The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 16, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: November 27th, 2017 Reference: Legriel et al. display_podcast] Date: November 27th, 2017 Reference: Legriel et al. He is now stabilized, fosphenytoin is being infused, you are getting ready to ship him to the neuro-ICU and wonder if cooling him down would help. Reference: Legriel et al.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 17, 2023

Available from: [link] Correa JA, Fallon SC, Cruz AT, et al. Sarkar S, Sinha R, Chaudhury AR, et al. In the US, the venomous snakes include rattlesnakes , copperheads, cottonmouths/water moccasins , and coral snakes [ CDC, 2021 ] Rattlesnakes live all across the United State s Copperheads inhabit the eastern U.S. Snake Toxicity.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Alkindi S, Al-Busaidi I, Al-Salami B, Raniga S, Pathare A, Ballas SK. Alghamdi FA, Al-Kasim F, Alshhada F, Ghareeb E, Azmet FR, Almudaibigh A, Baitalmal L, Alnawfal B, Alluqmani R. 2014 Feb;69(2):144-51. Roy A, Allareddy V, Lee M, Nalliah R, Rampa S, Allareddy V, Rotta A. 2020 Feb 12;10(1):2470. Annu Rev Pathol.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 21, 2023

All patients who receive thrombolytics for ischemic stroke should be admitted to a neurosurgical, neurologic, or medical ICU for management and monitoring, as this is shown to decrease mortality and length of stay. References: Gaillard F, Glick Y, Tatco V, et al. 61.4.496 Navi BB, Kamel H, Shah MP, et al. Epub 2014 Dec 4.

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EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

Disposition is often admission to an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Further management and resuscitation were required, and she had a lengthy ICU stay of 21 days until she was extubated. References: Boostani R, Mellat A, Afshari R, et al: Delayed polyneuropathy in farm sprayers due to chronic low dose pesticide exposure.

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ECG & Echo Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Below follows a drug manual for use in the CCU (coronary care unit), ICU (intensive care unit) or ER (emergency room). References Overgaard, Dzavik et al. Jentzer et al. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Therap (2014). Müllner M, Urbanek B, Havel C, et al. Lherm T, Troché G, Rossignol M, et al. Circulation 2011.

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AAEM RSA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Nielsen N, Wetterslev J, Cronberg T et al. By the time of the study by Nielsen et al. Kirkegaard H, Soreide E, de Haas, I et al. Kirkegaard et al. De Fazio C, Skrifvars MB, Soreide E et al. The trial was conducted in 25 ICUs in France between 2014 and 2018. New Engl J Med. 2013;369(23):2197–2206.

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REBEL EM

JANUARY 25, 2023

PMID: 23758299 Maung AA et al. Emery Med J 2014; 31(3): 248-9. PMID: 24532357 Oyasiji T et al. 2.3 – 5.4) (-) LR: 0.18 (0.09 – 0.35) Ultrasound Findings Dilated loops of bowel (diameter > 2.5 3.6 – 55.6) (-) LR: 0.13 (0.08 – 0.20) ED US (+) LR: 9.5 (2.1 Louis, Mosby, Inc., 2010, (Ch) 92: p 1216-1227.

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ED ALS OR ICU 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

The team sits down for a hot debrief once the patient is stabilised and transferred to the ICU. 2014 Jun 26;23(12):653-9. Frich JC, Brewster AL, Cherlin EJ, Bradley EH. While you are leading the resuscitation, one of your senior colleagues belittles a junior staff member for struggling to site an IV line. 2015 May;30:656-74.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Despite the risk of hypotension and bradycardia, propofol has been shown in the ICU setting to be a safe and effective monotherapy intubation agent for hemodynamically unstable patients (19). References: Heffner AC et al. PMID: 23911630 Kim WY et al. PLoS One 2014; 9(11): e112779. PMID: 25402500 Forsythe SM et al.

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ED Emergency Department ALS Paramedic 65

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Disposition : Admission to ICU with potential GI, IR, and/or surgical management. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. In: Tintinalli JE, Ma OJ, Yealy DM, et al., May not be an option. If there will be a delay in definitive management and there is evidence of intra-thoracic gastric contents, consider chest tube placement.

