Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Severe anaemia is a common and life-threatening cause of hospital admission in children in sub-Saharan Africa. 8% die in hospital, with a further 12% dying in the six months following discharge. Population 6171 children from three hospitals in Uganda and one in Malawi were assessed for eligibility. Do you believe the results?

Blood Transfusions 78

Blood Transfusions Research Outcomes Hospitals 78

EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

This series provides evidence-based updates to previous posts so you can stay current with what you need to know. smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0 C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02 mg/kg, max 0.4

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics EMS Dehydration Hospitals 75

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly Paediatric Journal Club reading list from Professor Jaan Toelen (University Hospitals Leuven) and Dr Anke Raaijmakers (Sydney Children’s Hospital). Original clinical studies Prevention of NICU Admission Hypothermia in Moderate- and Late-Preterm Infants. Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap?

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department Urgent Care 52

Taming the SRU

MAY 1, 2023

Trauma/Pre-Hosp Optimal Out-of-Hospital Blood Pressure in Major Traumatic Brain Injury: A Challenge to the Current Understanding of Hypotension Link: [link] Bottom Line: Think about maintaining normotension rather than simply avoiding hypotension in isolated TBI. and NPV(50%).

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Emergency Department 52

PulmCCM

JUNE 19, 2023

No drug or combination improved the primary outcome (a composite outcome of hypoxemia, visit to the emergency department, hospitalization, or death). Sepsis was a main trigger, and hypothermia and shock were as common (>50%) as coma. That was in NEJM Aug 18 2022. Very high TSH levels (17-100 mIU/L) and very low FT3 (0-2.2)

Infectious Diseases 52

Infectious Diseases Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Outcomes Sepsis 52

Mind The Bleep

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Intensive care units provide the highest-level care for patients within the hospital. At most hospitals, the CCOT service is run by nurses and other advanced healthcare professionals who are very experienced in assessing and looking after unwell patients. Some respiratory wards offer NIV – some renal units offer dialysis.

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Shock 52

PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Full blown sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. So fever or hypothermia, extreme tachycardia, tachypnea, altered consciousness, a very unwell appearance, or even hypotension. Well, you definitely shouldn’t be sending a blood culture because if you’re worried about bacteremia and sepsis, that kid needs to stay in the hospital.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

To everybody outside Glasgow glucocorticoids seemed to be the answer and Chicago surgeon William Schumer was their chief flag waver, claiming in 1976 that steroid therapy reduced the mortality of saline-treated sepsis in his service from 33% to around 10%. [5] We Registrars were each On Call for two weeks, with one week off. 311:1137-43.

Shock 40

Shock Research Sepsis Resuscitation 40

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

mg/kg of IBW Seek to match a patient's minute ventilation with TV and RR after intubation Intentionally match patient's intrinsic RR noted prior to intubation Note that healthy lungs can handle 8 mL/kg, based on IBW, if that is useful for compensation Secure your ETT Thomas Tube Holder is a new ETT holder on Air Care for ETT down to size 6.5

Documentation/Coding 63

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 63