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Agitation Treatment in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

Emergency departments (EDs) focus on rapid initiation of medical treatment. Patients with sepsis get antibiotics. References American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee on the Adult Psychiatric P, Nazarian DJ, Broder JS, et al. Ann Emerg Med. West J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Some may present with isolated tachycardia while others may present with profound sepsis – tachycardia, hypotension, and fever.

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First10EM Journal Club: June 2023

Broome Docs

This episode covers herbs that may heal sepsis, drugs that probably don’t help in Covid, we ask: do steroids help in pneumonia? There are a lot of ideas to keep your brain up to date with the latest evidence in Emergency medicine. BMJ Best Practice. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. JAMA Intern Med.

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Diagnostics: Blood Transfusion Reactions

Taming the SRU

In the era of modern medicine, blood transfusions are commonplace, especially in the emergency department. While they are a lifesaving staple of medicine, they also come with risks that emergency providers must be aware of. Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and Best Practices for Prevention.”

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

EMDocs

American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. Dis Colon Rectum. 2010 Jun;53(6):896-904.

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ACEP’s Emergency Medicine Data Institute Improves Patient Care

ACEP Now

To tell an accurate story, when it comes to patient care in the emergency department (ED), you need much more, according to ED data experts and emergency physicians James Augustine, MD, FACEP, and Stephen Epstein, MD, MPP, FACEP. ACEP has developed 25 quality measures specific to emergency medicine and emergency physicians.

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Antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. Hibberd, O.;