EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Infections For stable patients, obtain microbiologic samples prior to antibiotics (per the American Academy of Orthopedic surgery and The Infectious Diseases Society of America). 2016 Mar 21;8(1):6253. 2016 Jan;30(1):10-6. 2016 Jan;30(1):10-6.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 26, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Sobel, Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Candidiasis: 2016 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Clinical Infectious Diseases , Volume 62, Issue 4, 15 February 2016, Pages e1–e50, [link] Iacopino AM, Wathen WF.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2024

Authors: Christian Gerhart, MD (EM Resident Physician, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, St. We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. A 64-year-old male presents by EMS to the ED with shortness of breath.

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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. Epub 2016 Dec 29.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS. 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.

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EMDocs

MAY 29, 2023

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD (EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) and Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. 2016 Dec;115(6):317-21. The Open Infectious Disease Journal.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

Climate change and changes in land usage have contributed to an expanded range of ticks (Beard 2016). Other Rickettsial Disease of concern from non-tick vectors (CDC Yellow Book 2024) Murine Typhus Causative Agent: Rickettsia typhi and the principal vector is the Asiatic rat flea. Chapter 5: Vector-borne diseases. Eisen, C.M.

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EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

I know this is a HOTLY debated topic among EM Docs. Jeff: It’s worth noting, however, that a 2016 systematic review found no reliable evidence supporting routine screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria, so send a urinalysis and culture only if there is suspicion for a UTI. Jeff: Oh it certainly is.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. 2016 Aug;16(8):e139–52. 2016 Sep 1;170(9):848. Med J Aust. 2021 Mar;214(5):220–7. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Sep 1;88(5):338–40. Clin Otolaryngol.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mogsale 2016, Shah 2021)Stool cultures are only positive in 30% of cases if collected in 2 nd -3 rd week of illness which makes them a poor choice for definitive diagnosis. 2016; 15: 32. PMID: 21622512 The post Typhoid Fever in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. A systematic literature review.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Empiric treatment with voriconazole 6 mg/kg twice daily intravenously for 2 doses should be started immediately based on Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

2016 Sep;33(5):488-92. Epub 2016 Jun 24. The post Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. A Case-Control Study and a Postulation on the Intrinsic Host Factors in Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome. Pediatr Dermatol. doi: 10.1111/pde.12886. PMID: 27339179.

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EMDocs

MARCH 24, 2025

7 The disease spreads primarily through unprotected sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles, blood transfusions, and from mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding. 9 Historically, the management of HIV and its complications was primarily the domain of primary care and infectious disease (ID) specialists.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Open-access image source: By M.Bitton – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, [link] Infectious Disease Exposure It is estimated that, on average, refugees seeking refuge in Uganda visit a health facility 1.8 times per month and that 80-120 refugees are screened daily for infectious diseases in the triage and emergency units.

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