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Imported Malaria

Pediatric EM Morsels

falciparum accounts for >70% of cases of imported malaria , primarily seen in those returning from travel in Sub-Saharan Africa (Mischlinger 2020) Other species include P. 2020 Mar 11;33(2):e00104-19. Food and Drug Administration Approval of Artesunate for Severe Malaria: Enough to Achieve Best Practice? vivax , P.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

ACEP Now

2020:395(10241):1927-1936. The post Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage appeared first on ACEP Now. Dionne JC, Oczkowski SJW, Hunt BJ, et al. tranexamic acid in gastrointestinal bleeding: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med. 2022;50(3):e313-e319. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(48):e13437.

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MIS-C | Anaphylaxis 2020 | NT-proBNP Canadian Syncope | ALiEM Remote Work | FRESH RCT

JournalFeed

Here is the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of May 25-29, 2020. We cover severe Kawasaki-like illness in children related to COVID-19, anaphylaxis guidelines for 2020, NT-proBNP + Canadian Syncope Rule, best practices for academic medicine remote work, and the FRESH RCT.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Pediatrics October 2020; 146 (4): e20201174. 2020-1174 AAP-AACAP-CHA Declaration of a National Emergency in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Jennifer A. 2020-030692 Lo CB, Bridge JA, Shi J, Ludwig L, Stanley RM. 2020 Jun;145(6):e20191536. Epub 2020 May 11. McEnany, Olutosin Ojugbele, Julie R. Doherty, Jennifer L.

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ToxCard: Radiation-Induced Skin Injury

EMDocs

She had previously undergone carbon ion radiotherapy, receiving a cumulative dose of 75 GyE in 20 fractions over two courses from December 2020 to January 2021. IntechOpen; 2020. Radiat Res 1 September 2020; 194 (3): 310313. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022;23(3):e13526. In: Radiation Therapy. doi:10.5772/intechopen.73853.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 89: Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

EMDocs

2020 Mar 30:S1542-3565(20)30426-2. Guidelines: World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines (2020) “In immunocompetent patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis without signs of systemic inflammation, we recommend to not prescribe antibiotic therapy(strong recommendation based on high-quality evidence, 1A).” 2020 May 7;15(1):32.

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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

RebelEM

Until that time, the best evidence indicates that in the sickest patients (i.e. to 0.97; p = 0.02 Length of ICU Stay 906 patients Prehospital Abx: 300 pts No Prehospital Abx: 606 pts Pooled Mean Difference 0.11; 95% CI -1.85 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26

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