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. Ann Intensive Care. 2012 Jul 23;2(1):32.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For example, the RCH Melbourne guideline recommends antibiotics only for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Pacific Islanders, those with a personal or family history of rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, or immunosuppressed children. 2012 Jun 11;172(11):847–52. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. Med J Aust.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Effect of point-of-care testing for respiratory pathogens on antibiotic use in children. Reducing Unnecessary Respiratory Viral Testing to Promote High-Value Care. Principles for high-quality, high-value testing. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-100645. Making Sense of Respiratory Viral Panel Results. Pediatrics.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

It’s noteworthy that a 2012 Cochrane review failed to find clear superiority for one strategy over another. Let me repeat that Gadolinium should always be avoided Nachi: Let’s also briefly touch on a controversial topic -- that of using qualitative urine point of care tests with blood instead of urine.

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