American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2008, a research study stated that if unvaccinated populations were to become exposed to monkeypox, then an epidemic could occur. There is a chance that disease could replace smallpox as a widespread virus. In most serious cases, those with the disease have developed eye infections and scarring that led to permanent vision loss.

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Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Rabies, a neurotropic lyssavirus in the family rhabdoviridae, presents as a progressive encephalopathy known to have the highest case fatality rate of all known infectious diseases. Human Rabies Prevention – United States, 2008. The bat in question Why it Matters? MMWR Early Release 2008;57 Tarantola A, Tejiokem MC, Briggs DJ.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Published 2008 Sep 19. Clinical Infectious Disease. 2008) ISBN:0521871123. Scrotal abscess as a complication of perforated appendicitis: A case report and review of the literature. 2008;1(1):165. Cureus 12(7): e8991. doi:10.7759/cureus.8991 8991 ​​Schlossberg D. Cambridge Univ Pr. Trojian TH, Lishnak TS, Heiman D.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

Clinical Infectious Diseases [Internet]. Disease severity of Shiga toxin-producingE. Available from: [link] Wong CS, Mooney JC, Brandt JR, Staples AO, Jelacic S, Boster DR, et al. Risk Factors for the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children Infected With Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Multivariable Analysis. Pediatr Nephrol.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The first is by Gruber et al (2008) where parents kept a symptom diary for 12 years tracking the number of symptomatic episodes their children had. Adapted from: Byington et al (2015, Clinical Infectious Disease, [link] ) When to think about primary immunodeficiency? 2008 Sep;19(6):505-12. Pediatr Allergy Immunol.

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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, 2023

The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. Paediatric pre- and post-septal peri-orbital infections are different diseases. 2008 Mar;72(3):377–83. Med J Aust. 2021 Mar;214(5):220–7.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

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. 2008 Sep;1138:329-50.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 30, 2023

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. Overcrowding and limited staffing threaten to increase the length of stay if unnecessary imaging is obtained. JAMA Pediatr. 2019;173(8):e191439.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

“Parvovirus B19 and Its Role in Human Disease.” ” The Lancet Infectious Diseases , vol. 6, 2008, pp. link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). .” Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America , vol. 3, 2015, pp. link] Larcher, C., “Parvovirus B19.”

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Consultation with an infectious disease and neurology specialist can be considered to guide treatment and proper disposition. Consultation with laboratory or infectious disease experts is important in selecting appropriate diagnostic testing. Sexually transmitted diseases, 4th ed. Neurosyphilis.” doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000000982

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