new antibiotics in 2).

Best Practices 111

Best Practices Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases Sepsis 111

ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Patients with sepsis get antibiotics. Mental health evaluation teams can rely on documentation and interviews to understand a patient’s initial agitation level. This month, we are discussing the medical management of patients with mild to moderate agitation. Emergency departments (EDs) focus on rapid initiation of medical treatment.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Psychiatric Administration Best Practices 52

EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Leakage from the staple line typically presents within the first week, but can present up to 35 days, usually with fevers, tachycardia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting sepsis, or peritonitis. Some may present with isolated tachycardia while others may present with profound sepsis – tachycardia, hypotension, and fever. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

About 544,000 99292 codes were billed to CMS in 2021, according to ACCP , reportedly stable at about 10% of the total bills. I had never heard of this practice before. (To To be extra clear, these are not “best practice” alerts or prompts to suggest using an order set.

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52