Anaphylaxis Part 1 Show Notes Posted
Here are the show notes for Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment
Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment Show Notes (Word Format)
Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment Show Notes (PDF)
Here are the show notes for Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment
Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment Show Notes (Word Format)
Anaphylaxis Part 1- Diagnosis and Treatment Show Notes (PDF)
In this episode, we’ll talk about how to manage the airway in patients with anaphylaxis or any other upper airway obstruction. These can be some of the most difficult airways to manage and we can run into trouble if we don’t have a good plan ahead of time. Some of this is a little “advanced” and “cutting edge” but it’s important to have as many tools in your arsenal when dealing with these critical airways. We’ll review other options besides RSI to include awake intubation, delayed sequence intubation (DSI), and the awake cric.
Updated EM Basic Links Page– Just added links to website and podcasts that I like
Medical School HQ– an incredible resource for any pre-meds on applying to medical school- blog and podcast
Links:
NO-DESAT- Preoxygenation Paper- a must read!
Bougie Assisted Cric video- a must watch!
Anaphylaxis is a potentially deadly diagnosis that requires quick action. In this episode, we will discuss the diagnosis and management of the entire spectrum of allergic reactions from mild cutaneous reactions to life threatening anaphylaxis. This is the first episode in a 2 part series. Part 2 will discuss airway management in anaphylaxis and other upper airway obstructions situations.
Today’s Essential Evidence Episode discusses the paper that derived and validated the PE Rule-out Criteria or PERC rule. This is a clinical decision aid that we can use to reliably exclude pulmonary embolism in emergency department patients without any further testing. We’ll talk about some background on diagnosing PE in the ED, the study design, how to use the PERC rule in your everyday practice, and some clinical pearls as well.
Essential Evidence #8- The PERC Rule
The PERC study- free full text
Links to studies mentioned in the podcast
ACEP Clinical Policy on PE diagnosis in the ED
Kahbrel, et al- accuracy of PE diagnosis in different years of training
Other podcasts on PE (not an exhaustive list!)
Jeff Kine (1st author on PERC) on PE in pregnancy from ERcast
We encounter seizure disorders frequently in the ED. In this episode, we’ll review all the important points about seizures including the confusing and difficult topic of pseudosezures. We’ll also go in depth on the ED treatment of seizures and status epilepticus.
Seizures Show Notes (Word Format)
Links mentioned in the podcast
Rapid oral loading of Phenytoin (dilantin) from Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Status epilepticus algorithm pocket guide (pediatric but it works for adults too)
