Taming the SRU

AUGUST 4, 2024

The largest retrospective cohort study to date (Beyde et al.) shows that most will improve with empiric antibiotics.

Dislocations 85

Dislocations Emergency Department Documentation/Coding Burns 85

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Notably, lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of bacterial CAP demonstrated exceptional stand-alone diagnostic accuracy in 33 studies including 4,901 adults and children in the emergency department, with a pooled sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90%.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2017

The previously well child now decompensated: undiagnosed thrombophilia Asymptomatic patent foramen ovale (PFO) is the cause of some cases of cryptogenic vascular disease, such as stroke and MI. Fontan Operation and the Single Ventricle. Cardiovasculr Ultrasound. However, the presence of PFO alone does not connote higher risk.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics EKG/ECG Wellness Seizures 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

. “Time is brain” urges us to think about thrombolysis or clot retrieval in acute strokes. One systematic review of 1283 patients showed that if you got to the operating room within 6 hours, you had a 97% chance of saving the testicle. Urgent senior review, decision making and operation 31.3%

Pediatrics 111

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Operations Hospitals 111

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

Neonatal observational scales have been validated in the intensive care and post-operative settings; ED-specific quantitative scales are lacking. CRIES ( Table 1 ) was validated for post-operative patients; to adapt its use for the ED, the most conservative approach is to substitute “preoperative baseline” with normal range for age.

Pediatrics 40

Pediatrics Soft Tissue Injuries Burns Emergency Department 40

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

It was peer-reviewed by Joseph Habboushe, assistant professor at NYU and Nadia Maria Shaukat, director of the emergency and critical care ultrasound at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. 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.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

2 Outcomes of patients presenting with ischemic stroke who received MRI as initial imaging modality have demonstrated similar outcomes to those with initial CTA, with Kim et al. Stroke Authors’ Recommendation: CTA head/neck should be acquired in patients with stroke symptoms presenting within 24 hours of symptom onset.

Stroke 103

Stroke Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 103

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). to 1.45) for fatal or nonfatal stroke. Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. to 3.80).

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department EKG/ECG Outcomes Seizures 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

80 It can be caused by traumatic nerve, spinal cord, or brain injury (including stroke) or can be a sequela of conditions like diabetes, HIV/AIDS, postherpetic neuropathies, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or chemotherapies. Evaluation by ultrasound of traumatic rib fractures missed by radiography. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

Emergency Department 105

Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 105

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

The Kilifi algorithm includes five clinical situations that are common sickle cell presentations – clinical jaundice, severe anaemia, bone and joint infections, and stroke. Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. How is sickle cell disease diagnosed?

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The question : should a patient with severe aortic stenosis but no symptoms be watched (clinical surveillance) or operated on? In the case of EARLY TAVR, the operation would be with a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) not a surgical replacement. Death and stroke were not different. TAVR vs SAVR is a related debate).

Operations 70

Operations Stroke Hospitals Ultrasounds 70

ACEP Now

MARCH 5, 2025

Limited point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrated a pericardial effusion and a large left-sided pleural effusion. Under ultrasound guidance, a left tube thoracostomy was placed with evacuation of approximately two liters of serosanguinous fluid, resulting in marked improvement and near complete correction of abnormal vitals.

Ultrasounds 52

Ultrasounds Resuscitation Shock Stroke 52