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Approach to Undifferentiated Shock

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  • Post category:Emergency and Acute Medicine
  • Post published:March 28, 2021

The patient in Undifferentiated Shock presents a unique challenge for the emergency physician, as the provider must perform time-critical resuscitation with limited diagnostic information. In addition to a focused assessment…

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Appropriate Antibiotics for Resistant Organisms

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  • Post category:Infectious Diseases/Pharmacology
  • Post published:March 25, 2021

Antibiotics are prescribed to ~15% of emergency department (ED) patients and are among the most frequently utilized medications in emergency medicine. Often, the emergency provider (EP) must make clinical decisions…

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Imitators of Acute Stroke

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  • Post category:Neurology
  • Post published:March 24, 2021

Acute Stroke mimics, or nonvascular disorders that produce focal neurologic deficits, often confound the diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke. As many as 20% to 25% of suspected acute stroke presentations…

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Non-Cardiac Causes of Chest Pain

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  • Post category:Cardiology/Emergency and Acute Medicine
  • Post published:March 24, 2021

Annually, almost 6 million patients present to the emergency department with a chief complaint of chest pain. Thankfully, the majority will not have an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as the…

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Embolic Complications of Infective Endocarditis

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  • Post category:Cardiology/Infectious Diseases
  • Post published:March 22, 2021

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial or fungal infection of the heart valves or perivalvular structures and is a highly morbid condition associated with significant in-hospital mortality. The morbidity of…

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Atypical Causes of Status Epilepticus

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  • Post category:Neurology
  • Post published:March 21, 2021

The definition of status epilepticus has evolved as understanding of its potential sequelae has increased. Before examining the different causes of generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE), it is important to…

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Vaso-Occlusive Episode (VOE) in Sickle Cell Disease

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Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications
  • Post category:Hematology and Oncology
  • Post published:March 20, 2021

Pain in a patient with sickle cell disease (SCD) can be an indicator of lifethreatening pathology. The provider can be lured into diagnosing and treating pain as a vaso-occlusive episode…

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Acute Esophageal Varices Hemorrhage

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  • Post category:Gastroenterology
  • Post published:March 18, 2021

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) results from a variety of conditions that can vary from annoying to life threatening. The determination of nonvariceal versus variceal bleeding is critical as the tests…

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Nontraditional Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) in Patients with Chest Pain

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  • Post category:Cardiology
  • Post published:March 18, 2021

Emergency providers (EP) frequently evaluate patients with acute chest pain. While most EPs rely on traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) to aid their evaluation, they should also…

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Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)

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Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of Tumor Lysis Syndrome
  • Post category:Hematology and Oncology
  • Post published:March 16, 2021

What is Tumor Lysis Syndrome Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a metabolic syndrome characterized by renal failure and multiple metabolic abnormalities caused by the rapid and massive cell destruction and…

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