A 50 year old male with a recent lung mass resection presents with chills and diffuse burning rash. Patient was well appearing and afebrile. There were no mucosal lesions. Initial lab testing was significant for a leukocytosis of 19 with 89% neutrophils. Patient was started on steroids and observed in the hospital.
Background
A 45 year old male presents to your emergency department with 1 day of headache, body aches, nausea and vomiting? On further history you learn that the patient recently returned from a trip to Africa and you suspect Yellow Fever. Which of the following below would increase your suspicion for Yellow Fever? (scroll down for the answer)
A) Low pulse relative to fever
With the rise in popularity of the NOAC class of anticoagulants, more and more patients with a new diagnosis of pulmonary embolism are being discharged from the emergency department. Multiple risk classifications tools have been developed to help identify patients at low risk of short term mortality. Read on to see if this new study determined which tool is the winner!
Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department includes aggressive volume repletion and administration of insulin, however it is also extremely important to address electrolyte abnormalities…
A 30 year old mechanic presents for a right lower leg injury. He was working on his car when it fell on his right leg. Urinanalysis reveals dark urine with a dipstick positive for large mount of blood. Serum CK is 28,000 units/L. The primary treatment modality is:
A. Sodium Bicarbonate
B. Furosemide
C. Mannitol
D. Normal Saline
E. Calcium Gluconate
Answer is D - Normal Saline
Recommend against reversal of LMWH in patients receiving prophylactic dosing of LMWH.
Low quality of evidence for the use of FFP or PCC to reverse LMWH.
Protamine:
rFVIIa: 90 ug/kg iV if Protamine is contraindicated.
A 52 year old male with history of asplenia after a car accident presents with a fever for 8 days. Tmax is 101.8. Denies any other symptoms. Denies rash. Reports he walks every morning through a path in the woods behind his house. Denies recent travel, animal exposure, sexual history. Blood pressure is 120/80, heart rate is 110, Temperature is 101.0 F, respiratory rate is 18, SpO2 is 100% on room air. Physical exam is otherwise unremarkable. Blood work is significant for evidence of hemolytic anemia and peripheral smear shows maltese cross. What is the next step in management?
Consider tick borne illness when:
Babesiosis:
Lyme's Disease:
A man with a bullae.
