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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S187-S195.

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Docusate for Cerumen Impaction? I Sh*t You Not

Critical Care Now

Interests include trauma, toxicology, and infectious diseases. The Pre-brief When we think of lysing things in the emergency department (ED), we think of alteplase busting up a blood clot in either ischemic stroke or in patients experiencing a massive pulmonary embolism. 2000; 36(3): 228 – 32. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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EM@3AM: Neurosyphilis

EMDocs

During the decade of the 1990s, trends showed a year-to-year decline that reached a nadir in the year 2000. cognitive and behavioral impairment) – 33% Ataxia – 28% Stroke – 23% Ophthalmic symptoms (e.g., Consultation with an infectious disease and neurology specialist can be considered to guide treatment and proper disposition.

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