Dehydration Sepsis Shock 
Taming the SRU
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Other conditions that lead to intravascular fluid depletion include but are not limited to starvation/dehydration, vomiting, diarrhea, burns/trauma, hyperglycemia, and hemorrhage. There is substantial evidence that IV fluids can be beneficial in patients with sepsis complicated by hypotension and labor. AtherlyJohn et al.
Pediatric EM Morsels
MARCH 29, 2024
Dehydration Surgery Pregnancy ( If we don’t ask we don’t know ) Many important IEM are included in the Newborn Screen. For milder forms of IEM, children can compensate until the body is under stress and may recover after stress (leading to delayed diagnosis). Viral infections also may cause metabolic stress.
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EMDocs
JANUARY 23, 2024
Episode 93: BRASH syndrome Background: Brash syndrome has 5 components: bradycardia, renal failure, AV nodal blocker, shock, hyperkalemia. An inciting event will typically push them over the edge into BRASH syndrome: Dehydration Hypotension from sepsis or another condition GI illness Dosage increase of a chronic medication (e.g.,
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2010
ACS and STEMI generally do not cause tachycardia unless there is cardiogenic shock. Then ACS (STEMI) might be primary; this might be cardiogenic shock. The patient was suffering from severe dehydration, possibly with sepsis. The patient was suffering from severe dehydration, possibly with sepsis.
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
MAY 1, 2017
They may get a little dehydrated, especially if mother’s milk is late to come in. Home care The neonate who is safe to go home is well appearing, and not dehydrated. Most babies with hyperbilirubinemia are dehydrated, which just exacerbates the problem. None of them became dehydrated or became sunburned. Bhutani et al.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Maybe the patient has dehydration, sepsis, hemorrhage, or PE. If you were to give verapamil to someone with sinus tach secondary to underlying pathology, you would harm them and perhaps provoke hypotension and shock. Sinus tach is usually compensatory to some underlying illness.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Jasmine, a hypothetical case Jasmine is a 5-year-old girl weighing 18kg admitted to PICU with suspected sepsis. She had septic shock on presentation and was resuscitated with 60ml/kg of balanced crystalloid solution and escalating vasoactive medications. Remember, we can add more if needed, but taking it away is much harder.
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