Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e.

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EMDocs

MARCH 4, 2024

Darnall Army Medical Center) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Attending Physician, USAF); Marina Boushra (EM-CCM, Cleveland Clinic Foundation); Brit Long, (@long_brit) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, DoD, or the US Government.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

Neonates presenting to the Emergency Department often cause a lot of uncertainty. Let’s review how Congenital Syphilis may present to our Emergency Departments: Congenital Syphilis : Basics Occurs when the spirochete Treponema pallidum is transmitted from mother to fetus. Is this scalp swelling normal?

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ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.” Am J Emerg Med.

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Frozen Plasma FFP ALS Plasma 52

EMDocs

JUNE 7, 2023

7 Check out ToxCard: Nerve Agents by Dr. Sahi & Dr. Santos from July 2018 Organophosphates exert their toxic effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase within the synaptic cleft, which leads to accumulation of acetylcholine, with subsequent overstimulation of postsynaptic nicotinic and muscarinic receptors, and a predominant cholinergic effect.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 18, 2022

Case: You are working in the emergency department (ED) and receive a call from the Advanced Care Paramedics who are at the scene of a stabbing. The paramedic asks you, “we have saline, and we also have red-cells and this fancy new lyophilised plasma. Apparently, two rival gangs (Jets and Sharks) had a rumble.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

This was a randomised controlled multisite study comparing resuscitation of trauma patients requiring massive transfusion using either 1:1::1 or 1:1:2 ratios of platelets to plasma to red blood cells. Interim results presented earlier this year show that REBOA performed within the Emergency Department increased mortality.

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