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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 101: Acute Chest Syndrome Part 2

EMDocs

Other causes of sickling: acidosis, dehydration, inflammation, infection, fever, and blood stasis. Ultrasound Sensitivity 88-100%, specificity 68-94% LR+ of 14.6 (95% Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Look for B lines, consolidation, pleural effusion. times maintenance.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Nachi: Among metabolic abnormalities, patients can present with hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis.

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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

PEMBlog

So fever or hypothermia, extreme tachycardia, tachypnea, altered consciousness, a very unwell appearance, or even hypotension. If you think that there’s an abscess, you can diagnose it clinically by a localized area of induration or fluctuance or use an ultrasound. Severe cellulitis has severe swelling and tenderness.