Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. Critical Care Medicine 38():p S26-S34, February 2010. | N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 2;388(5):439-452. DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181c98d21

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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. 2010 Aug 1;126(2):196–203. Med J Aust. 2021 Mar;214(5):220–7. IDSA Updates Guideline for Managing Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis. Pediatrics.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 27, 2025

Infectious mononucleosis. 2010 May 27;362(21):1993-2000. 2010 Oct 7;363(15):1486. Infectious mononucleosis In: Post TW, ed. Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Antibiotic treatment duration and long-term outcomes of patients with early lyme disease from a lyme disease- hyperendemic area. 2010 Feb 15;50(4):512-20. Lyme Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lyme disease. References Kowalski TJ, Tata S, Berth W, Mathiason MA, Agger WA. Clin Infect Dis.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases. Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine. Healthcare cost and utilization project (HCUP) statistical briefs.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Embracing plain language over academic formality doesn’t diminish the profession’s rigour; instead, it reinforces our fundamental purpose. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 37(3):p 202-205, March 2018. As we move towards a more inclusive and accessible era, it’s essential to rethink how we communicate.

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