Critical Care Now

MAY 12, 2022

Reading Time: 5 minutes Ruben Santiago Emergency Medicine Pharmacist and medication hustler at a level I trauma center in Miami, FL. Interests include trauma, toxicology, and infectious diseases. 2017; 156(1_suppl): S1 – S29. Ann Emerg Med. Am Fam Physician. 2007; 75: 1523 – 28. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. Point-of-Care Ultrasound on Management of Cellulitis Versus Local Angioedema in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. J Emerg Med.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. 3,950 children were recruited between September 2014 to May 2017. Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Infections For stable patients, obtain microbiologic samples prior to antibiotics (per the American Academy of Orthopedic surgery and The Infectious Diseases Society of America). 9,23 Disposition: Dislocation : If successfully reduced in the emergency department may discharge with strict mobility restrictions and Orthopedic follow up.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A 62-year-old female patient with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) presents to the emergency department with fever, chills, and dysuria. 4 The incidence of ESBL-E identified in bacterial cultures in the United States increased by 53% from 2012 to 2017. 2017 Jun 28;12(6):e doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180121.

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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 2017 Nov 22.

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EMDocs

AUGUST 26, 2023

2017 Jan-Jun;38(1):69-75. 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. Arch Intern Med. 1991 Aug;151(8):1567-72.

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EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

Published April 3, 2017. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She notes increasing redness on her right arm with some associated pain and swelling.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog post aims to help familiarise you with some of the most common reasons for prescribing antibiotics in the paediatric emergency department. Antibiotic Use for Common Infections in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A Narrative Review. 2017 Sep 7 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2022(8). 2017 May 8;30(4):319–26.

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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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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

Immunization status and the management of febrile children in the pediatric emergency department: what are we doing? Pediatr Emerg Care. Unfortunately, timely clinical question, what do we do with the UN or under vaccinated child who presents to the emergency department with fever? 2023;39(1):1-5. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000002864

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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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