Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Although not every person seeks health care for these injuries, the majority of those that do end up in the emergency department. In 2008, this led to greater than 316,000 emergency department (ED) visits and about 9,500 hospitalizations [1]. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Annals of Emergency Medicine.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. Eczema herpeticum: making the diagnosis in the emergency department. J Emerg Med. Epub 2008 Jun 27. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2015:432445. Studdiford JS, Valko GP, Belin LJ, Stonehouse AR. 2011 Feb;40(2):167-9.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

While PCT may be more specific for bacterial infections, it is flawed by still being rather non-specific and is not validated as a stand-alone diagnostic criteria for infection in the setting of the emergency department. Notably, up to 40% of patients with native vertebral osteomyelitis had a normal WBC [33-34].

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

aureus infections among patients in the emergency department. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Published 2008 Sep 19. Clinical Infectious Disease. 2008) ISBN:0521871123. Managing a Cutaneous Abscess in the Emergency Department.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

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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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Case 1 focuses on a case seen in the emergency department and explores the common parental query of a “weak immune system” in a young child who has had several recurrent upper respirator tract infections back-to-back but is otherwise well. A 3 year old boy is brought to emergency department and treated for viral induced wheeze.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. Karageorgos, S.;

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