Emergency Department Fluid Resuscitation Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Resuscitation 
Northwestern EM Blog
MAY 9, 2022
There is no gold standard with respect to its definition, and it requires a medication history (which we typically don't do very well in the emergency department). Any life-threatening hyperthermia should be treated immediately with an ice bath.[2] Therefore, fluid resuscitation and maintenance are important.
Broome Docs
OCTOBER 31, 2022
PMID: 30206143 Less is more when it comes to intravenous fluids de-Madaria E, Buxbaum JL, Maisonneuve P, et al. Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis. PMID: 36103415 Bottom line: Less is more when it comes to intravenous fluids. Emerg Med J. 2018 Sep 11;362:k3843. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k3843.
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EMDocs
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Intensive Blog
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Labs and Lytes 040 Author: Dr Nasreen Bahemia Peer reviewers: Dr Craig Johnston, A/Prof Chris Nickson A 56-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with 2 days of severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. It refers to hypernatraemia, hyperventilation, haemodialysis, and induced hypothermia.
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