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Episode 21- Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock

EB Medicine

Current guidelines recommend that broad spectrum antibiotics be administered within the first hour of presentation for those with sepsis or septic shock, ideally with blood cultures being drawn beforehand. In one study, every hour of delayed abx administration was associated with an 8% increase in mortality. But this isn’t limited to the air.

Sepsis 40
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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Newborn screening: sickle cell screening is donethrough heel-prick blood at five days of life. It has been routine practice in the UK since 2006. Be careful if the patient has received a recent blood transfusion since it may be misinterpreted as sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease.