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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 73-year-old female is brought in by EMS for abdominal pain, vomiting, and weakness for two days. If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. Tran, J., & Shah, K.

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Management is directed based on underlying etiology, but consider fluid resuscitation, antipyretics, and antibiotics as indicated. A 45-year-old outdoor enthusiast presents to the emergency department with fever, headache, myalgias, and malaise. 2nd edition.

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The Broselow-Luten System

Pediatric EM Morsels

James Broselow, a family medicine-turned-emergency medicine physician from Hickory, North Carolina , recognized that his team spent a lot of time trying to calculate doses of medications rather than spending their mental energy on the actual medical decisions for the resuscitation. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501.

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Neonatal Resuscitation Tips

ACEP Now

A gravid woman presents to your emergency department (ED). Neonatal resuscitation is common; 10 percent of the four million newborns in the U.S. 2 These rare scenarios are difficult to prepare for; resuscitation guidelines are not strictly followed in more than 90 percent of cases. How do you stabilize this patient?

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

ACEP Now

A young woman, 13 days post-tonsillectomy, comes into your rural emergency department (ED) coughing up blood. 3 A three-pronged management approach provides a framework for addressing post-tonsillectomy bleeds: resuscitation, early ENT consultation with transport arrangements, and temporizing measures applied to control bleeding.

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ToxCard: Iron

EMDocs

Aggressive fluid resuscitation as patients may be severely hypovolemic from GI symptoms. Case Follow-up: The patient received a fluid resuscitation with 20 mL/kg bolus of normal saline. A partner at bedside reports recent depressed mood, abdominal pain, and vomiting yesterday. Basic assessment: airway, breathing, circulation.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

RebelEM

Critically ill patients requiring resuscitation often present with many challenges including the ability to secure safe, sterile, fast, and reliable intravenous (IV) access. Over the years emergency and critical care physicians have tried many ways to establish IV access in emergencies including the “crash” or “dirty” central line.