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Fluoroquinolone Use In Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

(Jackson 2016) It can also be used in UTIs , but is typically reserved for special cases where the infectious bacteria is found to be multidrug resistant or in complicated UTIs. None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. BMC Infectious Disease. 451 pediatric patients were included.

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EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa

EMDocs

Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. Infectious diseases, 4(1), 34–39. and Staphylococcus spp. 2 F ungal involvement (usually Aspergillus fumigatus ), especially in immunocompromised patients. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. The Lancet.

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Fever with Rash

ALiEM

The patient also complained of shortness of breath for one week associated with a dry cough, as well as an altered sensorium for one day. 2007 Dec;21(4):997-1011, ix. Scrub typhus and rickettsial diseases in international travelers: a review. Fever was documented to be 102°F and was not associated with any chills or rigors.

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Episode 23 - Influenza Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

Jeff: The information contained in this article comes from articles found on pubmed, the cochrane database, center for disease control, and the world health organization. Additionally, guidelines were reviewed from the american college of emergency physicians, infectious disease society of america, and the american academy of pediatrics.

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Caring for children after a kidney transplant

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This is particularly crucial in younger children who have received a large adult kidney and typically have relatively low creatinine levels when stable and well. Additionally, any child with a kidney transplant might have some degree of chronic kidney disease (CKD). When in doubt, call the team. and Hirsch, H.H., Peruzzi, L.,