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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

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PCP Pneumonia, Sepsis) can be discharged with initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in consultation with Infectious Disease (ID) physician with full ID evaluation outpatient. BioMed Research International, 2020, 1-10. Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 6(1), 31. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby; 2006:384-418.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2006; 333(7580):1193. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(2). Oral administration of antibiotics: a rational alternative to the parenteral route. 1997; 24(3):457-67.

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The resurgence of vaccine preventable infections: Measles and Pertussis

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Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. These outbreaks increase the risk of imported cases in other regions, including the UK. Global measles outbreaks.

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Choosing Wisely – Radiographs in children with respiratory symptoms

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A secondary analysis of a nationwide study of Emergency Department attendance in America from 2006 to 2008 found that CXRs increase the average length of stay by 27 minutes. Pediatric Emergency Research Networks (PERN). Overcrowding and limited staffing threaten to increase the length of stay if unnecessary imaging is obtained.

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EM@3AM: Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications

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Infections For stable patients, obtain microbiologic samples prior to antibiotics (per the American Academy of Orthopedic surgery and The Infectious Diseases Society of America). Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb-. doi:[link] Waseem S, Ngu A, Patel J; ORCA Research Collaborative.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Raad, II, et al.,

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Leprosy

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Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. The disease is named after Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who discovered the causative bacterium in 1873. It became a bacterial disease. We stopped thinking of leprosy as a supernatural curse. Scollard, D.M.,