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• 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 ... 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...
... Emergency Medicine
(ABEM) administers three written exams each
year: the Certification Exam, the Recertification
Exam, and the In- Training Exam. For the most
up-to-date information concerning these ... hyper-
kalemic response in emergency department patients re-
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8. Ward KR, Yealy DM: End-tidal carbon dioxide monitor-
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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-
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tomography in diagnosing retropharyngeal abscess in chil-
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... Dimercaprol (BAL)
3 to 5 mg/kg intramuscularly (IM) every 4 h and
CaNa2-EDTA 1500 Ȑg/m
2
every 24 h by continu-
ous intravenous infusion beginning4hafter the ini-
tial BALdoseare the standardagents.Radiopaque
lead ... Lacrimation, Urination, Defecation,
Gastrointestinal, and Emesis).
• Consumption of psilocybin- and psilocin-con-
taining mushrooms produce visual hallucinations
and euph...
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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 ... of abdominal injury in the pedi-
atric patient, the physical examination has both a
high false-positive and relatively high false-nega-
tive rate. Therefore, either CT scanning or dia...
... prevalent disorders. Pending further advances in genetic
testing, the key to assessing the inherited risk for common adult-onset diseases
rests in the collection and interpretation of a detailed ... mutations would greatly impact the
cost of testing without significantly influencing the effectiveness of mass
screening. Nevertheless, the individual who carries one of the...