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Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage: A Three-Pronged Approach

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The literature suggests that approximately 85 percent of these cases require procedural source control in the operating room, highlighting the importance of expediting transport arrangements. 6 Apply direct pressure to the bleeding site with gauze soaked in TXA and epinephrine as a first-line intervention. CREDIT: Dr. P.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

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1-4 The PDPs, phenylephrine and epinephrine, result in vasoconstriction and increased cardiac contractility. They can be associated with side effects such as reflex bradycardia, decreased stroke volume in phenylephrine, tachycardia and hypertension associated with epinephrine.

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Trifecta: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

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Epidemiology Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an incredibly rare yet catastrophic pathology during which fetal debris and/or amniotic fluid enters the maternal central circulation in the third trimester of pregnancy or, most commonly, during the labor process. Regardless, she complains of sudden and severe shortness of breath.