PulmCCM

JANUARY 6, 2025

In the past decade, so-called “sepsis alerts” came out of nowhere to become a ubiquitous and resource-intensive component of inpatient medical care. “Sepsis alerts” are automated notifications that flag patients who meet certain criteria compatible with severe infection discernible from the electronic medical record.

Sepsis 45

Sepsis Documentation/Coding Hospitals Outcomes 45

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

Stroke 136

Stroke Outcomes Hospitals Administration 136

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. C., & Solomon, T. van de Beek, D., Cabellos, C.,

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

Less common causes of troponemia are: Kawasaki disease, pediatric stroke, or neuromuscular disease. Lactate A sick child with sepsis syndrome? In the adult literature, we know that a lactate level above 4 mmol/L in patients with severe sepsis was associated with the need for critical care. The short answer – yes.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Sepsis Shock Outcomes 52

Northwestern EM Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Please ensure that you document and discuss with the patient accordingly. He endorses nausea without vomiting and denies fever. were hospitalizations during f/u period; 26.4% Finally, a burden on us as EM clinicians is training in and awareness of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations from specialties outside of EM.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Outcomes 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 5, 2020

See below how this has been documented. speci fi city of the General Electric (GE) algorithm for AF, but they excluded cases with ventricular paced rhythm (VPR), in which the underlying atrial rhythm was frequently AF;we did not exclude VPR, as accurate identi fi cation of AF in VPR is important for determination of stroke risk [ 22 ].

EKG/ECG 52

EKG/ECG COPD Wellness Sepsis 52

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

to divert the plane). for detecting major injuries Abnormal CXR Rapid deceleration mechanism Presence of a distracting injury Chest wall tenderness Sternal/thoracic spine/scapular tenderness There are limited decision-making rules for thoracic spine imaging Yet a study (Inaba et al., 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

Sepsis 95

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 95