Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It is commonly seen in the first couple of years of life and accounts for 1-5% of paediatric hospital admissions for those under two. Failure to thrive’ has many definitions We use standardized charts to document infant growth. CDC growth charts are commonly used for children two years or older. It is not a diagnosis.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

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.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

4 The association between ackee ingestion and the illness was initially recognized in 1875 and officially documented in 1904. 5 Despite being endemic to Jamaica, cases of THS have been reported across the world, with the first case in the United States documented in 1993. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Toxicology Rep.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

hospitals, between roughly one and four central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) occur per 1,000 days with a central line in place (catheter-days). Central line infections result in excess mortality, hospital stays, and cost (although the magnitude of all three are debated). How Often Do Central Lines Become Infected?

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

If clinicians don’t consistently comply, hospitals get “dinged” with public reporting of their supposedly low quality of sepsis care. CMS has added SEP-1 to its “value-based purchasing” program for 2024, meaning hospitals will face financial penalties for noncompliance. The stakes are going up.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Warfarin pills are inexpensive, but the associated hospital care is not. Brian Zink captured a wonderful initial vision statement for our specialty with the title of his book, “Anyone, Anything, Anytime,” which documented the history of our specialty. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021. Am Fam Physician.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. It’s also important to elicit any psychiatric history, including prior hospitalizations. Pretty big numbers.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

They analyzed the electronic health records of patients presenting to the ED who met modified Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sepsis surveillance criteria and received empiric treatment with either vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam or vancomycin/cefepime. 2021 Oct 13;13(10):e18742. 2023;330(16):1557–1567.

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PulmCCM

MARCH 4, 2024

About half of participants had had documented prior Covid infection. million pediatric hospital encounters, and was chosen for simplicity over the more burdensome Phoenix-8 criteria (which include kidney and other organ failures). standard deviation). The model was validated using electronic medical record data including 3.6

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

The CDC reports that in the US in 2020 there were 93 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths per 100,000 live births (Fig. million babies born in 2020, and the CDC reports there were about 1,389 SIDS deaths. Figure 2 From the CDC Website. Their caption: SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Files.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

According to CDC: Paxlovid works against BA.2.86. Because the number of documented cases is low, official sources are hesitating to declare BA.2.86 There was a large outbreak at a nursing home in Great Britain which resulted in one patient hospitalized out of 28 cases. Previous infection with XBB helps protect against BA.2.86,

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year. They also estimate that an epidemic is responsible for 3 million hospitalized days and 31 million outpatient visits each year. Antigen drift refers to small point mutations to the viral genes that code for H and N. Nachi: Those are overall some low percentages.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 28, 2024

It is now recommended by the CDC and by European countries for all babies < 8 months from Oct-Mar (RSV season) with some caveats such as maternal RSV vaccination status. The purpose of universal prophylaxis is to reduce RSV-associated hospitalizations. The secondary endpoint of hospitalization for RSV-associated LRTI occurred in 0.6%

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

2 Beginning in January 2023, the DRC documented a record number of annual suspected cases of clade 1 mpox, specifically classified as Clade 1b. By 2024, over 17,000 suspected cases (2,863 confirmed) were documented across Africa, with the majority in the DRC. Adapted from CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.).

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. 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. 57 Table 2.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

” Like many anti-vaccine advocates, he has a well documented history of promulgating false information that effectively preyed on the vulnerability that all parents (to varying degrees) have about the effects of substances injected or ingested by their children. . Recently the 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa has come back into the news.

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