Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Forster, 2021) Transmission is by Fecal-Oral route (Chiodini 2018) Incubation period 6-30 days after exposure (Chiodini 2018) Salmonella typhi produces an endotoxin although its clinical significance is not yet well understood (Gibani 2019) Two typhoid vaccines are available for those > 6 m/o and are 50-80% effective.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Wirth 2018) One study including 4.4 Meesters 2018) Resistance is growing (likely from inappropriate / overuse)! BMC Infectious Disease. There were 2523 children included. 451 pediatric patients were included. Pediatr Infect Dis J.

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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). 2018) Epidemiology of lumbar punctures in hospitalized patients in the United States. Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases , 45 (9), 657–663. A., & Koehler, P. Glimåker, M., Glennie, L.,

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 4, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: February 27th, 2018 Reference: Moran et al. display_podcast] Date: February 27th, 2018 Reference: Moran et al. Exclusions: There were 26 exclusions in their supplemental documentation. JAMA May 2017. In the case of purulent skin infections though, MRSA is the most common cause.

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Document clearly: The location of all wounds Medical photography or drawn labelled diagrams can aid in explaining the exact location. English hospital episode data analysis (1998–2018) reveal that the rise in dog bite hospital admissions is driven by adult cases. Always consider an ATLS approach to the assessment. Eplasty, 13, e27.

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PEMBlog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Pediatr Rev May 2018; 39 (5): 247–257. The incubation period averages about 7 to 10 days, and the disease progresses through some distinct clinical stages, which I will go over in a moment. Um, with the first documented epidemic occurring in Paris in 1578. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-.

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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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