Northwestern EM Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

The most common symptoms include: Lightheadedness Syncope Chest pain Exercise intolerance Fatigue **Important note: The heart rate at which patients experience symptoms may vary based on their ability to increase stroke volume. If high suspicion or known overdose, involve and consult your local Poison Center [8]. 2024, Jun 17).

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ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Capsaicin pepper exposures send about 300-350 people to the hospital annually. 8,9 There is one case of a 17-year-old who died from acute cerebellar stroke after participating in the “One Chip Challenge” (eating a capsaicin infused food chip as a game) that prompted Hershey Co. to recall the product. to recall the product. Weinberg RB.

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Nachi: And don’t forget our peer reviewers this month, Dr. Daniel Sessions, a medical toxicologist working at the South Texas Poison Center, and our very own editor-in-chief, Dr. Andy Jagoda, who is also Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Jeff: What a team! But, let’s get back to the snakes.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Conversely, is the heart rate too slow – even if the stroke volume is sufficient, if there is severe bradycardia, then cardiac output -- which is in liters/min – is decreased. Is this in an infarction, an infection, a poisoning? Fluid balance and cardiac function in septic shock as predictors of hospital mortality.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

It’s also important to elicit any psychiatric history, including prior hospitalizations. In one study, sending a brief postcard 9 times a year with a quick “hope things are well” type message to patients discharged after deliberate self-harm reduced self-poisonings by 50%. Jeff: Next we have to discuss the various screening tools.

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RebelEM

JUNE 12, 2024

According to the 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System from America’s Poison Center, CCBs and BBs account for the sixth and seventh largest number of fatalities from overdose. 1 Recall that cardiac output is a function of both stroke volume and heart rate. References Gummin DD, Mowry JB, Beuhler MC, et al.

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EB Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Let’s talk pre hospital care for headache patients. Nachi: And patients with neurologic deficits or severe sudden-onset headaches, should be transported immediately to the nearest available stroke center. As was the case for your pre-hospital colleagues, you should also assess for red flag signs for life-threatening headaches.

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EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. First up is the link between cannabis use and stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. times higher risk of stroke or TIA. Effects can be seen within 3 minutes.

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Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Lane & Mcdonough Definition of an immediate whole body CT (iWBCT) scan Shortly after patient arrival. 2015) reported a sensitivity of 98.9%

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