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REBEL Core Cast 123.0 – Posterior Epistaxis

REBEL EM

VS abnormalities can drive this as well Strongly consider reversal of AC (this will typically come after control) Stopping the Bleeding PPE: these things bleed like stink. The idea behind abx is to prevent things like AOM and TSS but neither should be much of an issue with short term placement ICU Admission?

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EM@3AM: Basilar Artery Occlusion

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. The NIHSS cutoff that predicts outcomes is 4 points higher in AC compared with PC infarctions. The post EM@3AM: Basilar Artery Occlusion appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Lancet Neurol 2009; 8:724-730.

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Another deadly triage ECG missed, and the waiting patient leaves before being seen. What is this nearly pathognomonic ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pain improved to 1/10 after EMS administers 324 mg aspirin and the following EKG is obtained at triage. The patient was upgraded to the ICU for closer monitoring. showed that , when T-waves are inverted in precordial leads, if they are also inverted in lead III and V1, then pulmonary embolism is far more likely than ACS.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 85: Tricky Cases Part 1

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Removed from cooling at 102 and admitted to ICU. Reference: EM@3AM – Heat Stroke Case 2: 40-year-0ld female feels unwell but no other specific complaints. Reference: Reyner K, Heffner AC, Karvetski CH. Cooling blanket placed, but temperature increases to 107F. Immersion cooling completed with ice between body bags.

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Congestive Heart Failure and Sepsis: A Closer Look at Fluid Management

REBEL EM

Article: Vaeli Zadeh A, Wong A, Crawford AC, Collado E, Larned JM. Secondary Outcomes: Delayed hypotension, increased ICU stay, and other relevant outcomes. References: Vaeli Zadeh A, Wong A, Crawford AC, Collado E, Larned JM. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: In-hospital mortality. 2.89, p = 0.01.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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. Brenner M, Bulger EM, Perina DG, Henry S, Kang CS, Rotondo MF, Chang MC, Weireter LJ, Coburn M, Winchell RJ, Stewart RM. 2014 Sep;45(9):1287-95. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open.

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Beyond Ketamine: When to use Facilitated Intubation in the ED

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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. Etomidate is likely an agent of last resort for monotherapy due to the short duration of action (12).

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