Disclaimer: This post explores some of the pathophysiologic findings in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. It explores possible mechanisms-based and posits theories BUT, this is not a clinical post. The hypothesis and findings here are not confirmed and extrapolation to management is ...
While the rate of prepublications on COVID19 continue to be cranked out, we at REBEL EM have reduced our blog post production. It’s not because we’re reading less, but we’ve reported enough on small, retrospective, observational studies that don’t tell ...
Background: Getting the basics right in all illness is vital. In sepsis, this means appropriate use of antibiotics, judicious fluid resuscitation, and early identification. Vasopressor support is also essential in the sickest sepsis patients (i.e. septic shock). Should the metabolic ...
Background: Current management of COVID-19 focuses on supportive care as there are yet to be robust, data driven treatments. To date, there has barely been a glimmer of hope based on published evidence, as most studies are either poor quality ...
“You’re in the emergency department, you have a patient who EMS has brought in from a nursing home…who’s excited? Right, nobody is. And they are brought in for a chief complaint of altered mental status. So they’re concerned about sepsis. ...
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