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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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
2 Amiodarone is commonly known for its anti-arrhythmic properties and a commonly used agent in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This could have biased the results in favor of amiodarone as we’ve covered this before on REBEL EM before The IV amiodarone group required less additional HR control agents to control increased heart rate.
An example using a real case I had while on call in the ICU: A 61-year-old female had a post-induction arrest on the wards/hospital telemetry floor after being intubated for airway protection. PMID: 30060961 Koller AC, et al. In a PCAC 1 or 2, we may prioritize a cath and tolerate a couple hours without ICU Neuroresuscitation.
She did not receive any opioids (which would mask her pain without affecting any underlying ACS). 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.
This post was written by Tarissa Lai, one of our outstanding EM residents at Hennepin County Medical Center, with comments by Steve Smith and Dan Lee. female with HTN, HLD, diabetes, ESRD on dialysis is brought in by EMS with sudden onset, left -sided chest pain for the past four hours. Case A 30 something y.o.
Bourke Tillmann and Scott Weingart for their expertise on the EM Cases podcast that inspired this column. References Deshwal H, Sinha A, Mehta AC. Portable chest X-ray may help determine from which lung the bleeding originates. A special thanks to Drs. Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto.
Case A patient arrives via EMS from the bus station complaining of fever, vomiting, and back pain. Our experience: It was not long ago that we instructed our staff that: ‘COWS >8, give ’em 8 (mg of buprenorphine).’ DOI: Papudesi BN, Malayala SV, Regina AC. They report insufflating ‘a bundle’ of tranq dope per day.
Authors: Christian Gerhart, MD (EM Resident Physician, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, St. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 64-year-old male presents by EMS to the ED with shortness of breath.
We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 17-year-old girl, in moderate distress, is brought in by EMS after a motor vehicle collision. EMS reports that she was “pinned” underneath the dashboard, and it took several hours to extricate her. Goodman AD, Got CJ, Weiss AC. Critical Care. 2016;20(1):135.
Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD ( EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital); Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. 11) Webb RK, Ralston AC, Runciman WB. PMID: 11685301. (10) 10) Jubran A.
Garabon JJW, Gunz AC, Ali A, Lim R. EMS Use and Success Rates of Intraosseous Infusion for Pediatric Resuscitations: A Large Regional Health System Experience. Clinically Relevant Bottom Line : Paediatric IO insertion is a potentially life-saving prehospital intervention that merits bespoke training for EMS personnel.
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. 12784 Povey AC, Rees HG, Thompson JP, Watkins G, Stocks SJ, Karalliedde L. Airway management should not be delayed. Toxicology.
Paper: Alwang AK, Law AC, Klings ES, Cohen RT, Bosch NA. The characteristics that were significantly different between the LR and NS exposure groups race, organ dysfunction at presentation, ICU admission, hemoglobin SS genotype, discharge year, and hydroxyurea use were appropriately included as confounders in the TMLE analysis.
84 All patients with severe malaria need inpatient admission, ideally to the intensive care unit (ICU). link] Hummell AC, Cummings M. Severe malaria is typically caused by P. Uncomplicated malaria patients who are able to access prescription medication can be discharged home. Accessed October 5, 2024. Accessed October 5, 2024.
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