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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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A 2018 risk score incorporates the presence of abdominal guarding, WBC, and CRP. Those with abdominal guarding, WBC over 20,000, and CRP over 25 mg/dL demonstrated a risk of complicated diverticulitis of over 85% (Bolkenstein 2018). Balk EM, Adam GP, Cao W, et al. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis [Internet].

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

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2018 30 attempted to study this in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland; in a feasibility trial, they were able to enroll only 75 patients in 9 months across 13 medical centers. 2018 44, 20702078 (2018) Andrews B, Semler MW, Muchemwa L, et al. 2018 Aug 7;104(5):426431 Scott W, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, et al. Inwald et al.