PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

And from our buddies at HEFT EM CAST: [link] A bit more detail covering some of the research in an easy to understand way. An amazing podcast on the subject can be found at SMART EM: SMART Testing: Back to Basics As always, any feedback, comments etc. Báez AA, Hanudel P, Perez MT, Giráldez EM, Wilcox SR. March 2016.

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Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Emergency Department 52

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. And sepsis-3 redefined septic shock as “hypotension not responsive to fluid resuscitation” with the added requirement of vasopressors to maintain a MAP greater than or equal to 65 and with a lactate > 2.

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Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

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

JULY 17, 2023

Measures to optimize the patient for surgical intervention and treat shock, including antibiotics and fluid resuscitation, are associated with improved outcomes in these patients. Bowel perforation demonstrated by CT, hard signs of peritonitis, or an overall toxic appearance warrant emergent surgical consultation.

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Operations EMS Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation 77

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!

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Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 67

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 2020 Feb 12;10(1):2470. Annu Rev Pathol.

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Pediatrics Dehydration EMS Hospitals 75

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. Per EMS, the patient was found at the bottom of a high voltage line with diffuse burns and amputation of his left forearm. Am J Emerg Med.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation EKG/ECG EMS 52

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. If you can use Doppler, then you can diagnose it.

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EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Submitted and written by Destiny Folk MD , peer reviewed by Meyers, Smith, Grauer, McLaren A man in his early 30s with no significant past medical history was brought to the ED by EMS after being found unresponsive by a friend. EMS arrived and found him awake and alert. Fluid resuscitation was initiated. With a twist.

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EKG/ECG Fluid Resuscitation EMS Shock 52

EB Medicine

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. Pay attention to the entry and exit sites, as the pathway of the shock is predictive of the potential for myocardial injury and arrhythmia. Their search yielded 477 articles, which was narrowed to 88 after initial review. That’s -- high.

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Emergency Department Burns EKG/ECG Shock 40

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 67-year-old female with past medical history of hypertension presents with acute onset of chest pain without associated symptoms.

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EMS Fluid Resuscitation Shock EKG/ECG 74

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS. Septic shock is high on the differential diagnosis for this patient’s presentation. 3,4 Prompt recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock are paramount for the ED clinician. 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. Management 9-12 Patients such receive standard resuscitation care including: Antipyretics such as Tylenol (650-1000 mg PO), Ibuprofen (600 mg PO), or Toradol (15mg IV). IV fluid resuscitation as needed. mcg/kg/min and titrated to MAP >65). 2018;320(10):984–994.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 74

EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 34-year-old male is brought via EMS after collapsing during an outdoor adventure race. EMS reports the patient was conscious but altered, with slurred speech and confusion. The post EM@3AM: Hyperthermia appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Stroke Seizures 68

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Inspection of the canister showed approximately ten liters of nearly odorless watery fluid containing flecks of mucus (“rice-water” stools) consistent with cholera infection.

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Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 90

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 3, 2024

Thornley EM, et al. Fluid resuscitation in children with severe infection and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis. RSV in Young Children During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic-Implications for Delaying the Age of First Infection. Hancock Z, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Jun 26. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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Pediatrics Fluid Resuscitation Research Hospitals 105

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 15, 2018

Usually they just shock me and send me home.” It is like normal saline vs. Ringer’s lactate for fluid resuscitation, steroids vs. no steroids for sepsis, or Coke vs. Pepsi. Case: A 62-year-old Canadian is on vacation in up-state Michigan, and after a celebratory evening, presents to your emergency department with palpitations.

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Emergency Department Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Sepsis 52