ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

The Sisyphean task remains to try to keep up—and, in that vein—here is a light round of the emergency medicine literature from 2023. A Myriad of Infectious Disease Papers The use of steroids in severe sepsis remains challenging, primarily as proper patient selection is necessary to tease out those with the greatest likelihood of benefit.

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Research Airway Management Stroke Outcomes 52

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction Sepsis and septic shock are life-threatening conditions characterized by severe systemic inflammation and organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection. 3,4 Prompt recognition and management of sepsis and septic shock are paramount for the ED clinician. vs. 0.91), positive predictive value (0.27

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 5, 2024

8 Workup and Diagnosis Evaluation should be tailored to the patient presentation, but may include studies such as: CBC, CMP, UA, lactate (if concern for sepsis), Cultures (blood, urine, etc.) Consider Infectious Disease consultation prior to any potential discharges.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Sepsis Hospitals 97

EMDocs

JULY 15, 2023

sepsis), immunocompromised patients, IV drug users, patients with prosthetic heart valves or any intravascular device Clinical features may not abe enough to differentiate erysipelas from cellulitis, and in such cases the treatment should be targeted towards cellulitis Labs No laboratory evaluation is required for the diagnosis of erysipelas.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Antibiotics 2023, 12, 1092. This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Med J Aust.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Because of this possible diagnosis, they were commenced on a macrolide antibiotic (azithromycin) in addition to treatment for neonatal sepsis +/- meningitis (ceftriaxone and acyclovir). Post-ET, careful monitoring is essential, particularly for secondary bacterial infections and sepsis. Pediatrics. 2010;126:e81627 Cherry et al.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Empiric treatment with voriconazole 6 mg/kg twice daily intravenously for 2 doses should be started immediately based on Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines. neoformans mortality: 41-61% (2023) 1,3 Invasive Cryptococcus spp. neoformans mortality: 41-61% (2023) 1,3 Invasive Cryptococcus spp.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Consider sepsis and treat it accordingly. References UK Renal Registry (2023) UK Renal Registry 25th Annual Report – data to 31/12/2021, Bristol, UK. Available from [link] ISN-KDIGO Webinar: Management of the failing kidney allograft, 19/09/2023 Acott, P.D. CAKUT, catheterization requirement). and Hirsch, H.H., Myette, R.L.

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Mind The Bleep

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Always consider management as per ATLS protocol and SEPSIS 6 if relevant. Clinical microbiology and infection: the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 21 Suppl 2, S27–S32. Ensure the wound has been adequately washed out. UK Health Security Agency. link] Chu, D.

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Pediatric Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Complications include death, scarring, skin superinfection, sepsis, encephalitis, meningitis, febrile seizures, and premature birth. 18 April 2023. The lesions are 7-10 mm in diameter, round, firm, deep-seated and well circumscribed… ” Lesions tend to appear more on the forearms and face than rest of the body.

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EMDocs

MARCH 24, 2025

1 Over the decades, HIV has transitioned from being a terminal illness to a manageable chronic condition for many individuals due to improved knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease globally. Those with sepsis should receive broad-spectrum antibiotics based on local hospital antibiograms. 13 Globally, 39.9 million (36.1

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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. encephalitis, sepsis, or conditions requiring hospitalization). J Infect Public Health.

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