EMDocs

MAY 15, 2024

Ultrasound Sensitivity 88-100%, specificity 68-94% Positive likelihood ratio of 14.6 (95% Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. Hypervolemia – leads to pulmonary edema: Consider diuresis If euvolemic – start maintenance fluids of D5 in 0.45%NS N Engl J Med.

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EMDocs

MAY 28, 2024

Ultrasound Sensitivity 88-100%, specificity 68-94% LR+ of 14.6 (95% Fluid management Goal is euvolemia Dehydration – needs IV fluid resuscitation. If euvolemic – start maintenance fluids of D5 in 0.45%NS Causes and outcomes of the acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease. times maintenance.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the emergency department (ED), physicians face the challenge of making rapid decisions that can significantly impact patient outcomes. However, the persistence of tachycardia despite fluid resuscitation and dosing with lorazepam to help with his panic disorder raised concerns that warranted further investigation.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In such cases, would you wait for a lactate, white blood cell count, bandemia, or other diagnostics to confirm a source of infection before starting antibiotics, fluid resuscitation, and/or pressors? In this study, clinical gestalt is not only fast, but accurate for the benefit of timely resuscitation and intervention.

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EMDocs

JULY 13, 2024

Favorable infertility outcomes following anti-tubercular treatment prescribed on the sole basis of a positive polymerase chain reaction test for endometrial tuberculosis. Incidence, treatment and outcome of peripartum sepsis. Plasma cell endometritis is associated with Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Am J Clin Pathol. PMID: 10439801.

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EMDocs

JULY 17, 2023

3 Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) can be highly sensitive for free fluid and pneumoperitoneum when used by a trained physician in the appropriate patient population. Acute mechanical bowel obstruction: clinical presentation, etiology, management and outcome. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Jan 21;13(3):432-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i3.432.

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The primary outcome of the study was the response in MAP three hours after the start of angiotensin II infusion. It showed improvement in blood pressure which is a clinically important parameter but not a patient-oriented outcome. However, one limitation of the study was that it was underpowered to demonstrate a mortality difference.

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