Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Etminan 2019) In Belgium between 2010 – 2013, of the 262 children treated with fluroquinolones while hospitalized, only 17% were used for labelled indications. BMC Infectious Disease. There were 2523 children included.

Pediatrics 130

Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Seizures Hospitals 130

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

(1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases , 45 (9), 657–663.

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

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. Mullen, C.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

A 2010 Meta-Analysis found a NPV of 99.96% when an er doc identified an IUP on bedside ultrasound. For a completed abortion, you would expect a closed OS with no IUP on ultrasound with a previously documented IUP. So keep doing your bedside scans with confidence. Patients may or may not note the passage of products of conception.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 31, 2025

It is generally accepted that thrombolytics are given as quickly as possible and that the code should be ran for at least 30 more minutes, however there is no standardized recommendation for which medication or dosing strategy to employ, and how long the run resuscitations for after administration.

Documentation/Coding 54

Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases Resuscitation Administration 54

Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Document clearly: The location of all wounds Medical photography or drawn labelled diagrams can aid in explaining the exact location. Clinical microbiology and infection: the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 21 Suppl 2, S27–S32. link] Quinn, J. McDermott, D.,

Fractures 52

Fractures Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

They analysed the French National Health Insurance registry of all pregnancies and births from 2010 to 2018 and found that there was an increased risk of hospitalization in children who had had a PPI (with adjusted hazard ratios between 1.34 They retrospectively identified 375 children with community-acquired pneumonia. Persaud N, et al.

Pediatrics 105

Pediatrics Hospitals Infectious Diseases Outcomes 105