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Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department

ACEP Now

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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Orofacial Infections

Mind The Bleep

Note: Painful teeth in well patients with mild, soft swellings with no palpable collection are often treatable with a course of oral antibiotics and seeking emergency dental treatment in the community via NHS111. Is there any asymmetry/fullness in the pharyngeal area? Is there tenderness of teeth to percussion/palpation?

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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

Evaluate for retained products of conception as etiology Diagnosis Diagnosis of endometritis with at least two of the following: 8 Fever >100.4F

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Preparing for your First Renal SHO On-Call

Mind The Bleep

Damaged kidneys don’t handle drugs well Or fluids! For IV fluid requirements, be gentle and cautious, especially in dialysis patients. Again, ask your registrar or consultant if you are unsure about fluid resuscitation/balance/maintenance in renal patients. Too much fluid may have been taken off in dialysis.

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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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The CLOVERS Trial

Taming the SRU

RESULTS A total of 1,563 patients were enrolled with 782 assigned to the restrictive and 781 assigned to the liberal fluid groups. There were similar baseline characteristics and the groups were well-matched. Evaluation and Predictors of Fluid Resuscitation in Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock." Kuttab, H.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.9.23

Taming the SRU

bicarb <18mEq/L) ketosis (preferably serum beta-hydroxybutyrate >3mmol/L) Risk factors SGLT2 inhibitor use fasting state ketogenic diet intra-abdominal pathology (AGE, pancreatitis, etc.)