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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

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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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

Incidence, treatment and outcome of peripartum sepsis. 2003 Aug;82(8):730-5. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1985 Dec 1;153(7):737-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90335-7. PMID: 4073137. Kankuri E, Kurki T, Carlson P, Hiilesmaa V. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00265.x. 1600-0412.2003.00265.x. PMID: 12848644.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear. 2003 Jun;111(12):1805-12. 2003 Jul;112(2):299. 2003 Jun;111(12):1805-12. 2003 Jul;112(2):299.

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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

PEMBlog

The night prior to presentation, mom noticed he was not feeding as well and seemed fussy. Initially in the emergency department he was generally well-appearing with normal vital signs. rectally, prompting a sepsis workup given his age. This patient was hospitalized for 4 days where he remained well-appearing.

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The Pediatric Surgical Abdomen

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:439. Pediatr Surg Int 2003; 19:247. 2003; 12(4):241-253. 2003; 21:909-935. Khan AR, Vujanic GM, Huddart S. The constipated child: how likely is Hirschsprung's disease? Singh SJ, Croaker GD, Manglick P, et al. Hirschsprung's disease: the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit's experience.

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What Are Underlying Risk Factors for Liver Abscesses?

Pediatric Education

Patient Presentation An 8-year-old male came to clinic for his well-child care after moving to the area. Patients needed prolonged treatment and followup (up to 88 days) but did well without recurrences. He was also being followed by nephrology for some mild hypertension that did not need current treatment.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

As for other invasive therapies , intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (12, 13) appears to work well in non-randomized studies, and this would also make sense: the balloon in the aorta inflates in diastole, increasing diastolic pressure and thus coronary flow. For instance: sepsis, bleeding, dehydration, hypoxia, and mild ACS.

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