EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Diethylene Glycol” in Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies , 11e Eds. Accessed August 2022.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A review of child deaths in England and Wales from 2019 to 2022 revealed that delayed or missed vaccinations were a contributing factor in 3% of cases. Since 2022, measles cases have risen steadily worldwide, with significant outbreaks reported in several South Asian and African countries. 2010;375(9716):2134-45.

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NIOSH Science Blog

JULY 22, 2022

As of July 20, 2022, there have been nearly 1 million COVID-19 cases and over 2,000 deaths reported to CDC among U.S. Emergency departments (EDs) are one care Since early in the pandemic, reports have abounded of healthcare personnel (HCP) being infected, sometimes resulting in severe outcomes and death.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

A pediatric emergency department in Texas looked at the resulted of their routine suicide risk screenings for patients aged 11-21. Suicide ideation and attempts in a pediatric emergency department before and during COVID-19. Association of Suicide and Other Mortality With Emergency Department Presentation.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department: A White Paper Position Statement Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. J Emerg Med. Intravenous Subdissociative-Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Acad Emerg Med.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. 2022 Feb;67:134-140. J Crit Care. PMID: 34768175 Ross RC, Rosen AN, Tran KK, Smith KL, Franck AJ. 2021 Oct 13;13(10):e18742.

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EB Medicine

JUNE 28, 2022

Topics discussed include: Which vaccines are currently approved by the FDA and recommended by the CDC. Emergency department management of adults with infectious meningitis and encephalitis. Emergency department management of adults with infectious meningitis and encephalitis. Emerg Med Pract. PMID: 35315604.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A 25-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented to an emergency department in Massachusetts with four days of generalized malaise, myalgias, congestion, low-grade fever, and a rash behind her left knee. 2022, Jan 19. Treatment of disseminated Lyme depends on the systems involved. Clin Infect Dis.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. Am J Emerg Med.

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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? That data is up versus 2022.

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EMDocs

JULY 26, 2023

2 In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the remaining stocks of variola virus to be destroyed or transferred to one of two designated biosafety level 4 facilities: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia or the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Russia. Accessed March 19, 2022.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vision loss carries a high degree of morbidity and is associated with higher all-cause mortality, 4 and it is our role as emergency providers to recognize potentially reversible causes of such adverse outcomes. 5 Epidemiology Onchocerciasis is endemic in 31 African countries but is also problematic in Brazil, Venezuela, and Yemen.

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PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Will there even be a market for these new drugs in the United States, where most people at lower risk for severe Covid now forgo yearly vaccination or testing during illness, and where the CDC has decided to meet Americans where they are by curtailing recommended isolation to (in essence) ‘until you start to feel a little better’?

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Louis) // Reviewed by: Joshua Lowe, MD (EM Staff Physician, USAF); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 25-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) in Uganda with acute encephalopathy. Published online November 14, 2022. Published online June 1, 2022. Rehydration Therapy.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

StatPearls Publishing; 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System ® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers ® : 40th Annual Report. 2016.07.025 Pinkbook: Tetanus | CDC. Accessed April 27, 2022. Accessed April 27, 2022. In: StatPearls. Br Med J Clin Res Ed.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Background: Refugees on the Rise As of 2022, it was estimated that there were 35.3 57 Emergency clinicians should strongly consider infectious disease (ID) consult or speaking with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for treatment recommendations in cases of newly-diagnosed malaria given that malaria is not endemic in the US.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Authors: Noah Kronk, MS-4 (University of Missouri-Columbia); Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (APD, EM Attending Physician, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 30-year-old female presents to the emergency department (ED) with fever, fatigue, and an extensive rash.

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