Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

In select patient populations (such as those with poor outpatient follow-up), screening with a BMP to evaluate their serum creatinine may be beneficial Patients with asymptomatic hypertension should be referred to their PCP for outpatient follow-up.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Next, make sure that all patients with high voltage injuries have an EKG and continuous cardiac monitoring. Those with low voltage injuries and a normal EKG do not require monitoring. CNS dysfunction may be immediate or delayed and can range from strokes to spinal cord injuries. Let’s move on to treatment.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 25, 2023

doxycycline Consider a splint/cast window to allow direct monitoring mainly used for fracture blisters and/or open wounds yet takes away from the strength of the splint/cast Case #3 43yo with FOOSH injury and closed wrist deformity, yet no x-ray machine is available to you Least likely injuries to need an x-ray in a resource-limiting setting?

Seizures 75

Seizures Fractures EKG/ECG Resuscitation 75

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Request an ECG for the baby if ANY murmur is identified. You are also looking for any other abnormal axis (an ECG should have a rightward axis in a newborn baby up until they are 7 days old when it changes to normal), any arrhythmias, any signs of ventricular strain. Barlow Test: This checks for a hip that can be dislocated.

Dislocations 52

Dislocations Documentation/Coding Ultrasounds Wellness 52