Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. Infections, fever, acidosis, hypoxia, dehydration and exposure to extreme temperatures can trigger VOC even though often no cause is identified.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

He had no concerns and he was doing well in school and with his friends. He had a sprained ankle the previous year that he says was well-healed. With your sickle cell trait you usually shouldn’t have any problems, but dehydration could cause problems for you. The past medical history was positive for sickle cell trait.

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Dehydration Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Pediatrics Military 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

He is worried that he may be dehydrated. Answer: There are well-formed Q-waves in inferior and lateral leads. LV aneurysm puts them at risk for a mural thrombus, which puts them at risk for embolism, especially embolic stroke. He did have one episode of diarrhea. He denied fevers and chills, abdominal pain, chest pain, or SOB.

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EKG/ECG Dehydration Stroke Wellness 52

Mind The Bleep

JUNE 18, 2023

environmental factors, pain, infection, dehydration, electrolyte disturbance, head injury, medication etc) Does the individual have capacity? – One stroke is prevented for every 37 patients with dementia who avoid 2-3 months of antipsychotic symptoms for their BPSD.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

But when you see this, you should suspect that the AV node is not well. Emergency providers only see the “tip of the iceberg” of this huge number of AFib episodes — which consists of patients who call EMS or present to the ED with new-onset palpitations, heart failure exacerbation, acute stroke ( or other symptom related to their AFib ).

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EKG/ECG Dehydration Stroke Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

MARCH 31, 2023

of emergency medicine residents report 1 or more dimensions of burnout (Lin Annals Emerg Med 2019) Moral Injury with COVID “We pushed aside our fear and frustration to focus on saving the patients in front of us; we kept our eyes open, and our feelings closed.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 13, 2023

beta blockers decrease ability to dissipate heat through increase CO, diuretics predispose to dehydration, or anticholinergic agents can affect thermoregulation) Clinical Presentation: Temperature elevation, usually 40.5C EtOH, amphetamines, or cocaine) Prescription drugs (i.e.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning EKG/ECG Seizures 52