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.,

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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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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

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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.

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