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Category Archives: Uncategorized
Questions, Airway and Sedation 2014
1. Do you reach for video laryngoscopy or direct laryngoscopy first for intubations? 2. Do you use cricoid pressure during induction and paralysis? 3. How long do you keep patients NPO prior to procedural sedation? 4. When using ketamine for … Continue reading
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Tagged cricoid pressure, ketamine, laryngoscope, procedural sedation, video
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Seizure, “Answers”
1. Which benzodiazepine do you prefer for the treatment of status epilepticus (SE)? Which do you prefer for pediatric patients? An epileptic seizure (ES) is defined as an abrupt disruption in brain function secondary to abnormal neuronal firing, and is … Continue reading
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Tagged dilantin, ketamine, lorazepam, pseudoseizure, seizure, status epilepticus
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Seizure, Questions
1. Which benzodiazepine do you prefer for the treatment of status epilepticus (SE)? Which do you prefer for pediatric patients? 2. Which second-line agents do you use for treatment of SE? 3. In which adult patients with first-time seizure do … Continue reading
Trauma, “Answers”
1. When do you use tranexamic acid in trauma? Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a synthetic derivative of the amino acid lysine. It was discovered in the 1950s and has traditionally been employed in surgery to minimize blood loss. TXA works … Continue reading
Trauma, Questions
1. When do you use tranexamic acid in trauma? 2. When you can’t get peripheral access in a trauma patient, do you prefer subclavian, femoral, or IO? 3. Which trauma patients do you give PCC to over FFP? 4. In … Continue reading
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Tagged ffp, hematuria, intraosseous, PCC, tranexamic acid, trauma
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DKA, “Answers”
1. When you are suspicious for DKA do you obtain a VBG or an ABG? How good is a VBG for determining acid/base status? Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is defined by five findings: acidosis (pH < 7.30, serum bicarbonate (HCO3) < … Continue reading
DKA, Questions
1. When you are suspicious for DKA do you get a VBG or an ABG? How good is a VBG for determining acid/base status? 2. Do you use serum or urine ketones to guide your diagnosis and treatment of DKA? … Continue reading
Eye Emergencies, “Answers”
1.) Do you prescribe ophthalmic topical anesthetics to patients with corneal abrasions who complain of severe pain? Corneal abrasion is one of the most common acute eye complaints that presents to the ED, accounting for approximately 10% of eye related … Continue reading
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Tagged corneal abrasion, eye, ONSD, ophthalmology, ultrasound optic nerve
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Eye Emergencies, Questions
1. Do you prescribe ophthalmic topical anesthetics to patients with corneal abrasions who complain of severe pain? 2. When do you schedule ophthalmology follow up for patients with corneal abrasions? 3. How soon after presentation do you have a patient … Continue reading
Monoarticular Arthritis, “Answers”
1. When do you tap a painful swollen joint? When do you obtain imaging before arthrocentesis? Acute monoarticular arthritis is an inflammatory process involving a single joint that develops over a period of less than 2 weeks. The possible etiologies … Continue reading
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