Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

In select patient populations (such as those with poor outpatient follow-up), screening with a BMP to evaluate their serum creatinine may be beneficial Patients with asymptomatic hypertension should be referred to their PCP for outpatient follow-up.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

Generally accepted (and some airlines spell it out) that they are assuming the liability even for you helping Documentation: To protect yourself (and the airline), will/should make documentation of what happened. hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 Each airline generally has their own protocol.

OB/GYN 52

OB/GYN Ultrasounds Pediatrics Resuscitation 52

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

Trauma patients between the ages of 18-90 years had to have either had one documented episode of hypotension (defined as a systolic BP <90 mmHg) or tachycardia (>100 beats/minute) to be included in the study. If the trauma center performed screening ultrasounds to evaluate for asymptomatic DVTs, they were not included in this study.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2019

Post opiate hypotension in prehospital trauma patients is a rare but documented complication. Jeff: Interestingly, the system I work in has prehospital physicians, who do carry US, but I can’t think of a major trauma where ultrasound changed any of the decisions we made. for pericardial effusion. Let’s move on to treatment.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Operations Fractures 40

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In addition, they also note that our good friend, the point of care ultrasound, likely plays a role, as in one study, POCUS demonstrated a 25% improvement in sensitivity from clinical impression alone. One, lung ultrasound can be really useful to find that occult pneumonia or differentiating pneumonia from CHF. Jeff : Sounds good.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Be careful if the patient has received a recent blood transfusion since it may be misinterpreted as sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease. In these cases, repeat the Hb electrophoresis three months after the last blood transfusion. Would you consider this patient for blood transfusion?

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126