ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Fluid resuscitation should be initiated. Sleep well, endoscopist: January 2021 Annals of Emergency Medicine journal club. The post Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage appeared first on ACEP Now. Patients should be assessed for evidence of hypovolemia or active exsanguination. Am J Emerg Med.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Outcomes 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. Hypotensive patients should be treated with blood products and/or isotonic fluids in the prehospital setting.

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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

1,2 For hypervolemia in heart failure patients, orthopnea >2 pillows is the most reliable clinical finding, 3,4 though an increase in peripheral edema and increased weight can be useful as well. 6-8 In patients who are on long-term hemodialysis, typical non-invasive signs of volume assessment seem to be unreliable as well.

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Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 73