Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 7, 2024

epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy VTE is not only important to understand because it is the number one cause of mortality for pregnant patients, but also because it is common and will show up in your Emergency Department likely frequently throughout your career. According to a CDC study, VTE contributes to 10.5%

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EMDocs

AUGUST 15, 2023

Background: According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 7,000-8,000 people in the United States (US) suffer envenomation by a snake each year. Venomous Snakes | NIOSH | CDC. His father confirmed the snake was a copperhead. What antivenoms are available to treat crotalid envenomation? Am J Hosp Pharm.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

4 The 2023 ACORN Trial ( covered here on REBEL EM ) randomized 2,511 patients requiring antipseudomonal coverage to receive either cefepime or piperacillin-tazobactam. What They Did: Investigators performed a retrospective cohort study in the Emergency Department at the University of Michigan between July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Internationally Acquired Severe Systemic Infections in Febrile Pediatric Travelers Presenting to the Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. Management of Children with Travel-related Illness Evaluated in a Pediatric Emergency Room. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1315-e1320. PMID: 31977776 Lalos S, Farrar D, Science M, Morris S.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. J Emerg Med. Acad Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med.

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year. 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. Jeff: Of note, EMS providers should use face masks themselves and place them on patients as well.

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EMDocs

JULY 26, 2023

2 In 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the remaining stocks of variola virus to be destroyed or transferred to one of two designated biosafety level 4 facilities: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia or the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Russia.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A 25-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented to an emergency department in Massachusetts with four days of generalized malaise, myalgias, congestion, low-grade fever, and a rash behind her left knee. The patient denied cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Zinc therapy The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends starting zinc supplementation in children with cholera infection. Paediatr Int Child Health.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Therefore, CDC does not recommend risk-factor-based screening. Mycoplasma Genitalium is an emerging pathogen. Mycoplasma Genitalium is an emerging pathogen. As previously mentioned by Dr. Richardson , adolescents use the Emergency Department as their Primary Care resource often. J Infect Dis 2012;206:35765.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vision loss carries a high degree of morbidity and is associated with higher all-cause mortality, 4 and it is our role as emergency providers to recognize potentially reversible causes of such adverse outcomes. 0000000000000483 Opoku NO, Bakajika DK, Kanza EM, et al. 7 Approximately 14.6 million from partial or complete blindness.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

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 emergency department (ED) with fever, fatigue, and an extensive rash.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

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. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024. In: CDC Yellow Book 2024.

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