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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 73-year-old female is brought in by EMS for abdominal pain, vomiting, and weakness for two days. If sepsis or septic shock is present, aggressive fluid resuscitation and empiric antibiotics covering intra-abdominal flora should be administered. Stercoral Colitis.

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Management is directed based on underlying etiology, but consider fluid resuscitation, antipyretics, and antibiotics as indicated. Available from: [link] The post EM@3AM: Leukopenia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. 2nd edition.

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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

The exact mechanism is not known… It was previously believed that it was due to rapid changes in serum osmolality during initial fluid resuscitation. 13406 The post Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. or serum bicarbonate between 11-17 mmol/L Moderate : venous pH < 7.2

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. According to EMS, she was in labor at home and delivered the newborn shortly after they had loaded her into the ambulance. The post EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. link] j.ajog.2016.03.012

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EM@3AM: Retroperitoneal Hematoma

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 25-year-old man presents to the ED via EMS after he sustained a gunshot wound to the left flank. However, this patient’s response to fluid resuscitation, though only minimal to modest, indicates his ongoing bleeding is temporized with typical volume-mediated resuscitation.

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ToxCard: Iron

EMDocs

Aggressive fluid resuscitation as patients may be severely hypovolemic from GI symptoms. Case Follow-up: The patient received a fluid resuscitation with 20 mL/kg bolus of normal saline. Basic assessment: airway, breathing, circulation. Antiemetics as needed. Consider GI decontamination with whole bowel irrigation (WBI).

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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. The post EM@3AM: Endometritis appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. A 37-year-old G2P2 female with no other past medical history presents to the ED with a 2-day history of intermittent fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

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