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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

Taming the SRU

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.) to 1 mcg/kg/hour procedural sedation loading dose: 0.5-1 1 mcg/kg over 10 minutes followed by continuous infusion: 0.2

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

Eclampsia (B) is characterized by the onset of seizures in a woman with preeclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria), but it typically does not present with the sudden onset of respiratory distress and profound hypotension described here. . “Markers of Inflammation and Infection in Sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.”

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The ECG told the whole story, but no one listened: ECG interpretation skills are critical to patient outcomes.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The minute this medical student saw the first ECG, he knew the diagnosis without any further information. Reading ECGs is hard, but can be done with commitment to learning, which comes from an awareness of its importance. You need to be interested and understand the value of the ECG. She had this ECG recorded: ECG 1: QTc is 484.

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An Intriguing Rhythm: Who Belongs to Whom?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). As I discuss in detail in My Comment at the bottom of the page in the May 24, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — AV dissociation is not the same as AV block. How would YOU interpret this tracing?

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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

1 , 2 The most common non-iatrogenic cause is spontaneously due to increased intraesophageal pressure, Boerhaave syndrome, from forceful retching, coughing, straining, seizures, or even childbirth (15% of cases). upper endoscopy, transesophageal echo, etc.). upper endoscopy, transesophageal echo, etc.).

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

They include neurologic dysfunction, which is one of the most common that includes things like developmental delay, regression, AKA loss of developmental milestones, hypotonia, encephalopathy, or seizures. So they’re lethargic, they might vomit, they’re hypotonic, hypothermic, they might have fever or seizures.