Taming the SRU

JUNE 12, 2023

However, there have been no studies statistically powered well enough regarding dog bite lacerations to confirm or dispute this claim. Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Infectious Diseases 102

Infectious Diseases Emergency Department Administration Academics 102

Sensible Medicine

JUNE 6, 2023

Both the amyloid believers and non-believers would do well to think about whether they are interpreting evidence objectively or are trying make trial results they don’t believe go away. If a trial shows something very different from what you would have expected, it is worth searching for flaws that might explain the unexpected results.

Outcomes 98

Outcomes Infectious Diseases Research Academics 98

ALiEM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Additional Images Physical Exam Vitals : BP 115/80; HR 120; T 101°F; RR 16; O2 sat 97% General : Well appearing in no acute distress HEENT : Poor dentition, mild trismus. Treatment should include both an extended course of antibiotic therapy as well as surgical source control of abscesses. The floor of the mouth is unremarkable.

Wellness 60

Wellness Academics Emergency Department Hospitals 60

ALiEM

JANUARY 22, 2024

The patient also complained of shortness of breath for one week associated with a dry cough, as well as an altered sensorium for one day. Copyright Images and cases from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Images Exhibit at the 2023 SAEM Annual Meeting | Copyrighted by SAEM 2023 – all rights reserved.

Documentation/Coding 64

Documentation/Coding Academics Emergency Department Hospitals 64

ALiEM

DECEMBER 16, 2024

CT demonstrates osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with osseous destruction with a 5 cm bifrontal complex loculated anterior epidural abscess as well as a 3 cm midline frontal subgaleal extracranial scalp abscess. Pott’s puffy tumour: a forgotten complication of frontal sinus disease. Laboratory Data WBC : 14.35 PMID: 19352731.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Academics Wellness Infectious Diseases 52

ALiEM

AUGUST 14, 2023

Treatment is appropriate antibiotics and improved foley hygiene, foley exchange as well as improved bowel regimen to increase stool transit time. It is predominantly found in women, chronically catheterized, institutionalized, and constipated patients. References Meekins Pauline, Ramsay Amy, Ramsay Michael. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome.

Academics 52

Academics Wellness Infectious Diseases 52

ALiEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

History of trauma or penetrating injury and immunocompromised status should raise suspicion for infectious flexor tenosynovitis; common pathogens include Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species. Treatment includes emergent consultation with orthopedics or hand surgery as well as early initiation of IV antibiotics. Tenosynovitis.

Academics 52

Academics Outcomes Hospitals Wellness 52