PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fever in the ICU: Guideline Update The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) issued an interim update to their 2008 recommendations for the management of fever in the ICU. Ultrasound is well-suited for identifying most serious biliary system abnormalities.

Best Practices 111

Best Practices Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases Sepsis 111

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

As the name would suggest, inflammatory markers are biological markers of, well, inflammation. A 2008 review in the International Journal of Medicine on spinal epidural abscess (SEA) agreed that inflammatory markers (specifically ESR and CRP) are generally sensitive in the diagnosis of SEA, but are not specific. J Arthroplasty.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

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).

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

The loss of these cells leads to immunosuppression as well as decreased responsiveness of the immune system as a whole Patients with neutropenia will not only get very sick very quickly, but also will have blunted immune response and may not localize signs of infection well Fever or malaise may be their only presenting symptoms.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

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. His parents are both fit and well and there is no family history of any medical conditions.

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Wellness Infectious Diseases Pediatrics 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsible for a variety of diseases in humans, including the well-known “ fifth disease ” in children, but it can also lead to more severe complications in certain individuals, particularly those with compromised immune systems, or with underlying hematologic disorders. .” 6, 2008, pp. 3, 2015, pp.

Blood Transfusions 164

Blood Transfusions Infectious Diseases CDC Pediatrics 164

Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

In 2008, this led to greater than 316,000 emergency department (ED) visits and about 9,500 hospitalizations [1]. However, there have been no studies statistically powered well enough regarding dog bite lacerations to confirm or dispute this claim. Clinical Infectious Diseases. In the United States, approximately 4.5

Infectious Diseases 103

Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Administration Academics 103