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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

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Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. PCP Pneumonia, Sepsis) can be discharged with initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in consultation with Infectious Disease (ID) physician with full ID evaluation outpatient. General approach to infectious diseases evaluation. 2011 Feb 15;52(4):e56-93.

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EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. Infectious diseases, 4(1), 34–39. link] The post EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. He says the pain is worse at night and when he is chewing.

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

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BMC Neurol 2011 , 11 , 110. Rezaie, MD (Twitter/X: @srrezaie ) The post The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62 Dequin, P.

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EM@3AM: ESBL-Producing Organisms and Their Management

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Disposition Patients with complicated UTI, pyelonephritis, bacteremia, or other ESBL-E infections should be admitted for IV antibiotic treatment and would benefit from Infectious Disease consultation. Microb Drug Resist 2011; 17:267. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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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. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08693.x.

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THE HEADSS Assessment in the Ped ED

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2011-3798 Borowsky IW, Taliaferro LA, McMorris BJ. The post THE HEADSS Assessment in the Ped ED appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Cappelli M, Gray C, Zemek R, et al. The HEADS-ED: a rapid mental health screening tool for pediatric patients in the emergency department. Pediatrics. 2012;130(2):e321-e327. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-3798

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Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein in the ED

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Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD (EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) and Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. The Open Infectious Disease Journal. 2011 Apr;40(4):428-31.