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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

A) Administer ceftriaxone 500 mg IM and doxycycline 100 mg PO B) Consult OB/GYN for incision and drainage C) Establish IV access and administer clindamycin and gentamicin D) Prescribe doxycycline with metronidazole and ensure close OB/GYN follow-up Answer: C Most postpartum infections are identified after hospital discharge.

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Molar Pregnancy

Northwestern EM Blog

This includes monitoring vitals, specifically in consideration of hemorrhage and pre-eclampsia, with resuscitation and transfusion as needed. Consultation with OB/GYN should occur in the Emergency Department for immediate next steps, which will include procedural management.

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Usually, in the ED, the simple and great goal is to get the parturient upstairs to OB-GYN, if you have one, as soon as possible. Reid, C (2011) Prehospital resuscitative hysterotomy op.cit. All went well. Not in the textbook, but it worked. Sometimes, you can't just get away with a smile, wave, and hearty “Good Luck!”

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.26.23

Taming the SRU

hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 Legal implications vary from country to country. mg/mL) single-dose 2*-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Lidocaine injection, 20-mg/mL single-dose 5-mL ampule or equivalent, 2 Nitroglycerin, 0.4-mg

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Asthma in Pregnancy

EM SIM Cases

This case comes from Dr. Helene Morakis. Dr. Morakis is a PGY5 Emergency Medicine resident at the University of British Columbia. Her interests include prehospital medicine, wilderness medicine, and simulation. She completed her medical degree at Queen’s University.

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