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We’ve all been there. You’re on green team (fast-track), another complaint of back or tooth pain that never really trialed oral meds but definitely wants something more. Here comes IM ketorolac to save the day.
Here, we aim to cover some quick pearls on the Do’s and the Don’t’s of ketorolac to further inform the use of the medication.
Jose Reyes, MD
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Index visit ECG
Here you have a 68-year-old male with a PMHx of PE on apixaban, HTN presents with fatigue and several days of diarrhea. You are handed the following ECG. What is your interpretation?
Alejandro Negrete, MD
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Figure 1: “Tesselon Perles”
A 4-year-old boy born with no past medical history presents in cardiac arrest. As resuscitation measures are underway, you obtain collateral from EMS and parents. The patient’s sibling was recently diagnosed with a viral upper respiratory infection and was prescribed a cough suppressant. Unfortunately, the medication had been left within reach of the child, and an unknown number of capsules were ingested.
Here we will lead you through the management of the cough suppressant “Tesselon Perles”.
Sumeet Sandhu, DO & Jenny Lu, MD
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