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Cerebral Edema and Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Rebaked

Pediatric EM Morsels

Kendra Jackson and Rebecca Raffler While we’ve gotten to snack on a Morsel on this subject before , new guidelines and research surrounding DKA and cerebral edema have come to light since the first go ‘round! The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Commitee. Authors: Drs. Lesson = treat early! Then we’ve likely got DKA.

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Sepsis Screening Decreases Mortality. Well, not really.

Sensible Medicine

I’ve also been attracted to the research because too often I see systems interventions adopted without data. Instead of just instituting the screening, the researchers did a cluster randomization wherein the alert was sequentially adopted. Outcomes and patients The primary outcome was 90-day in-hospital mortality.

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Congestive Heart Failure and Sepsis: A Closer Look at Fluid Management

RebelEM

This systematic review and meta-analysis attempts to elucidate whether a more conservative fluid resuscitation approach is warranted in volume sensitive sepsis patients, such as those with congestive heart failure (CHF). What They Did: Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Emerg Med. 2023;73:34-39.

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Adjunctive Methylene Blue in Septic Shock?

RebelEM

Judicious fluid resuscitation is indicated in patients with signs of hypo perfusion but is often inadequate necessitating the administration of vasoactive medications. Most of the research on the use of MB has been in patients with vasoplegia following cardiopulmonary bypass. septic shock). 95% CI 15.4 95% CI 15.4 95% CI 15.4

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The 90th Bubble wrap DFTB X The Bridge

Don't Forget the Bubbles

The Bridge is a Postgraduate Doctor in Training (PGDiT)- led paediatric research forum in Yorkshire and Humber, UK, with the aim of bridging the gap in research access among PGDiT. This was a secondary analysis of the Management and Outcome of Fever in Children in Europe (MOFICHE) study. Whats it about? Why does it matter?

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Management is directed based on underlying etiology, but consider fluid resuscitation, antipyretics, and antibiotics as indicated. 0000000000000305 Kazumi Y (2023) The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Leukopenia in Different Populations and Regions. BioMed Research International, 2020, 1-10. Curr Opin Hematol. Gedefie, A.,

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Grand Rounds 5.8.24

Taming the SRU

r1 clinical knowledge - r4 capstone - research grand rounds - the art of em - Community corner - PEM Lecture r1 Clinical knowledge: transplant complications WITH dr. gabor Time-sensitive peri-transplant emergencies: Bleeding fistula- stop the bleed. Flood syndrome- start fluids, give antibiotics, consult surgery. Ways to get involved?