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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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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Northwestern EM Blog

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). Therefore, fluid resuscitation and maintenance are important. NMS is hard to diagnose because it's rare.

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Grand Rounds Recap 1.10.24

Taming the SRU

r4 case follow up - r1 clinical knowledge: interstitial lung disease - halo - pediatric simulation - pediatric small groups r4 case follow up WITH dr. yates Psychiatric emergency department visits are on the rise in the United States, with roughly 15-19% of all ED visits associated with mental health diagnoses Roughly twenty percent of patients presenting (..)