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Data Café Insights: Whole Blood and PRBC Usage

ESO

They received fewer PRBCs, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), and platelets across their LOS, while total units and volumes were similar. Balance resuscitation strategy, often in a 1:1:1 ratio of PRBCs with fresh frozen plasma and platelets. For more details and/or to register head to the ESO Data Café.

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

Without the C1 inhibitor, the plasma-kallikrein-kinin system produces more bradykinin. of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ). patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ).

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

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

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)? Noting with some relief that at least he isn’t anticoagulated, you activate the hospital massive transfusion protocol.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

Renal injury: isolated proteinuria or hematuria, moderate acute kidney injury with serum creatinine levels <2 mg/dL Skin: petechiae and purpura Despite severe thrombocytopenia, clinically significant bleeding is rare Figure 1.

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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. Background Around 6 million people in the U.S.

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SGEM#251: Nothing Compares to You…Because there was No Comparison Group

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

In contrast, protamine could be used for heparin and LMWH reversal and vitamin K, fresh frozen plasma and prothrombinase complex concentrate could be used to reverse coumadin ( Hunt and Levi BMJ 2018 ).

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Snake Bites and Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Since we all inhabit the same beautiful world , and sometimes we humans overtake previous habitats of animals, we inevitably will cross paths with an animal that bites us. Usually, animals bite from fear or defense of their offspring ( ex, Brown Recluse ). Sometimes it’s a beloved pet who gets surprised or has an “off” day ( Dog Bites and PTSD ).