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. 2011 Jan;3(1):118-27. 2011 Aug;18(8):781-96. 2011 Sep;18(9):1011. In: StatPearls [Internet].

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Pressors where indicated for septic shock (typically Norepinephrine starting at 0.05 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.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 98

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. Warnick, J.,

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Per a 2010 and 2011 Cochrane review, there is not evidence to recommend one antibiotic over another, so let your local antibiograms guide your treatment. Nachi: And this trial specifically examined the utility of nitrofurantoin. Jeff: In general, amoxicillin or cephalexin for a full 7 day course could also be perfectly appropriate.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. Epub 2011 Feb 21. Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e18. Full blown sepsis and toxic shock syndrome. Pediatrics.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

ALiEM

JUNE 5, 2023

Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by gram positive, rod shaped, bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis [1]. Patients suspected of having anthrax should have their disposition and treatment determined in conjunction with your Infectious Disease specialists and your state health department. 2011 Dec;1(6):496-501.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Military 102