Pediatric EM Morsels
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023).
PulmCCM
APRIL 10, 2025
Almeida et al Crit Care Med 2025 ) They did have more major bleeding (10% vs 1%), often requiring blood transfusions. The CDC or an authorized reference lab can reliably identify the organism, but most cases go unrecognized outside of formal surveillance programs. Most hospital microbiology labs do not reliably detect C.
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Pediatric EM Morsels
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Aplastic Crisis: In individuals with underlying hematologic disorders, an aplastic crisis may require blood transfusion to replace lost red blood cells. In some cases, intrauterine blood transfusions may be necessary for the fetus. link] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 6, 2008, pp.
EMDocs
MARCH 24, 2025
7 The disease spreads primarily through unprotected sexual contact, sharing of contaminated needles, blood transfusions, and from mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding. The virus spreads through unprotected sex, blood transfusions, injection drug use, and from mother to child. J Gen Intern Med. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00031.x
EMDocs
JANUARY 6, 2025
A whole blood transfusion is initiated for the management of her anemia. 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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