Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Exclusion criteria included children with known chronic diseases, exclusively breast-fed infants , or those who had already received an immediate transfusion at presentation to the hospital prior to recruitment. 3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. Groups were well matched at baseline.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

The loss of these cells leads to immunosuppression as well as decreased responsiveness of the immune system as a whole Patients with neutropenia will not only get very sick very quickly, but also will have blunted immune response and may not localize signs of infection well Fever or malaise may be their only presenting symptoms.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

The patient reported feeling better, pain and other symptoms were well controlled 24 hours after starting antibiotics and pain medication. The border may be raised, but erysipelas does not cause overt superficial skin lesions that other infectious rashes might cause (e.g., Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2024

You review his chart and note that he had a heart transplant in 2014 but has not followed up with a cardiologist for at least 3 years. The patient also has a distant history of abdominal aortic aneurysm, left above-knee amputation 2/2 peripheral artery disease, atrial fibrillation, and deep vein thrombosis on coumadin. Clin Transplant.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

1 However, given that the benefit for patients with sepsis who are not in shock is not as apparent if the diagnosis is unclear, antibiotics can be delayed for up to three hours to allow further infectious workup and avoid inappropriate antibiotic delivery. 1 The addition of other agents is tailored on a case-by-case basis (Figure 2).

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A “Syndromic” Approach for Diagnosing and Managing Travel-Related Infectious Diseases in Children. Travel-associated disease among US residents visiting US GeoSentinel clinics after return from international travel. 2014 Dec;31(6):678-87. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 May; 8:1-16. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al. What is it?

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Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsible for a variety of diseases in humans, including the well-known “ fifth disease ” in children, but it can also lead to more severe complications in certain individuals, particularly those with compromised immune systems, or with underlying hematologic disorders. 1, 2014, pp. 3, 2015, pp. 379-389. .”

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

However, there have been no studies statistically powered well enough regarding dog bite lacerations to confirm or dispute this claim. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: The information contained in this article comes from articles found on pubmed, the cochrane database, center for disease control, and the world health organization. Additionally, guidelines were reviewed from the american college of emergency physicians, infectious disease society of america, and the american academy of pediatrics.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 17, 2025

The Global Impact of Scabies Scabies affects around 100 million people globally at any given time, placing it in the top 50 infectious diseases in terms of disability-adjusted life years. Its impact exceeds that of diseases like dengue fever. Both of these agents are well-established and routinely used safely within UK practice.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

This is particularly crucial in younger children who have received a large adult kidney and typically have relatively low creatinine levels when stable and well. Additionally, any child with a kidney transplant might have some degree of chronic kidney disease (CKD). When in doubt, call the team. and Hirsch, H.H., Peruzzi, L.,

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Management The management is guided by the examination findings which are covered in the respective chapter, this section will delve into the importance of a number of those steps, as well as further long-term care. Always consider management as per ATLS protocol and SEPSIS 6 if relevant. Ensure the wound has been adequately washed out.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A broad workup is initiated for altered mental status, including an STD panel, which shows a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and a negative CT head. Consultation with an infectious disease and neurology specialist can be considered to guide treatment and proper disposition. Neurosyphilis.” doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000000982

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. Case Resolution The patient and family remain in isolation and receive risk stratification assessment for a notifiable disease of public health concern. Hypoglycemia is managed with IV dextrose. 12 Table 1.

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