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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

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The patient was notably uninsured due to losing her job six months ago, which prevented her from accessing psychiatric care during that time frame. 1,2] Patients at risk for suicide often interact with emergency medical care. Despite supplemental oxygen, she remained hypoxic. of deaths worldwide.[1]

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ToxCard: Acute Organophosphate Toxicity

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2,7 Organophosphate poisonings in agriculturally-centered communities are of public health concern in developing countries. Millions are poisoned, and hundreds of thousands die each year worldwide. Millions are poisoned, and hundreds of thousands die each year worldwide. She complains of dizziness, nausea, and abdominal cramps.

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ToxCard: Second Generation Antipsychotic Overdose

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of exposures reported to poison control centers in 2021 were related to antipsychotics or sedative-hypnotics with the majority of those exposures occurring in patients 20 years of age or older. 1,6 Agitation, delirium, psychosis, and hallucinations can occur and may be incorrectly attributed to concurrent psychiatric illness.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.25.2024

Taming the SRU

However, patients receiving ketamine at higher doses are at increased risk of airway compromise requiring intubation r3 taming the sru WITH dr. rodriguez Up to 17% of third-degree AV block is secondary to ischemia or an MI. C above historical average.

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Episode 28 - Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Approach

EB Medicine

This month, we’re moving into uncharted territories for the podcast… we’re talking psychiatry Nachi: Specifically, we’ll be discussing Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the emergency department. Jeff: And how many of you struggle to admit or transfer patients for a formal psychiatric eval?

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.5.23

Taming the SRU

stent, percutaneous nephrostomy) by urology or IR Hypokalemia evaluate for EKG changes assess for underlying cause and factors that may influence ability to replete (i.e. Vaishnav Hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature due to thermoregulatory failure Severe hyperthermia: temp greater than 40.5C

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.13.24

Taming the SRU

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S.,