Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

To meet CDC and WHO diagnostic criteria for pertussis, suspected cases must exhibit a cough lasting at least two weeks, creating a prolonged period during which patients may be infectious before a diagnosis is confirmed. JOINT committee on vaccination and immunisation code of practice June. Measles facts [Internet]. Epidemiol Infect.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A 2006 analysis showed much lower rates of CLABSI with PICC lines, compared to conventional central venous catheters (0.5 Are PICCs Less Infection-Prone than Other Central Lines? Peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs) are inserted through the skin into an arm vein, and advanced under ultrasound into large central veins.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. PA’s and NP’s - make sure to use the code APP4 at checkout to save 50%. Current depression among adults United States, 2006 and 2008.

Emergency Department 40

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

The CDC reports that in the US in 2020 there were 93 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths per 100,000 live births (Fig. million babies born in 2020, and the CDC reports there were about 1,389 SIDS deaths. Figure 2 From the CDC Website. Their caption: SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Files.

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