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Podcast 185.0: Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

Hosts: Joe Offenbacher, MD Audrey Bree Tse, MD [link] Download Leave a Comment Tags: Anticoagulation , Critical Care , Resuscitation Show Notes Coagulation Cascade: Algorithm for Anticoagulated Bleeding Patient in the ED: Indications for Anticoagulation Reversal: References: Baugh CW, Levine M, Cornutt D, et al. Iran J Pharm Res.

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Case: A 71-year-old man is brought to your emergency department (ED) by emergency medical serviced (EMS) having fallen two steps at home. The transfusion tech calls to remind you that your protocol is currently under review, and asks if would you like the 1:1 or the 1:3 version of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red blood cells (pRBC)?

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

Fresh frozen plasma for progressive and refractory angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. In: UptoDate, Feldweg AM (ed.) Read More EMCrit: Podcast 145 – Awake Intubation Lecture from SMACC ERCast: Angioedema References: Baş M et al. N Engl J Med. 2015; 372(5):418-25. PMID 25629740 Hassen GW et al.

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Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

Background Around 6 million people in the U.S. 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. Background Around 6 million people in the U.S.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

EMDocs

The nuances of fracture patterns and delineating mechanically unstable pelvic fractures from stable ones is less important to the ED. This is less critical in ED management of the unstable pelvic fracture, as the optimal site for identification of rectal or vaginal tears is the operating room.

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Recognition and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

ACEP Now

2 TTP often presents abruptly, and most patients that develop it first visit the emergency department (ED) as their symptoms worsen. 1 Pregnant patients are particularly vulnerable to misdiagnosis of TTP in the ED. Most of these deaths can be attributed to a delay in diagnosis. Thus, early management is essential for patient outcomes.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

ACEP Now

Fresh frozen plasma, or FFP, should only be given to cirrhotic patients as part of the massive transfusion protocol in cases of profound hypotension, as “patients with cirrhosis rarely have true enzymatic hypocoagulability, and FFP may worsen bleeding due to over-resuscitation and dilution of coagulation factors.”