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 30, 2023

And maybe, noticing all the fuss, some clinicians might have started coding for VAP slightly less often in equivocal cases. The fact is, large, well-conducted studies with the power to find relatively small effects with high confidence take a long time.

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ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

5 Patients with acute ischemic strokes, STEMIs, and trauma, as well as many other diagnoses, have their workup largely completed, and even sometimes definitive therapy executed, before they leave the emergency department, rather than requiring inpatient units. “A CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021.

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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. The PSS-3 assesses for depression/hopelessness and suicidal ideations in the past 2 weeks as well as lifetime history of suicide attempt.

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Medical Law

JUNE 20, 2023

California Vehicle Code 21212 provides that all riders and passengers under the age of 18 are legally required to wear a helmet when using a bicycle, a non-motorized scooter, in-line roller skates, or a skateboard to travel along streets or bikeways, or on any other public bicycle path or trail.

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EB Medicine

APRIL 2, 2019

Nachi: All the more reason we need evidence based guidelines, which our team from South Carolina has nicely laid out after reviewing 107 references dating back to 1990, as well as guidelines from the CDC and the national guideline clearinghouse. For the exam, have a chaperone present, whose name you can document. Jeff: Exactly.

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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.

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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.

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PulmCCM

MARCH 4, 2024

About half of participants had had documented prior Covid infection. While not IQ tests per se , the tests (branded as Cognitron ) purport to correlate well with, and to be indexed to, formal IQ tests. Thanks to the large data set, however, other demographics were well-represented and analyzable. standard deviation).

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

(Forster, 2021) Transmission is by Fecal-Oral route (Chiodini 2018) Incubation period 6-30 days after exposure (Chiodini 2018) Salmonella typhi produces an endotoxin although its clinical significance is not yet well understood (Gibani 2019) Two typhoid vaccines are available for those > 6 m/o and are 50-80% effective. Clin Infect Dis.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 12, 2025

Employees in health care and other high-risk environments face long-standing infectious disease hazards such as TB, influenza and MRSA, as well as new and emerging infectious disease threats. CDC has documented rare cases of patients contracting HIV in healthcare settings from infected donor tissue.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 14, 2024

In popular (lay) understanding, SIDS represents a common danger that a well-cared for and apparently healthy baby will suddenly and terrifyingly be found dead in the morning. The CDC reports that in the US in 2020 there were 93 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths per 100,000 live births (Fig. Figure 2 From the CDC Website.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 4, 2025

There is a well-documented misunderstanding among American doctors about nicotine and cigarette substitutes. The CDC publishes the precise number of deaths attributable to smoking, but does not break out the number of deaths due to use of traditional oral smokeless tobacco. That goes for Swedish snus users as well.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 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. The CDC defines “influenza-like illness” as a temperature > 100 F, plus cough or sore throat, in the absence of a known cause other than influenza. Nachi: Amazing.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. 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. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. 57 Table 2. Brain Commun.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

But, please, keep the comments well argued and free of vitriol. In contrast, a policy that faces the facts, works to prevent the worst changes, and prepares us for the inevitable ones, is good for the health and economy of our nation as well as that of our children (not to mention and grandchildren). Please participate. That is normal.

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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. I can predict the counter-arguments.

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