EMDocs

MAY 28, 2024

Other causes of sickling: acidosis, dehydration, inflammation, infection, fever, and blood stasis. Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Consider risk factors for multi-drug resistant microbes: Recent IV antibiotics Hospitalization within 90 days. pneumoniae, C. times maintenance.

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Blood Transfusions Fluid Resuscitation Dehydration Ultrasounds 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

She appears pale and dehydrated , and her level of alertness fluctuates. The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne summarises them in an easy-to-follow flow diagram (figure 1). A similar process can also occur in the CNS (causing seizures ), the liver and the pancreas. She is apyrexial, tachycardic and normotensive.

Dehydration 59

Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

Ziqitza HealthCare Ltd

JUNE 13, 2024

Minor issues like dehydration and heat stroke could also show up with this symptom. Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea Prolonged episodes of severe vomiting or diarrhea can cause electrolyte imbalances and dehydration. Common reasons include infections, gastrointestinal issues, and food poisoning.

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Burns Stroke Ambulance Services Seizures 52

PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

Her name is Emily Groopman, and she’s a current resident at Children’s National Hospital. They include neurologic dysfunction, which is one of the most common that includes things like developmental delay, regression, AKA loss of developmental milestones, hypotonia, encephalopathy, or seizures.

Pediatrics 59

Pediatrics Seizures Emergency Department Sepsis 59

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. The rhabdo is believed to be due, in part, to associated seizures, muscle tremors, and agitation. Be sure to look for and treat dehydration, acute renal failure, and rhabdo though.

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Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

ACEP Now

MARCH 11, 2025

A blind weight should be obtained post-void with the patient in a hospital gown only (to prevent hidden weights), and the patients back to the weight display. Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. The skin may provide clues to the presence of an eating disorder.

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Emergency Department Psychiatric Dehydration Pediatrics 83

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. This post focuses on pain management for benign headaches.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 15, 2023

As such, thresholds for intervention remain under debate and vary across different hospitals and countries. Signs and symptoms in this group are often non-specific and can include irritability, hypotonia, lethargy, jitteriness, temperature instability, poor feeding, vomiting, apnoea and seizures. He is lethargic but alert.

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Wellness Seizures Hospitals Dehydration 103

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

First: Are you sure it was syncope, and not SEIZURE? Conversely , frequently syncope has a short episode of tonic-clonic activity that mimics seizure. Also consider non-hemorrhagic volume depletion, dehydration : orthostatic vitals may uncover this [see Mendu et al. (3)]. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign.

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Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

These can lead to a wide spectrum of emergent complications including but not limited to cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and acute renal failure. This can often become significant enough to precipitate dysrhythmias, seizures, and tetany (20). paclitaxel, doxorubicin, cisplatin) high-risk monoclonal antibody treatments (i.e.

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Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Dehydration Emergency Department 56

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 13, 2023

Most febrile seizures are generalized tonic clonic seizures, lasting for a few minutes (less than 10 mins) and are conventionally classified as being simple (70%) and complex (30%). Simple febrile seizures are generalized (i.e. Any febrile seizure lasting for > 30 mins is considered febrile status epilepticus.

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Seizures Pediatrics Dehydration Radiology 97

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

As the disease progress the patients will experience profound dehydration and start to develops signs and symptoms such as: Rapid heart rate Loss of skin elasticity Dry mucous membranes Low blood pressure If left untreated, severe dehydration may lead to kidney failure, shock, coma, and death within hours.

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Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 111

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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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She presents with a seven-day history of fever, fatigue, and myalgias associated with decreased oral intake and an episode of seizure-like activity three hours prior to arrival. Additionally, there is no family history of seizure disorders. A review of systems is notable for nausea and vomiting but no diarrhea.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 75