Episode 142.0 – Morning Report Pearls IV
This week we discuss more pearls from our morning report conference on APE, SAH and caustic ingestions. https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_Episode_142_0_Final_Cut.m4a Download Leave a Comment Tags: APE, Cardiology, Caustic Ingestions, CHF, SAH, SCAPE, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Toxicology Show Notes Take Home Points In patients with APE, give high-dose nitro to decrease after load and preload quickly. 400-500 mcg/min for the first 4-5 minutes is my standard approach Consider DSI to facilitate pre-oxygenation. Ketamine is your go to drug here A NCHCT performed within 6 hours of symptom onset is extremely sensitive for ruling out SAH but, nothing is 100%. If you’ve got a high-risk patient, you should still consider LP Patients with caustic ingestions can have rapidly deteriorating airways. Prepare early and be ready to take over the airway at a moments notice Read More Core EM: Acute Pulmonary Edema EMCrit: Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema (SCAPE) EMCrit: Delayed Sequence Intubation Core EM: Setting Up Non-Invasive Ventilation The SGEM: Thunderstruck (Subarachnoid Hemorrhage) Friedman BW. Managing Migraine. Ann Emerg Med 2017; 69(2): 202-7. PMID: 27510942 Read More