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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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These risk factors are immunosuppression, recent or current antibiotic use, signs of sepsis, symptoms > 5 days, unstable comorbidity, vomiting, CRP > 14 mg/dL or 140 mg/L, or if there are signs of perforation, bleeding, obstruction, or abscess. Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis. 2013 May 1;87(9):612-20.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

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Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. In 2013 Richer et al. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al.