Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These 2 settings are: i ) In patients with severe , often longstanding pulmonary disease ; and / or , ii ) In acutely ill patients with multi-system disease ( ie, sepsis, shock, electrolyte and/or acid-base disorders ). Applying the Above to Today's Case: In addition to being Covid-positive — the patient in today's case had longstanding COPD.

EKG/ECG 195

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Sepsis COPD 195

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Background: We have covered sepsis many times on the SGEM since 2012. He’s afebrile.

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Sepsis Emergency Department COPD Hospitals 40

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. We like it that way.

Sepsis 40

Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. Author continued : STE in aVR is often due to left main coronary artery obstruction (OR 4.72), and is associated with in-hospital cardiovascular mortality (OR 5.58).

EKG/ECG 40

EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Follow your hospital’s protocol (if available). High Risk Patients will need hospitalization and IV antibiotics. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Clarke, R.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cefepime crosses the blood-brain barrier, and dozens of case reports have associated the drug with seizures, encephalopathy, delirium, and coma, with a possibly increased incidence of neurologic adverse effects among patients with renal failure or sepsis. Paxlovid also did not reduce symptoms of Covid-19 in that trial.

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Hospitals COPD Emergency Department CDC 98

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

You probably don’t ever see this–you bill as usual, but CMS reportedly doesn’t pay your hospital for any of your 99292s until billed time goes over 104 minutes. Ascension is a $27 billion, 140-hospital conglomerate operating in 19 states—the third largest system in the U.S

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52