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PEMBlog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
rectally, prompting a sepsis workup given his age. The patient was ultimately discharged on a seven-day total course of cephalexin per Pediatric Infectious Disease recommendations. Exanthematous disease induced by toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 in the early neonatal period. Labs were notable for: WBC 9.1 Nishida, H.,
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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EMDocs
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. 3,4 Prompt recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock are paramount for the ED clinician. vs. 0.91), positive predictive value (0.27
RebelEM
MAY 15, 2024
Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Check old blood cultures and obtain new cultures prior to starting treatment. Clarke, R.
PEMBlog
APRIL 4, 2025
Certainly any child who’s ill appearing or has unstable vitals should be managed for presumed sepsis or septic shock, and that’s not the focus of this podcast episode in well Appearing Children with Fever. Well, these always deserve a full sepsis workup. And a specificity of 55%. and the contaminant rate was 1.8%.
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