Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. Document thorough skin assessment every nursing shift, and inspect weight-bearing ventral surfaces. 2020; Koulouras et. Reattach EKG leads to back. Tilt patient into reverse Trendelenburg.

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Emergency Department Fractures EKG/ECG Wellness 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This makes documentation and communication of the utmost importance for these patients for their health and safety. Oftentimes, it can be an indication of pain, infection, distress, anxiety, dehydration, or the first sign of sepsis. This leads into the next part of the model—Assessment.

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Sexual Assault Teamwork Dehydration Outcomes 98

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47

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Stroke Outcomes Hospitals Administration 133

Taming the SRU

JULY 31, 2024

However, believers in this superstition will perceive crazier shifts if the word is uttered so you probably shouldn’t say it, or use cautiously Full moons have no impact on ED, EMS, or HEMS volumes or acuity.

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EKG/ECG Sepsis Documentation/Coding Stroke 52

RebelEM

MARCH 9, 2023

Pain / Additional Complaints : Alcohol can weaken the immune system with only moderate use, predisposing individuals to pneumonia, soft tissue infections, and sepsis. Assess for blood in the nares or signs of basal skull fracture, including battle signs, raccoon eyes, or hemotympanum. Remove all clothing and do a full skin exam.

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Psychiatric Emergency Department Fractures Documentation/Coding 52

Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Violation of the joint capsule exposes the sterile intra-articular space to the environment which can result in a deep infection and sepsis. X - ray : Many times, next step will be to get an X-ray to look for associated fractures. Ideally your exploration should be in a bloodless, painless field and documented as such.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Sepsis Documentation/Coding 52

EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

Nachi: And as a brief aside, before we continue… Missed appendicitis is one of the three most common causes of emergency medicine malpractice lawsuits - with MI and fractures being the other two. However, it can also be due to hypoxia, sepsis, anemia, PE, or metabolic acidosis, so consider all of those also in your differential.

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