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These results support CDC recommendations that vaginal swabs are the preferred sample modality when testing for STIs in women. 2023 Mar-Apr;21(2):172-179. 2023 May 11;emermed-2023-213119. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213119. 3: Can Clinical or Lab Variables Predict Dehydration Severity in Children with DKA?

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

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2023 Nov;82(5):615-623. Epub 2023 May 13. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016. Effects of hydration and dehydration on blood rheology in sickle cell trait carriers during exercise. Feb 2016;56(2):331-40. doi:10.1111/head.12767 Ann Emerg Med. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.011.

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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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As the disease progress the patients will experience profound dehydration and start to develops signs and symptoms such as: Rapid heart rate Loss of skin elasticity Dry mucous membranes Low blood pressure If left untreated, severe dehydration may lead to kidney failure, shock, coma, and death within hours.

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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1 By the end of 2023, 117.3 4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 43% of refugees admitted into the US in the first 8 months of the 2023 fiscal year were from Africa. Accessed June 11, 2023.

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Mpox in adult patients: updates on diagnosis and clinical management in the ED

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This PHEIC status was lifted in May 2023 following a consistent global decline in case numbers. 2 Beginning in January 2023, the DRC documented a record number of annual suspected cases of clade 1 mpox, specifically classified as Clade 1b. Adapted from CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). 43 Table 3.

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