American Medical Compliance

JUNE 16, 2023

Needlesticks are causing patients to be infected with unwanted diseases. This raises concerns about how providers store needlesticks as well as protect patients and healthcare workers alike. Reference CDC (17 October 2022). These incidents can expose them to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This list is not all inclusive, there may be other challenges as well. Keep in mind that persons involved in the clean up need to be protected from infectious diseases, chemical exposures, radiation, electrical shock, and potential fire hazards. Determine if water is deemed safe to use and there is a sufficient supply of water.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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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.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 5, 2024

However, it is often overlooked that tickborne illnesses are among the most common travel-related illnesses globally (CDC Traveller’s Health 2017). CDC 2024) Generally, most ticks require >24 hours of attachment for there to be a risk of transfer of the infectious agent.

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PEMBlog

JULY 10, 2024

And, since we know from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey that many American teens are having sex with less than optimal condom use and infrequent STI testing, pediatricians everywhere should be thinking more about acquired syphilis infection, not just congenital syphilis. Thank you, Jen.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A “Syndromic” Approach for Diagnosing and Managing Travel-Related Infectious Diseases in Children. Infectious Disease Acquisition in Pediatric International Travelers: A 10-Year Review at a Canadian Tertiary Care Hospital. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021 May; 8:1-16. PMID: 34423077 Flores MS, Hickey PW, Fields JH, Ottolini MG.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 12, 2025

Introduction to Infectious Diseases and Legal Requirements Using this information, write one paragraph to explain what healthcare providers will learn from this course and why it is important for healthcare providers to know. CDC has documented rare cases of patients contracting HIV in healthcare settings from infected donor tissue.

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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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Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Responsible for a variety of diseases in humans, including the well-known “ fifth disease ” in children, but it can also lead to more severe complications in certain individuals, particularly those with compromised immune systems, or with underlying hematologic disorders. .” ” CDC , 20 May 2020, [link].

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EB Medicine

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Jeff: The information contained in this article comes from articles found on pubmed, the cochrane database, center for disease control, and the world health organization. Additionally, guidelines were reviewed from the american college of emergency physicians, infectious disease society of america, and the american academy of pediatrics.

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ALiEM

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Physical Exam Vitals : BP 128/84; HR 88; Temp 98F; RR 18; SpO2 (on RA) 100% General : Well appearing HEENT : No conjunctival injection Cardiovascular : S1, S2; no murmurs, rubs, or gallops Skin : Erythematous patch with central clearing in left popliteal fossa Laboratory Data WBC : 5.1 Platelets : 223 Sodium : 139 Creatinine : 0.8

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A broad workup is initiated for altered mental status, including an STD panel, which shows a reactive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) and a negative CT head. Consultation with an infectious disease and neurology specialist can be considered to guide treatment and proper disposition. Treatment is supportive.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

volvulus as well as improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of this morbid disease. Open-access image reference: By Giovanni Maki, derived from a CDC image at [link] – Basáñez M-G, Pion SDS, Churcher TS, Breitling LP, Little MP, et al. 13 Figure 1. volvulus life cycle. PLoS Med 3(9): e371. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030371

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EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

She receives IV calcium gluconate and bicarbonate as well as oral potassium binders for hyperkalemia. Case Resolution The patient and family remain in isolation and receive risk stratification assessment for a notifiable disease of public health concern. Hypoglycemia is managed with IV dextrose. 12 Table 1.

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