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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Other conditions that lead to intravascular fluid depletion include but are not limited to starvation/dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, burns/trauma, hyperglycemia, and hemorrhage. Out of 18 patients receiving ORT, 4 failed to respond well and were escalated to IV therapy. AtherlyJohn et al. AtherlyJohn et al.

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Bullous Skin Lesions, Meet Emergency Medicine

Taming the SRU

This differential is broad and reflects the clinical diversity of their presentations - in this post we will parse through the specifics of bullous lesions as well as what there is to do for them acutely. There is typically no mucous membrane involvement, however children will also have poor feeding resulting in fluid loss and dehydration.

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Found comatose with prehospital ECG showing "bigeminal PVCs" and "Tachycardia at a rate of 156"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient had a glucose of 1400, was severely dehydrated, and after receiving 4 liters of fluid, albuterol, and insulin, the K had dropped precipitously to 5.8 Severe dehydration. Destruction of red blood cells due to trauma, severe injury or burns. When we did get a chem back (drawn after 6 g Ca gluconate), the K was 9.0

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. It’s a burning sensation in the chest or epigastrium, and that is the classic symptom in this age group. So, the parents may say, well, he Doesn’t ever seem full. Well, baby doesn’t know how to be full.

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Pediatric Diarrhea with Dr. Jay Larmon

Downeast Emergency Medicine

Well, patients have a greater potential to be sicker, and even though there is a higher chance of a bacterial infection these patients should NOT be started empirically on antibiotics. In this patient population, well appearing children can have stool cultures ordered and be referred to follow up as an outpatient.

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Episode 32 - Assisting With Air Travel Medical Emergencies: Responsibilities and Pitfalls (Ethics CME)

EB Medicine

Well, with that, let’s get started on our final scheduled episode of EMplify ! Thanks as well to the peer editors, Dr. Knight, and Dr. Hill of the University of Cincinnati. Show More v Jeff: Well, this is a first! Jeff: Just as on the ground, shockable rhythms do well with good BLS care. Nachi: Interesting.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

21 Case: A 40-year-old male presents to the ED with a burning epigastric pain that has been worsening over the past week. Pain can be gnawing, aching, burning, and located in the upper abdomen. She denies any trauma, swelling, or redness in the joints, as well as fever or weight loss. Am J Hematol. 02 2018;93(2):159-168.