Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

source: “Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)”, 2022 , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. if the patient is being transferred to another hospital).

Plasma 246

Plasma Frozen Plasma Emergency Department FFP 246

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.

Emergency Department 87

Emergency Department E-9-1-1 ALS OR 87

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. 2022 Dec 27;14(12):e33009.

E-9-1-1 152

E-9-1-1 Emergency Department Plasma OR 152

ALiEM

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A 50-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency department with a complaint of painful sores on the top of her left foot. Updated 2022 Dec 1]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-.

Plasma 161

Plasma Coronary Emergency Department OR 161

EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

DEG is rapidly absorbed when ingested and can reach peak plasma and brain tissue concentrations within four hours of ingestion. 2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. Accessed August 2022. McGraw Hill, 2019.

E-9-1-1 66

E-9-1-1 ALS Emergency Department Plasma 66

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 18, 2022

Date: June 18th, 2022 Reference: Crombie et al. The Lancet Haematology 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist that includes in his practice emergency medicine, anaesthesia and critical care. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: June 18th, 2022 Reference: Crombie et al.

Plasma 100

Plasma Critical Care Paramedic ALS 100

ACEP Now

APRIL 5, 2024

2 TTP often presents abruptly, and most patients that develop it first visit the emergency department (ED) as their symptoms worsen. It is thus imperative that emergency physicians be able to recognize and properly treat this disease, especially in the absence of its classical presentation. 1 Dr. J Emerg Med.

Frozen Plasma 40

Frozen Plasma Plasma Emergency Department FFP 40