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Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis

EB Medicine

— In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, and TR Eckler, MD, discuss the July 2022 Emergency Medicine Practice article on the Management of Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department. Intro The number of ED visits and hospitalizations Studies show up to 57% of anaphylactic reactions are not recognized, and epinephrine is not administered (..)

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What Are Potential Problems of Using Povidone-Iodine?

Pediatric Education

Related Cases Disease: Povidone-Iodine | Wounds Symptom/Presentation: Infections Specialty: Dermatology | Emergency Medicine | Infectious Diseases Age: School Ager To Learn More To view pediatric review articles on this topic from the past year check PubMed. When do you recommend using topical antibiotics for small wounds?

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The PALACE Trial: Direct Oral PCN Challenge in Patients with Low-Risk PCN Allergy?

RebelEM

Patients with a history of anaphylaxis with any drug were excluded from this trial Open-label study (i.e. randomization) as per protocol (i.e. eligibility to screened ratio) Feasibility of recruitment defined as proportion of patients consenting to participate in the study protocol from eligible patients (i.e.

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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

RebelEM

Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Raad, II, et al.,