Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

Heart rate (HR) and respiratory rate (RR) are THE major vital signs used in Advanced Paediatric Life Support ( APLS) guidance , sepsis guidelines , and Paediatric Early Warning Scores (e.g., Identify the percentage of children whose heart or respiratory rate would exceed the “severe” cut-off from the UK Sepsis Trust and NICE guidelines.

Sepsis 98

Sepsis Pediatrics Urgent Care Emergency Department 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hospital Inpatient : R thigh is indurated and blistered but abdomen is all but ignored. On the 2nd hospital day, she becomes obtunded and is intubated. Sepsis is diagnosed and antibiotics started for the first time. She only gets worse, and by the 4th hospital day she is unresponsive. An ARNP is able to care for DKA.

Documentation/Coding 98

Documentation/Coding Hospitals Sepsis Infectious Diseases 98

ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

He had presented to urgent care for the same complaint a week before, but did not seek follow-up at an ED despite their recommendation. Early treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics is essential to prevent sepsis and preserve testicular function. Dr. Rader works at Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital. 2012;5(2):206.

Urgent Care 52

Urgent Care Ultrasounds Sepsis Emergency Department 52

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). They used primary and urgent care clinics as referral sources and were randomised to different pathways. Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap?

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Emergency Department Urgent Care 52

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

There’s no diagnostic test for sepsis, which leads to high rates of overdiagnosis, delayed care from missed cases, and flawed clinical research. Several new blood tests claim to solve the problem of diagnostic imprecision in the early management of suspected sepsis. and Israel, mostly with mild illness.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Urgent Care Emergency Department Pediatrics 52