Critical Care 66

Critical Care ED EMS OR 66

EMDocs

APRIL 22, 2024

Alerhand et al described ten individual echocardiographic findings of RV strain that suggest PE. 2014 May;145(5):950-957. Marino’s the ICU book, Wolters Kluwer Health, pgs 105-109, 4th ed., VUMC Emergency Medicine, “RV Strain & TAPSE” YouTube Video [link] Farcy et al. 10,11 Vid 1.

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ED NARCAN ALS OR 81

AAEM RSA

APRIL 1, 2021

Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al. There was no difference in the secondary outcomes of time to hemostasis, ventilator-free days, ICU-free days, disposition at 30 days, incidence of primary surgical procedures, and functional status at hospital discharge (measured as Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended Score). 2015;313(5):471-82.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

They found NO difference in drain failure rates ( 11% pigtail vs 13% chest tube P=0.74), total daily volume drained or length of ICU stay between groups. A recent review was conducted on Trauma Quality Improvement Program data between 2014 and 2016. 2014 Sep;45(9):1287-95. Laan DV, Vu TD, Thiels CA et al. Emerg Med J.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

They should be admitted to hospital in case of clinical deterioration to receive ICU treatment. This treatment is usually done in the ICU setting. Blood transfusions are indicated in major surgical procedures, acute priapism > 3 hours not responsive to treatment, severe acute chest syndrome with hypoxia requiring ICU.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

If for some reason the angiogram is delayed, they should receive maximal medical therapy in an ICU setting with continuous 12-lead ST segment monitoring under the close attention of a practitioner with advanced ECG interpretation training. Patel et al., Krucoff et al.) Patel et al. Krucoff et al. Schomig et al.

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STEMI ALS ACS OR 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

In 2014, the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) Paediatric Trauma Protocols were published, recommending that CT chest imaging be appropriately limited to children in specific high-risk groups. Yam JC, Zhang XJ, Zhang Y, Yip BHK, Tang F, Wong ES, Bui CHT, Kam KW, Ng MPH, Ko ST, Yip WWK, Young AL, Tham CC, Chen LJ, Pang CP. JACEP Open.

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ED ICU ALS OR 129

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this situation, an ABG should be obtained periodically for correlation, though this is more relevant for the intensive care unit (ICU) setting than in routine ED care (5, 9). References/Further Reading (1) Byrne AL, Bennett M, Chatterji R, Symons R, Pace NL, Thomas PS. 2014 Feb;19(2):168-175. Epub 2014 Jan 3.

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Emergency Department E-9-1-1 ED ICU 93

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Disposition The SSC guidelines suggest that patients with septic shock or critical illness be moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) within six hours of presentation to the ED. References Evans L, Rhodes A, Alhazzani W, et al. Piccioni A, Saviano A, Cicchinelli S, et al. Fleischmann C, Scherag A, Adhikari NK, et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 3, 2023

Forestell B, Battaglia F, Sharif S, et al. Prekker ME, Bjorklund AR, Myers C, et al. O’Connell KJ, Sandler A, Dutta A, et al. O’Connell et al. O’Connell et al. Garabon et al. Which way should we go? Crit Care Explor. 2023;5(2):e0857. Published 2023 Feb 17. doi:10.1097/CCE.0000000000000857

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CPR Emergency Department ALS ICU 52

AAEM RSA

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Marik P, Khangoora V, Rivera R, et al. All treatments were given for the assigned time frame or until ICU discharge, whichever came first. Keh D, Trips E, Marx G, et al. Questions Does the treatment of sepsis with a combination of vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone improve outcomes in septic shock? 2017;151(6):1229-38.

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ICU E-9-1-1 ALS OR 52

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2024

You review his chart and note that he had a heart transplant in 2014 but has not followed up with a cardiologist for at least 3 years. Cardiogenic shock in the setting of acute rejection would warrant inotropic agents and ICU admission (C) , but these would not be indicated in cases of mild rejection, such as in this patient.

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EMS E-9-1-1 ACS Coronary 63

REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Article: Chanderraj R, Admon AJ, He Y, et al. What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. Imbalances Between Treatment Groups : ICU Admissions : Higher in piperacillin-tazobactam (33% vs. 30%).

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