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Transcript Note: This transcript was partially completed with the use of the Descript AI Welcome to PEMCurrents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast. As always, I’m your host, Brad Sobolewski, and today we’re focusing on a pathogen that has been making waves in pediatric emergencydepartments across the country.
To meet CDC and WHO diagnostic criteria for pertussis, suspected cases must exhibit a cough lasting at least two weeks, creating a prolonged period during which patients may be infectious before a diagnosis is confirmed. JOINT committee on vaccination and immunisation code of practice June. Measles facts [Internet]. Epidemiol Infect.
Act V, scene I [Text from Folger Shakespeare Library] [Audio recording of Dramatic Reading; Chapter Vox] [Video recording of Act V, scene1] Most deaths that are brought to, or occur in, an emergencydepartment will require, at least, discussion with the local Coroner or Medical Examiner. Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.
This month, we’re moving into uncharted territories for the podcast… we’re talking psychiatry Nachi: Specifically, we’ll be discussing Depressed and Suicidal Patients in the emergencydepartment. Routine serum testing and urine toxicology testing are not recommended for psychiatric patients presenting to the emergencydepartment.
Sites of initial bleeding episodes, mode of delivery and age of diagnosis in babies with haemophilia diagnosed before the age of 2 years: a report from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Universal Data Collection (UDC) project. Haemophilia. 2009 Nov;15(6):1281-90. PMID: 19637999. Plummer ES, et al. PMID: 23968747.
An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergencydepartment (ED) with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. 4 The association between ackee ingestion and the illness was initially recognized in 1875 and officially documented in 1904. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Toxicology Rep. 2019;6:656-65.
Emergency physicians have earned the right to “re-brand” ourselves as indispensable, money-saving change agents in the health care enterprise. Of course, the bill for any episode of emergencydepartment (ED) care can be substantial, exceeding the billed charges for equivalent care provided in some primary care offices.
Show Notes Jeff: Welcome back to EMplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. This month, we’re moving from the trauma bay back to a more private setting, to discuss EmergencyDepartment Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Jeff: Exactly. Jeff: Exactly.
In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. Pediatr Emerg Care.
What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the EmergencyDepartment at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.
The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year. Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. When cells are infected by 2 or more strains, a new strain can emerge after genetic reassortment. Jeff: Two terms worth learning here are antigen drift and anitgen shift.
J Emerg Med. 2016.07.025 Pinkbook: Tetanus | CDC. He denies any past medical history other than polysubstance abuse and depression. 1990;8(3):321-325. doi:10.1016/0736-4679(90)90013-l Woldeamanuel YW, Andemeskel AT, Kyei K, Woldeamanuel MW, Woldeamanuel W. Case fatality of adult tetanus in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors: Noah Kronk, MS-4 (University of Missouri-Columbia); Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (APD, EM Attending Physician, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Case A 30-year-old female presents to the emergencydepartment (ED) with fever, fatigue, and an extensive rash.
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. The CDC hotline is 1-855-856-4713 (toll-free) or 1-770-488-7100 (all hours), email address malaria@cdc.gov. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. Ann Emerg Med.
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