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 92

ACEP Now

MARCH 9, 2025

As hospital boarding, increased emergency department (ED) volumes, and complexity of patients have increased, so have wait times. Some physicians now coin themselves waiting room medicine specialists as departments schedule a physician in triage or attempt to evaluate patients in whatever spaces might be available. J Emerg Med.

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Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing Documentation/Coding Hospitals 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 (..)

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Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Emergency Department 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Do not obtain comprehensive viral panel testing for patients who have suspected respiratory viral illnesses. The parents of two-year-old, previously healthy, Jamie bring him to the Emergency Department with coryzal symptoms, wheezing and difficulty breathing. SpO2 is 88%. Making Sense of Respiratory Viral Panel Results.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Hospitals 84

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 89

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.

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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.

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Seizures Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Wellness 52