PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Studies supporting antibiotic treatment of documented mycoplasma pneumoniae in children are limited.

Pediatrics 94

Pediatrics Military CDC Seizures 94

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

She presents with a folder of records and codes for outside EMRs. ” This suggested partial, complex seizures with a post-ictal period. These days, the attention is likely to be more than idle pondering but actual research. For the last 12-18 months she has been suffering from fatigue, headache, joint pain, and rashes.

Psychiatric 69

Psychiatric Radiology Radiology Seizures 69

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 26, 2023

Some families have unexplained deaths during sporting events, an unusual number of car accidents, seizures in someone without a formal diagnosis of epilepsy. The presence of these pathways is documented inutero and they usually regress by around 20 weeks gestation. A 12 year old girl was heard to be coughing in the middle of the night.

EKG/ECG 98

EKG/ECG Hospitals Shock Documentation/Coding 98

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] Lastly, the use of TXA is not without risk.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. 4 The association between ackee ingestion and the illness was initially recognized in 1875 and officially documented in 1904. Similarly, death is more prevalent in children with Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome compared to adults.

Poisoning 40

Poisoning Administration Urgent Care Documentation/Coding 40

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

5 Symptoms of milkweed poisoning may include abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, lethargy, and confusion, progressing to seizures, heart rhythm changes, and bradycardia. Dr. Hack is chief of the division of medical toxicology and vice chair for research at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Seizures Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 52