Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. 2016 Dec;115(6):317-21. PMID: 29094869.

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

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. Both are specific tests, however one study found US to visualize the appendix only 7% of the time in pregnant patients.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

For example, the RCH Melbourne guideline recommends antibiotics only for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Pacific Islanders, those with a personal or family history of rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease, or immunosuppressed children. Randel A, Infectious Disease Society of America. 2016 Sep 1;170(9):848.

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143