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A Beginner’s Guide to Vasoactive Drug use in Children with Septic Shock

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. And lastly, it’s actually quite hard to see how well the cardiovascular system is working, and this is one of its measurable features. So, fluid has been tried but has not got close to fixing the problem.

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But Can You Just PO?

Taming the SRU

Fluid management in the Emergency Department (ED) is crucial in the adequate resuscitation of the acutely ill and decompensating patient. Patients present to the ED with hypovolemia secondary to a plethora of causessome requiring IV fluid resuscitation and others requiring none. AtherlyJohn et al.

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Balanced Fluid Resuscitation for the Critically-Ill: the PLUS study mirrors the BaSICS

PulmCCM

Further, the treating clinician must have deemed either normal saline or balanced crystalloid as appropriate resuscitation options; the patient’s expected-admission to the ICU must have been at least 3 days. of patients randomized to saline received at least 500 mL of open-label balanced fluids. saline received roughly 8.1

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

The newborn is doing well, but the mother is complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain. “Amniotic fluid embolism: diagnosis and management.” “Markers of Inflammation and Infection in Sepsis and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.” Triage vital signs (VS) include BP 88/45, HR 121, T 97.1,

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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. PCP Pneumonia, Sepsis) can be discharged with initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in consultation with Infectious Disease (ID) physician with full ID evaluation outpatient. 10^9/L) Moderate (0.50.9 10^9/L) Severe (< 0.5 10^9/L) Generalized leukopenia (i.e. Medications: 25.6%

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Tachycardia must make you doubt an ACS or STEMI diagnosis; put it all in clinical context

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was rushed by residents into our critical care room with a diagnosis of STEMI, and they handed me this ECG: There is sinus tachycardia with ST elevation in II, III, and aVF, as well as V4-V6. Furthermore, notice the well-formed Q-waves in inferior leads. Large volume fluid resuscitation was undertaken. The HCO3 was 8.

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EM@3AM: Stercoral Colitis

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Clinical exam: 2, 3, 9 Abdominal distension and tenderness Nausea and vomiting Stool present in the rectal vault Peritonitis may be accompanied by hemodynamic instability in the case of sepsis. May still be passing small amounts of stool and flatus.

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