EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Clinical Infectious Diseases , vol. State of the art of diagnosis of rickettsial diseases: the use of blood specimens for diagnosis of scrub typhus, spotted fever group rickettsiosis, and murine typhus. The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in SHock in the evaluation of the critically lll. 2010 Feb;28(1):29-56, vii.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Timing and utility of ultrasound in diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: 7-year experience of a large tertiary care hospital. 2010 May;49(5):418-21. Epub 2010 Jan 13. References: Glatstein M, Miller E, Garcia-Bournissen F, Scolnik D. Clin Pediatr (Phila). doi: 10.1177/0009922809342582. PMID: 20075028. Schnadower, D.,

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1. Linear ultrasound transducer Probe Use a linear, high-frequency transducer. Describe the limitations of soft tissue POCUS.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LP is now a standard procedure and in 2010 well over 135,000 LPs were performed in Emergency Departments throughout the US (3). It is most helpful to do the ultrasound immediately before needle insertion, as movement of the patient may shift cutaneous landmarks from underlying bony structures. WHO - Who Needs an LP in the ED?

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 2;388(5):439-452.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

So to get us all on the same page, the discriminatory zone is the b-HCG at which an IUP is expected to be seen on ultrasound. Nachi: Definitely concerning, but this is all the more reason you need to employ our favorite imaging modality… the ultrasound. For a threatened abortion, the os would be closed with an IUP seen on ultrasound.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al. Pediatrics.

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