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Clinical Conundrums: How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis?

REBEL EM

How Long Should We Monitor After Giving IM Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? Bottom Line Up Top: After prompt recognition and appropriate treatment with IM epinephrine, the risk of biphasic reactions are exceedingly low. At the time of discharge, appropriate patient education and prescriptions for IM epinephrine are essential.

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Episode 188: Vasopressors

Core EM

Consider these medications if there are signs of end-organ dysfunction, there is a considerable delta in baseline BP, systolic is less than 90 and/or MAP is less than 65 Norepinephrine is a good pressor for a lot of the situations that we encounter in the emergency department, such as septic shock, undifferentiated shock and hypovolemic shock.

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Trick of Trade: Dual Foley catheter to control massive epistaxis

ALiEM

Initial Management After a rapid assessment, we inserted an anterior nasal pack, soaked in epinephrine, TXA, and an antibiotic-based lubricant. We report a case of a 50-year-old man with end stage renal disease with massive nasal bleeding from the left nostril, shortness of breath, and confusion. Reference Goralnick E.

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SGEM#353: At the COCA, COCA for OCHA

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Intraosseous access is quickly obtained, and a dose of epinephrine is provided. The patient is transported to the emergency department with vital signs absent (VSA). The paramedics performed high-quality CPR and follow their ACLS protocol. CPR is continued while a supraglottic airway is placed successfully.

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SGEM#350: How Did I Get Epi Alone? Vasopressin and Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Neil Dasgupta is an emergency physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY, and currently an assistant clinical professor and Director of Emergency Critical Care at Nassau University Medical Center. Case: A code blue is called for a 71-year-old male in-patient that is boarding in the emergency department (ED).

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SGEM#307: Buff up the lido for the local anesthetic

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

She writes a blog called The Procedural Pause for Emergency Medicine News and is the lead content editor and director for the video series soon to be included in Roberts & Hedges ‘ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. Epinephrine containing local anesthetics can be used without the fear of an appendage falling off. *

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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

If bleeding, the only lab that is needed in the Emergency Department is a type and cross. Soak the gauze with epinephrine (1:10,000) or TXA (our THIRD route of administration) Apply pressure laterally to the tonsillar fossa with the gauze covered Magill forceps. CBC, coagulation panels, von Willebrand factor etc are less useful.

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