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Author: Salim Rezaie

Balanced vs Unbalanced Fluids in Pediatric Severe Sepsis

Background: Fluid resuscitation with crystalloid is one of the most basic initial management approaches to adult and pediatric patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. However, which fluid should we be giving, and does it matter?  Should we give an ...

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Pediatrics

REBEL Cast Episode 39 – The TOAST Trial: Dexamethasone for Acute Pharyngitis

Background: Sore throat is a common presentation to the emergency department as well as primary care clinics.  Corticosteroids inhibit transcription of pro-inflammatory mediators in airway endothelial cells responsible for pharyngeal inflammation and symptoms of pain.  They have been used in ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Apneic Oxygenation (ApOx): A Review of the Evidence in Critical Care & Emergency Medicine

Background: Apneic oxygenation (ApOx) is the passive flow of oxygen into the alveoli during apnea.  This passive movement occurs due to the differential rate between alveolar oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide excretion producing a mass flow of gas from the ...

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Resuscitation

Apneic Oxygenation (ApOx): A Review of the Evidence in Critical Care & Emergency Medicine

Background: Apneic oxygenation (ApOx) is the passive flow of oxygen into the alveoli during apnea.  This passive movement occurs due to the differential rate between alveolar oxygen absorption and carbon dioxide excretion producing a mass flow of gas from the ...

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Resuscitation

The EM Mindset

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) defines Emergency Medicine (EM) as: “The initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of any patient requiring expeditious medical, surgical, or psychiatric care.” I would take this a step further and say these patients ...

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