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JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 10 pot

JUST THE FACTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE - PART 10 pot

... are under the age of 6 months. CLINICAL FEATURES • Abuse in infancy can result in the failure-to-thrive (FTT) syndrome; these children often present to the emergency department (ED) for other com- mon ... (DVT) antithrombotic therapy, 413 clinical features, 109 – 110, 109 t diagnosis and differential, 110 emergency department care and disposition, 110 111 overview, 109 path...
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... RH: Electroencephalographic monitoring in the emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am 12 :108 9, 1994. For further reading in Emergency Medicine: A Com- prehensive Study Guide, 5th ed., see ... Avulsed teeth in trans- ported patients should be gently replaced in the socket. Other options, in descending order of preference, include placing the tooth in Hank’s solut...
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... and the In- Training Exam. For the most up-to-date information concerning these exams, review the ABEM web site: www.abem.org. • The American Board of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine (ABOEM) administers ... Carolina School of Medicine, Depart- ment of Emergency Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Chapters 7, 8) David L. Leader, Jr., D.O., Clinical Instructor, Department of...
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... fluid. 12 • If blood pressure remains Ͻ70 mmHg despite pre- ceding measures, a norepinephrine 8- to 1 2- g/ min loading dose and a 2- to 4- g/min infusion to maintain mean arterial blood pressure ... needles (2 7- to 3 0- gauge), and injecting the anesthetic slowly. • The addition of epinephrine to lidocaine extends the length of anesthesia and slows systemic ab- sorption...
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... dif - cile in 10 to 25 percent of cases. • Broad-spectrum antibiotics—most notably clin- damycin, cephalosporins, and ampicillin/amoxicil- lin—alter the gut flora in such a way that toxin- producing ... when the intima is vio- lated, allowing blood to enter the media and dis- sect between the intimal and adventitial layers. Common sites for tear include the ascending aorta a...
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... regarding an initial insulin bolus of 0.1 U/kg and most authori- ties begin with a continuous infusion. If the acido- sis has not improved after2hofinsulin therapy the insulin infusion should be increased ... age. The classic presentation is sudden epigastric pain with pain-free intervals during which the examination can reveal the classic sau- sage-shaped mass in the right side...
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... drawn if clinically indicated or if the acetamino- phen level falls in the toxic range on the Rumack- Matthew nomogram. • Activated charcoal 1 g/kg is indicated for GI de- contamination and in case ... decontam- ination, elimination of the toxin, and administra- tion of the antidote. • The airway should be secured. In the obtunded patient, if gastric lavage is indicated,...
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... hemoglobin about 210 to 280 times more tenaciously than oxygen. The binding of CO to hemoglobin shifts the oxyhemoglobin dissocia- tion curve to the left. Therefore, carboxyhemoglo- bin (COHb) ... oxy- gen therapy. DIAGNOSIS AND DIFFERENTIAL • The primary key to the diagnosis is maintaining a high degree of clinical suspicion. • The most useful laboratory test is the determina-...
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... injury with subsequent increase in pain and swelling as the patient continues to am- bulate suggests a sprain rather than a fracture. • On physical examination, significant findings in- clude the ... cervical spine injury in the younger child. Physical examination findings con- sistent with spinal cord injury or abnormalities on spine radiographs are strong indications for CT scannin...
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... Africans in the vicinity of the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in 1960. Am J Cardiol 19:432, 1962. Cancer Low- and middle-income countries accounted for 53% and 56%, respectively, of the 10 million ... Chapter 002. Global Issues in Medicine (Part 10) In stark contrast to the extraordinary lengths to which patients in wealthy countries will go to treat ischemic...
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