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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

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2003; 348:1786-1795. fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold Management of drug and alcohol withdrawal. N Engl JMed. Gortney J, Raub J, Patel P, et al.

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Altered Mental Status in Children

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meningoencephalitis, overwhelming alternate source of sepsis) T – Toxins (e.g. sludge phenomenon, secondary sepsis, hypoglycemia from supply-demand mismatch) S – Seizure (e.g. meningoencephalitis, overwhelming alternate source of sepsis) T – Toxins (e.g. 2003; 112(3) Schwartz J et al. V – Vascular (e.g. Pediatrics.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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Weaning Sedation in Paediatric Intensive Care

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Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal, and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators ( PALISI ). Examples of these are linked below: European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care ( ESPNIC ). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(1):17-28.