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Snake Bites and Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

In the US, the venomous snakes include rattlesnakes , copperheads, cottonmouths/water moccasins , and coral snakes [ CDC, 2021 ] Rattlesnakes live all across the United State s Copperheads inhabit the eastern U.S. If you are managing a snake bite from a snake that does not typically reside in the U.S.,

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Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver

ACEP Now

Now, for selected patients, emergency physicians can leverage low and non-rising high sensitivity troponin values and a low HEART score (composed of history, ECG, age, risk factors, and troponin level) to implement outpatient follow-up plans safely, within a few hours. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021.

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Pain can be associated with a friction rub on cardiac auscultation, a pericardial effusion on a bedside echocardiogram, or diffuse ST elevations on an EKG. She denies any trauma, swelling, or redness in the joints, as well as fever or weight loss. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016.

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Breath Easy: Navigating Asthma and COPD Exacerbations

Taming the SRU

2,3] In 2020, the CDC estimates that asthma exacerbations accounted for almost 1,000,000 ED visits and almost 100,000 inpatient hospitalizations. [4] Armed with algorithms and with albuterol in hand, remember to take a deep breath and help your patients to do so as well!

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