EMDocs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

ESR & CRP – nonspecific and typically elevated Blood culture – if presenting with sepsis Imaging: Consider a chest radiograph in patients with pulmonary symptoms to evaluate for associated pneumonitis, pleural effusions, cardiomegaly. DRESS Syndrome has a 10% mortality rate with the primary cause of mortality being hepatic necrosis.

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Sepsis Burns EKG/ECG EMS 100

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. Most electrical injuries present with burns to the skin.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Pulses are well felt in all four limbs. She would be low risk by gestalt or structured scoring systems (Wells or revised Geneva), and a negative D-dimer would essentially rule out pulmonary embolism here. The discomfort has a burning character, though he has never been diagnosed with reflux before. It started 2 hours ago.

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EKG/ECG Emergency Department Burns Wellness 110

EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

She has had pruritus and swelling to the site accompanied by a painful burning sensation and a couple “painful knots” on her right inguinal region. The patient reported feeling better, pain and other symptoms were well controlled 24 hours after starting antibiotics and pain medication. pneumoniae , S.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Shock Ultrasounds 93

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Due to its extremely high morbidity and mortality as well as high healthcare costs, the prompt recognition, diagnosis and resuscitation of shock is key. Acidosis Acidosis in shock states can present from multiple different sources, including sepsis, hypoxemia, ingestions, hyperlactatemia from hypoperfusion, amongst others. 3) Farkas J.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Case 1: Sepsis Laura is a 2-month-old baby girl born at 32 weeks gestational age who today has been “breathing fast” per mother. She is in respiratory failure from bronchiolitis and likely viral sepsis. Induction Agent in Sepsis The consensus recommendation for the induction agent of choice for sepsis in children is ketamine.

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Shock Sepsis Airway Management Pediatrics 40

Taming the SRU

JULY 21, 2023

link] A patient presents with an itchy and burning feeling on their eyelids. In infants, this can represent a medical emergency as it can quickly lead to orbital cellulitis and sepsis. Patients will often have objective visual acuity impairment as well as a fever or leukocytosis. licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Emergency Department EMS Burns Wellness 88

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 75

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. She is well appearing with otherwise normal vital signs. COPD, cystic fibrosis), HIV/AIDS, cancer, immunosuppressed (i.e. million patients with acute IFIs per year globally 3 >1.5 neoformans mortality: 41-61% (2023) 1,3 Invasive Cryptococcus spp.

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Infectious Diseases EMS COPD Research 74

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

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Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 64

Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 31, 2024

He developed sepsis very similar to puerperal fever and died. Given the similarities between the way his friend died and death from puerperal fever, Semmelweis thought that there must be some pathogen transmitted by dead tissue causing sepsis. This time, it was the GBD authors who were the witches burned at the stake.

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Sepsis CDC Burns Academics 145