EMDocs

AUGUST 17, 2023

The median amount of fluids administered between the groups before initiation of NE was not statistically significant (2080 mL vs. 1900 mL). The study was performed when Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were used, so it was more common to see large volume fluid administration in the setting of sepsis.

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Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation 67

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. Sepsis-3!!

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Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

Operations 67

Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 67

Critical Care Now

APRIL 26, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Mohamed Hagahmed, MD, EMT-P Mohamed is an Emergency Medicine Physician and EMS director. His main areas of interest are Critical Care, Ultrasound, Prehospital Resuscitation, and Medical Education. When EMS arrived, they found the patient to be responsive only to painful stimuli and was moaning.

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Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation EMS Sepsis 52

EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Sundd P, Gladwin MT, Novelli EM. smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 2 mcg/kg, max 100 mcg) while obtaining IV access 20 IV/IM ketorolac (1 mg/kg, max 15 mg) Morphine (05-0.1 mg/kg, max 0.4 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 0.4

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics Dehydration EMS Hospitals 75

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

It was edited by Smith CASE : A 52-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and COPD summoned EMS with complaints of chest pain, weakness and nausea. En route, EMS administered aspirin 325mg by mouth, but withheld nitroglycerin due to initial hypotension.

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EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. Nachi: Additionally, for those with severe electrical injuries, an IV should be placed and fluid resuscitation should begin.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS. Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. The patient currently resides at a skilled nursing facility.

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Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Shock 65

EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. 8 Workup and Diagnosis Evaluation should be tailored to the patient presentation, but may include studies such as: CBC, CMP, UA, lactate (if concern for sepsis), Cultures (blood, urine, etc.) IV fluid resuscitation as needed.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 74

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 3, 2024

Trends in C-Reactive Protein Use in Early-Onset Sepsis Evaluations and Associated Antibiotic Use. Thornley EM, et al. Fluid resuscitation in children with severe infection and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 18:e2023065373. Accuracy of Urinalysis for UTI in Spina Bifida.

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Pediatrics Fluid Resuscitation Research Hospitals 105

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

It is like normal saline vs. Ringer’s lactate for fluid resuscitation, steroids vs. no steroids for sepsis, or Coke vs. Pepsi. Dr. Ian Stiell and colleagues published an article in 2011 in Annals of EM looking at variation in recent-onset atrial fibrillation management in Canada and found a lot of variability.

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Emergency Department Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Sepsis 52