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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

RebelEM

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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Grand Rounds Recap 7.24.24

Taming the SRU

Barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature changes may influence stroke and fall incidence (especially in elderly patients with cardiovascular risk factors). Nice people are not more likely to get cancer. Black clouds don’t exist (but I still sort of think they do).

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. A 2013 meta-analysis of 30 studies including 3,244 patients published in The Lancet found PCT to have a pooled sensitivity of 77% and specificity of 79% for sepsis in critically ill patients [52]. Cleland DA, Eranki AP.

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Please STOP LIMPING!

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

T – Toddler’s fracture This is usually a torque injury when the wobbling toddler pivots quickly or trips and falls. Toddler’s fractures happen in children 1 to 3 years of age, and occur in the distal 1/3 of the tibia. Sometimes a cast is needed, but currently there is a new trend in foregoing casting in mild cases.

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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

ACEP Now

Classically associated with long bone fractures, a PFE may also occur when fat is injected or absorbed into a blood vessel during the reinjection phase of an AFT procedure. Other complications seen in our cohort included sepsis, hemorrhagic shock, electrolyte derangements, bowel perforation, hematomas, abscess formation, and cardiac arrest.

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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. CNS dysfunction may be immediate or delayed and can range from strokes to spinal cord injuries. In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

to divert the plane). for detecting major injuries Abnormal CXR Rapid deceleration mechanism Presence of a distracting injury Chest wall tenderness Sternal/thoracic spine/scapular tenderness There are limited decision-making rules for thoracic spine imaging Yet a study (Inaba et al., 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

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