ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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. A testicular ultrasound confirmed restored blood flow. His vitals are fine…”.

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Emergency Department Mass Casualty Incidents Documentation/Coding Sepsis 59

Mind The Bleep

APRIL 26, 2024

For all patients who come into the emergency department with a swelling, it is helpful to know if they have seen their GP or dentist recently and if they have had any treatment or recent courses of antibiotics. 2015) ‘Emergency Department’, in On-call in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

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Emergency Department Fluid Resuscitation Dehydration Resuscitation 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the emergency department (ED), physicians face the challenge of making rapid decisions that can significantly impact patient outcomes. However, the persistence of tachycardia despite fluid resuscitation and dosing with lorazepam to help with his panic disorder raised concerns that warranted further investigation.

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EKG/ECG Fluid Resuscitation Ultrasounds Outcomes 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But this month’s episode is special in its own way - we’ll be tackling Electrical Injuries in the emergency department - from low and high voltage injuries to the more extreme and rare lightning related injuries. Jeff: Let’s move on to evaluation in the emergency department. Jeff: You’re right. Let’s move on to treatment.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

EMDocs

JULY 17, 2023

3 Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be highly sensitive for free fluid and pneumoperitoneum when used by a trained physician in the appropriate patient population. Bowel perforation demonstrated by CT, hard signs of peritonitis, or an overall toxic appearance warrant emergent surgical consultation.

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Operations EMS Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation 78

Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. Evaluation and Predictors of Fluid Resuscitation in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock." N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

He presented to the Emergency Department with a blood pressure of 111/66 and a pulse of 117. One very useful adjunct is ultrasound: Echo of his heart can distinguish aneurysm from acute MI by presence of diastolic dyskinesis, but it cannot distinguish demand ischemia from ACS. Large volume fluid resuscitation was undertaken.

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EKG/ECG Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis 52