The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Their workup reveals a multifocal pneumonia with signs of sepsis. While supplemental oxygen is undoubtedly beneficial for patients acutely desaturating, in respiratory distress, or suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning just to name a few, there is widespread “indication creep” for this therapy.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Administration Hospitals Sepsis 52

Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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. Birth History How long was the labour? Postnatal History Ask about respiratory effort since birth.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Seizures Poisoning Wellness 52

EB Medicine

MARCH 4, 2020

not ED specific) Food poisoning is responsible for 5% of AGE but results in 30% of deaths. Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Toxin produced by algae consumed by reef fish like grouper, red snapper, sea bass and Spanish mackerel. not ED specific) * Food poisoning is responsible for 5% of AGE but results in 30% of deaths.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Dehydration Poisoning Allergic Reactions 40

Taming the SRU

APRIL 13, 2023

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

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning EKG/ECG Seizures 52

Northwestern EM Blog

JUNE 16, 2024

If high suspicion or known overdose, involve and consult your local Poison Center [8]. For example, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, sepsis, neuromuscular disease, malnutrition, thiamine deficiency, hypoglycemia can all lead to hypothermia [11-13]. It is often associated with severe bradycardia (HR<50 bpm.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 52

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Infectious Diseases Stroke Poisoning 52

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JUNE 1, 2016

Distributive Shock The most common cause of distributive shock is sepsis, followed by anaphylactic, toxicologic, adrenal, and neurogenic causes. Children with sepsis come in two varieties: warm shock and cold shock. Is this in an infarction, an infection, a poisoning? Now , we look at contractility. Pediatrics. Crit Care Med.

Shock 40

Shock Sepsis Pediatrics Ultrasounds 40

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.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JULY 1, 2016

They look like stacks of paper within normal bone – you can see them also in anemia, lead poisoning, and other causes. For bacterial focal pyomyositis , give empiric antibiotics, admit them for major inpatient workup, and think about early surgical consultation if you think you need sepsis source control.

Fractures 52

Fractures Poisoning Wellness Sepsis 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

A Myriad of Infectious Disease Papers The use of steroids in severe sepsis remains challenging, primarily as proper patient selection is necessary to tease out those with the greatest likelihood of benefit. Effect of noninvasive airway management of comatose patients with acute poisoning: a randomized clinical trial. percent to 38.3

Research 52

Research Airway Management Stroke Administration 52

Thinking Critical Care

MAY 18, 2023

To everybody outside Glasgow glucocorticoids seemed to be the answer and Chicago surgeon William Schumer was their chief flag waver, claiming in 1976 that steroid therapy reduced the mortality of saline-treated sepsis in his service from 33% to around 10%. [5] There are post scriptums to this story.

Shock 40

Shock Research Sepsis Resuscitation 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

2) Hypoxia, including poisons of oxidative phosphorylation such as HS, CO, CN. 3) Anemia, or poisons of hemoglobin such as methemoglobin or CO 4) Fixed coronary stenosis that limits flow. For instance: sepsis, bleeding, dehydration, hypoxia, and mild ACS. Hypotension may of course be a result of a brady- or tachydysrhythmia.

EKG/ECG 40

EKG/ECG Shock Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding 40

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

to divert the plane).

Sepsis 95

Sepsis Fractures Documentation/Coding Administration 95

Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., mg/kg (of 0.1 mg/kg (of 0.1 2x maintenance rate

Psychiatric 89

Psychiatric Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics 89