Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Raised inflammatory markers BMJ 2012; 344 :e454 doi:10.1136/bmj.e454 Gabay C, Kushner I. Ann Intensive Care. 2012 Jul 23;2(1):32. Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care tests in acute community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections. Inflammatory responses and inflammation-associated diseases in organs.

Infectious Diseases 87

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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.

Emergency Department 84

Emergency Department Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Hospitals 84

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. 2012 Jun 11;172(11):847–52. Int J Health Care Qual Assur. A throat culture is the gold standard for confirming a bacterial infection. Beware of false positives from colonisation of the throat with streptococcus.

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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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