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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. In addition, free haem and haemoglobin contribute to the vascular damage. Blood film shows sickle cells and a further sample was sent for confirmation of diagnosis.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You ask your anaesthetist to get ready to sedate or intubate depending on their status – Significant risk to the department – you make sure security is aware And your patient arrives. Ranulf is quite a sweet, round-faced boy, accompanied by his traumatised-looking mother as he is wheeled to your trauma bay.

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Resident Journal Review: Massive Transfusion Protocols (MTPs) in Traumatic Hemorrhage

AAEM RSA

1 The American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Massive Transfusion in Trauma Guidelines leave a good amount of flexibility for hospitals regarding transfusion protocols, focusing more on systems-level aspects of designing and implementing MTPs.2,3 Holcomb JB, Tilley BC, Baraniuk S, et al.

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ToxCard: Organic Mercury Poisoning

EMDocs

7 We are commonly taught that metals are not amenable to treatment with activated charcoal (AC).However, In short, there is not a whole lot of evidence to support this, but if patient has had a recent ingestion and is not altered, you can consider gastrointestinal decontamination with AC.

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Episode 82 – When Normal Labs Aren’t Necessary

The Curious Clinicians

One well-known study bled volunteers to a hemoglobin of 5 g/dL, while keeping them isovolemic with albumin or plasma infusions. There is one value, however, which we not only leave alone until it is well below normal, but only replenish to barely half the normal value: Hemoglobin (Hgb). Let’s focus on that last point.

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 010 | Cardiac disease in pregnancy

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Well, most commonly we’re going to see ACS. Pregnancy itself with its bump in plasma volume, reduced Hb and increased cardiac output is like one long exercise stress test. Improved care of complex. Read More » Welcome back to the tasty morsels of critical care podcast. What can we expect to see in terms of cardiac disease?

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Popular Antiobesity Medications Bring New Challenges to Emergency Physicians

ACEP Now

Given the fact that he has not had these headaches before and has diffuse symptoms including weakness, lab work and head imaging are obtained. There were no acute findings on head CT. His lab values demonstrate no anemia, leukocytosis, or electrolyte abnormalities except for an elevated creatinine.