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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

On a busy day shift in the emergency department, our seasoned triage nurse comes to me after I finish caring for a hallway patient, “Hey, can you come see this guy in the triage room? This is the essence of emergency medicine. The post Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department appeared first on ACEP Now.

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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Fluid management in the Emergency Department (ED) is crucial in the adequate resuscitation of the acutely ill and decompensating patient. Patients present to the ED with hypovolemia secondary to a plethora of causessome requiring IV fluid resuscitation and others requiring none. Intravenous 0.9%

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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. Antiemetics as needed. 2 L/hr in adults.

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Trick of Trade: Alternative to a Pressure Bag for IV Fluids

ALiEM

You have a severely dehydrated patient with a peripheral IV line, requiring urgent fluid resuscitation. However, the crystalloid fluids are not flowing freely. You can not seem to find your pressure infusion cuff to squeeze the IV bag and accelerate fluid administration. Interested in Other Tricks of the Trade?

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

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.

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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature. International journal of emergency medicine, 17(1), 3. Tran, J., & Shah, K. Campbell, R.

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IVC Distensibility Index vs Collapsibility Index: Using the Correct Index

RebelEM

RESUS SCENARIO Picture this: you just arrived at your shift at the local emergency department. lactate-targeted fluid resuscitation on regional, microcirculatory and hypoxia-related perfusion parameters in septic shock: a randomized controlled trial. Arterial Pulse Pressure Variation with Mechanical Ventilation.