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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

ALiEM

We have certainly seen patients who have pain which is controlled and still have psychomotor agitation and sympathetic activation, leading some to require ICU admission for dexmedetomidine and/or ketamine infusion. 2024 study [16]. Or one can start methadone induction. Prolonged QTc was defined as >450 msec. 2017 Jun;32:660-6.

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emDOCs Revamp – Acute Chest Syndrome

EMDocs

mg q20-30 min per dose) PRN naloxone in case of respiratory depression Some patients have SCD crises pain plan for reference Antimicrobials 11 Ceftriaxone + azithromycin if penicillin allergy for both children and adults. 2024 Mar 12;14(1):5978. 2024 Jul;71(7):e31002. Epub 2024 Apr 21. 2024 Apr 5. C or 100.4

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

NIV was recently shown to be much superior in avoiding hypoxia during intubation, compared to using a NRB (Gibbs 2024). It is true, someone finally did an RTC on ICU level patients and found that first pass success IS better with VL than DL (Prekker 2023), but the fact remains that sometimes VL fails. Want an even more powerful option?

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