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Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Taming the SRU

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.

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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Jeff: Real quick – in case you missed it – ultrasound sneaks in again. Jeff: If not already done, an ultrasound should be obtained as well and a two week follow up ultrasound will be needed. CNS dysfunction may be immediate or delayed and can range from strokes to spinal cord injuries. Let’s move on to treatment.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

Taming the SRU

wrist in extension clavicle tibial pediatric forearm Most likely injuries to need an x-ray? bicarb <18mEq/L) ketosis (preferably serum beta-hydroxybutyrate >3mmol/L) Risk factors SGLT2 inhibitor use fasting state ketogenic diet intra-abdominal pathology (AGE, pancreatitis, etc.)

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NIPE

Mind The Bleep

If both testis are impalpable bilaterally then ask a senior colleague to review the baby and request and urgent abdominal ultrasound and karyotype test. Hips The main condition that is screened for in the NIPE is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in which the hip joint is abnormally formed increasing the risk of hip dislocation.