Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

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. 2003 Jun;111(12):1805-12. J Clin Invest.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

rectally, prompting a sepsis workup given his age. The patient was ultimately discharged on a seven-day total course of cephalexin per Pediatric Infectious Disease recommendations. Exanthematous disease induced by toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 in the early neonatal period. Labs were notable for: WBC 9.1 Nishida, H.,

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Pediatric Education

AUGUST 20, 2023

In a study from the US of 4075 admissions nationwide (ages 6-19 years) from 2003-14 found a low but increasing incidence of PLA from 9.63 ” In the Belgium study, the most common underlying risk factor was hepatobiliary disease (e.g. per 100,000 hospitalizations in 2014. Questions for Further Discussion 1.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

sepsis), immunocompromised patients, IV drug users, patients with prosthetic heart valves or any intravascular device Clinical features may not abe enough to differentiate erysipelas from cellulitis, and in such cases the treatment should be targeted towards cellulitis Labs No laboratory evaluation is required for the diagnosis of erysipelas.

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