Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

Binz 2015) Remember, dogs grow 18 times as fast an infant in the first year of life. Binz 2015) More recent lamb studies have been performed, where the growth more closely approximates a human child. None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Binz 2015). BMC Infectious Disease.

Pediatrics 130

Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Seizures Hospitals 130

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases , 45 (9), 657–663. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America , 39 (9), 1267–1284.

Infectious Diseases 97

Infectious Diseases Seizures Ultrasounds Sepsis 97

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

2015) highlighted that a poor understanding of statistics often results in a belief that screening is more beneficial than it actually is. 2015 ;24(2):167-74. 2015 May 12;350:h2308 Malhotra A, Maughan D, Ansell J, et al. Malhotra et al. There is limited acknowledgement of the potential harms of any given test. BMJ Qual Saf.

Emergency Department 90

Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Posterior – Shortened, adducted, internally rotated 5,6 Anterior – Shortened, abducted, externally rotated 5,6 As with all dislocations, perform and document distal neurovascular exam before and after management. 8 Perform and document distal neurovascular exam. 2015 Jun;27(2):63-71. Epub 2015 Jun 30.

EMS 98

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 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. Coding for Mucositis.

Infectious Diseases 101

Infectious Diseases Administration Sepsis Anaphylaxis 101

Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk.

Infectious Diseases 164

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis Documentation/Coding 164