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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 115: Adult Meningitis

EMDocs

Neurologic deficits, seizures, cognitive issues, hearing loss. Toxicity: Carbon monoxide poisoning Time Course: Typically, a rapidly progressing disease process. Associated with a variety of causes, but a bacterial infection is one of the more dangerous ones. Bacterial meningitis is not common, but it can be devastating if missed.

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.19.23

Taming the SRU

Subsequent exposure results in a T-cell mediated response (Type IV hypersensitivity reaction) Plants: Toxicodendron species (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac) Also present in foods, including pistachio, cashew, and mango.

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Assessing the floppy baby

Mind The Bleep

Were there any risk factors for sepsis? Increased work of breathing with grunting and tachypnoea could be due to sepsis, hypoglycaemia or acidosis due to an inborn error of metabolism. Severe jaundice causing kernicterus may also cause central hypotonia and seizures. Birth History How long was the labour?

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Grand Rounds Recap 4.5.23

Taming the SRU

stent, percutaneous nephrostomy) by urology or IR Hypokalemia evaluate for EKG changes assess for underlying cause and factors that may influence ability to replete (i.e. Vaishnav Hyperthermia: abnormally high body temperature due to thermoregulatory failure Severe hyperthermia: temp greater than 40.5C

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

Taming the SRU

to divert the plane).

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.13.24

Taming the SRU

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