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Podcast 185.0: Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

Comparison between Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) and Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) for the Urgent Reversal of Warfarin in Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves in a Tertiary Care Cardiac Center. Iran J Pharm Res. 2015;14(3):877-885. Fariborz Farsad B, Golpira R, Najafi H, et al.

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. Decreases production of anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies by removing the B cells that mature into autoantibody-secreting plasma cells. Thrombosis Research.

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Rebaked: Inborn Errors of Metabolism presenting in theĀ ED

Pediatric EM Morsels

Your genetics and inpatient colleagues will thank you!

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SGEM#368: Just A Normal Saline Day in the ICU ā€“ The PLUS Study

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

sodium chloride), and balanced crystalloid solutions, meaning those with a chloride composition closer to plasma such as lactated ringerā€™s or Plasma Lyte 148. Then, the BaSICS trial (a multicentred RCT done in 75 Brazilian ICUs) came along and compared saline to Plasma-Lyte at what the authors deemed slow and fast infusion rates.

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The daily educational pearl ā€“ diagnosing diabetes

EMergucate

– fasting plasma glucose > 7 mmol/L – symptoms + random plasma … Continue reading → When do you diagnose your patient with diabetes?

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SGEM#369: Romeo is Bleeding ā€“ Does He Need a RePHILL?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

The paramedic asks you, ā€œwe have saline, and we also have red-cells and this fancy new lyophilised plasma. Should we give our shocked patient saline or plasma / red cells en route to the ED?ā€ It was a pragmatic, randomised, single-centre trial done at the Denver looking at the use of plasma in the prehospital setting.

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Pseudoparalysis of Parrot

Pediatric EM Morsels

Confirm a positive result with either a Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption ( FTA-ABS) and/or micro hemagglutination test for antibodies to T.Pallidum ( MHA-TP ).

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