Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

GPs and local hospitals should provide easy access to medication and vaccinations to ensure good compliance. At home, he has had 24 hours of alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen, but the pain was so unbearable that his parents came to hospital in the middle of the night. What medications would you give to control pain in hospital?

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Exam is normal except for tenderness as documented in the diagram. Hospital Inpatient : R thigh is indurated and blistered but abdomen is all but ignored. On the 2nd hospital day, she becomes obtunded and is intubated. She only gets worse, and by the 4th hospital day she is unresponsive. I just failed to document it.

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Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This is hospital dependent and you should be told about which fluid to prescribe at your induction (or I’m sure the nurses will tell you!) 3] The type of IV fluid you use will vary depending on which hospital you are working in and what is available. saline + 5% dextrose or plasma-lyte 148 + 5% dextrose. How much fluid?

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Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Dehydration Research 96

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Most of the dehydration that occurs is more likely due to inadequate water intake and excess caffeine and alcohol consumption depending on the time of day. Nachi: AEDs are also required and have been since 2001 and amazingly when a shock was delivered in flight, 40% survived to hospital discharge with a good outcome.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. In fact, cannabis use has been documented for medical use dating as far back as 600 BC in West and Central Asia. This is often associated with an inability to tolerate po.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign. Del Rosso A, et al.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 8, 2025

Recognizing the Signs of Abuse Healthcare providers must remain vigilant for signs of abuse, which can include: Physical Signs : Unexplained bruises, burns, or fractures, along with frequent hospitalizations for preventable issues. Neglect Indicators : Malnutrition, dehydration, poor hygiene, and untreated medical issues.

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Incident Reporting Documentation/Coding Dehydration Burns 105

EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

2 Beginning in January 2023, the DRC documented a record number of annual suspected cases of clade 1 mpox, specifically classified as Clade 1b. By 2024, over 17,000 suspected cases (2,863 confirmed) were documented across Africa, with the majority in the DRC. encephalitis, sepsis, or conditions requiring hospitalization).

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Patients with TLS should be admitted to the hospital with concurrent management from the oncology and renal teams. original document created by author of post. paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatin) high-risk monoclonal antibody treatments (i.e. Loop diuretics are preferred since they promote potassium secretion (5,7).

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Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 55

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. 92 Refugee patients with SAM, dehydration, or shock should be admitted for further management. Nat Rev Dis Primer. 2017;3:17067. doi:10.1038/nrdp.2017.67

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Every baby has a NIPE performed, either in hospital before discharge or at home by a community midwife. Bruising- this can be common after a vaginal or instrumental birth or in babies who are large for gestational age, and should be documented carefully. Head When looking at the baby’s head, does the size look too large or too small?

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