EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the November 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article, Pediatric Diabetes: Management of Acute Complications in the Emergency Department and some of the highlights from the other EB Medicine articles published in November.

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Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Urgent Care Emergency Department 90

EB Medicine

MARCH 1, 2023

— In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the February 2023 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article on Pediatric Electrolyte Emergencies: Recognition and Management in the Emergency Department — History Point-of-care testing I/O lines Presentation, differential, and treatment of: Hyponatremia Hypernatremia Hypokalemia (..)

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Emergency Department 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. Karageorgos, S.; Hibberd, O.; Mullally, P.J.W.; Segura-Retana, R.; JAMA Pediatr.

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Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

At the time, those who wanted to get tested for HIV had to go to receive an hour of counseling and then wait a week for their results. As the science was progressing into point-of-care testing, Dr. Calderon and her colleagues started testing different options for providing HIV counseling in the ED.

Research 52

Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The sodium, calcium, and potassium can be checked in settings with access to rapid point-of-care testing. Electrolytes Think about hyponatremia or hypernatremia (especially at <125 or >160, respectively), hypocalcemia, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypomagnesemia, or hypophosphatemia.

Seizures 52

Seizures Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Wellness 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. Evaluation of fever in the emergency department. ng/mL (strongly recommended against antibiotics), 0.1-0.25

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 88

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Colin is an emergency medicine resident beginning his critical care fellowship in the summer with a strong interest in the role of ECG in critical care and OMI. A patient in their 40s with type 1 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with 5 days of “flu-like” illness.

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EKG/ECG Wellness Point-of-Care Testing Shock 64