PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

[link] We hope you enjoyed our sepsis podcast. It is obviously a huge topic and there is lots of information to cover; a couple of other recently released podcasts are available which are produced with the Emergency Medicine community in mind, but will no doubt expand your knowledge. St Emlyns Induction podcast on Sepsis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2024

sepsis, anemia, hypoxemia, severe hypotension etc., Figure B At this point, with the ECG changing from diffuse ST depression to widespread ST elevation and the patient presenting in cardiogenic shock, left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion is the likely diagnosis. The patient was given aspirin and heparin. This is an ominous sign.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 24, 2023

Study design Multicenter prospective observational cohort study across seven urban emergency departments. 18.6%) Takeaways: Drawing blood cultures 30-120 min and 30-240 min after antibiotics has significant decrements in the rate of culture positivity in patients with septic shock. Difference of 12% (95% CI 5.4 Ann Intern Med.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 11, 2024

ABEM updates - R4 Capstone - Sepsis Operations update - R3 taming the sru - traveler’s diarrhea abem updates WITH dr. melissa platt, abem board of directors Beginning 2026, ABEM will be requiring a new certifying exam to replace the previous oral boards.

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University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

JANUARY 23, 2023

An Uncommon Cause of Shock Sepsis is the most common cause of distributive shock encountered in the emergency department and intens. Click to view the rest

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

Complications of Gluteal AFT The pale, prone patient with multiple surgical drains and a constrictive faja has become a common site in the Jackson Memorial Hospital Emergency Department. This should be suspected in patients with intraoperative cardiac arrest or shock. units per patient. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015;136(1):58-66.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club. (It’s The children’s Emergency department sees approximately 50,000 presentations per year. Reviewed by: John Coveney Article 2: How do we define sepsis in children?

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AENJ: Current Issue

MAY 8, 2024

This column on translating research into practice is crafted to offer advanced practice registered nurses an analysis of current research topics that hold practical relevance for emergency care settings.

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The effect of emergency department crowding on lung-protective ventilation utilization for critically ill patients. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 4; PMID: 10793162 Harvey CE, et al.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The full differential diagnosis of sinus tachycardia in isolation is extensive ranging from benign etiologies such as anxiety to severely life threatening etiologies such as sepsis. Additional resuscitation Have we addressed all potential sources of shock for the patient in front of us? Ann Emerg Med. Acad Emerg Med.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Do we recognize shock early enough? World wide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, mostly for failure to recognize or to treat adequately. So, what is shock? Simply put, shock is the inadequate delivery of oxygen to your tissues. How do we prioritize our interventions? Pericardial Effusion?

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EMDocs

MARCH 9, 2025

Other children at risk for osteomyelitis include those with sickle cell disease , sepsis , an indwelling catheter , and immunodeficiency (e.g., Clinical Presentation of Acute Osteomyelitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. due to chronic granulomatous disease). 2020;8(6):e19.00202-e19.00202.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. He writes an […] The post SGEM#208: It Makes No Difference – Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Septic Shock first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM January 2018.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

For a deep dive into intubation, see Intubation of the critically unwell Child in the emergency department – Don’t Forget the Bubbles (dontforgetthebubbles.com) For all things neonatal (lines and tubes), see Neonatal lines and tubes – Don’t Forget the Bubbles (dontforgetthebubbles.com) Why does it matter?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 6, 2020

Early Use of Norepinephrine in Septic Shock Resuscitation (CENSER): A Randomized Trial. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Max Hockstein trained as an Emergency Medicine physician at University of Texas Southwestern and is finishing his Intensive Care fellowship at Emory. Case: It’s another day in your emergency department (ED).

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2020

Show Notes Please click here and take our listener survey Emergency Department management of Non-St Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, by Drs Julianna Jung and Sharon Bord. MACE= Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event: including re-infarction, stroke, dysrhythmia, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and death.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Fever in the Emergency Department Predicts Survival of Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Admitted to the ICU. Guest Skeptic: Jesse Spurr works as a Nurse Educator in the Emergency Department at Redcliffe Hospital in Australia. Case: You are working night shift in the emergency department.

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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. ACS and STEMI generally do not cause tachycardia unless there is cardiogenic shock. Then ACS (STEMI) might be primary; this might be cardiogenic shock. The patient was suffering from severe dehydration, possibly with sepsis.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. 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. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510.

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Taming the SRU

JANUARY 12, 2024

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 (..)

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Ranulf went white with the shock. Importantly, there were no differences between the groups regarding complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ failure, venous thromboembolism, sepsis, and transfusion-related complications.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Carly Eastin is an Associate Professor, Division of Research and Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Case: A 45-year-old female in the emergency department is being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for septic shock secondary to urinary tract infection (UTI).

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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. Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. That’s -- high.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Initially in the emergency department he was generally well-appearing with normal vital signs. rectally, prompting a sepsis workup given his age. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome C. Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease E. Neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease (NTED).

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

Implementation of a Novel Algorithm to Decrease Unnecessary Hospitalizations in Patients Presenting to a Community Emergency Department With Atrial Fibrillation. AEM June 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

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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. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 15, 2022

Intensive Care Med 2021 Guest Skeptic: Missy Carter, former City of Bremerton Firefighter/Paramedic, currently a professor of Emergency Medical Services at Tacoma Community College’s paramedic program. Both agents are considered hemodynamically stable, but any induction agent may precipitate shock in the critically ill.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

This month, we are sticking in the abdomen for another round of evidence-based medicine, focusing on Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Some may present with isolated tachycardia while others may present with profound sepsis – tachycardia, hypotension, and fever.

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EB Medicine

MARCH 4, 2020

Stool Cultures: 2017 IDSA guidelines recommends them in patients with fever, bloody or mucoid stools, severe abdominal cramping or tenderness, or signs of sepsis, noting these patients are at higher risk of bacterial infection. IV hydration for patients with severe dehydration, hypovolemic shock, septic shock, or failed oral rehydration.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

used BNP in the emergency department to differentiate heart failure from respiratory causes in infants and children with heart failure and those with no past medical history. Lactate A sick child with sepsis syndrome? The acute recognition and treatment of sepsis is first and foremost, clinical. Later, Maher et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 16, 2022

Intravenous Vitamin C in Adults with Sepsis in the Intensive Care Unit. Rezaie completed his medical school training at Texas A&M Health Science Center and continued his medical education with a combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine residency at East Carolina University. Date: July 16th, 2022 Reference: Lamontagne F et al.

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ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

Case A 37-year-old white male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) for left testicular pain, redness, and swelling. 1,2 Teaching points: Scrotal pyocele can mimic other testicular etiologies, but should always be included in the differential, as it is a urologic emergency. J Emerg Trauma Shock.

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RebelEM

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to pulmonary and systemic inflammation, resulting in impaired gas exchange, sepsis, organ failure, and an increased risk of death. About 25% of the excluded patients had septic shock, but the classification of hypotension as septic shock was at the discretion of the treating team.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Tessa Davis is a Pediatrician specialising in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and currently practicing in a central London hospital. Case: Tom is a 4-year-old boy who comes into the emergency department with a wheeze following a viral illness. He has been taking salbutamol at home today but he’s still not improving.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2016

Be aware that later stages of malrotation may present as shock – they present in hypovolemic shock due to third-spacing from necrotic bowel and/or septic shock from translocation or perforation. In the undifferentiated sick neonate, always consider a surgical emergency such as malrotation with volvulus. J Emerg Med.

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