PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Clinical Features and Management Strategies in Children With Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. Pediatr Emerg Care.

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Pediatrics Military CDC Hospitals 94

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. Prehosp Emerg Care.

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Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation Pediatrics 98

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. These are highly sensitive tests.

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Pediatrics CDC Seizures Emergency Department 52

ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

1 In severe cases altered mental status, seizures, coma, or even death have been observed. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). THS is generally characterized by the acute onset of profuse vomiting within six to 48 hours of ingestion of the unripe ackee, with subsequent hypoglycemia. Toxicology Rep. 2019;6:656-65. 1992;41(4):53-5.5.

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Poisoning Administration Documentation/Coding Urgent Care 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Headache red-flag characteristics include neurological symptoms, thunderclap nature, syncope, trauma, immunocompromised, coagulopathy, fever, rash, seizure, nuchal rigidity, altered mental status, pregnancy, temporal tenderness, jaw claudication, and cancer history. This post focuses on pain management for benign headaches. doi:10.1111/pme.12830

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Emergency Department Fractures Burns EMS 106

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Answering this research question has been made more difficult by pip-tazo’s possible status as a pseudo-nephrotoxin (elevating creatinine levels in the blood without harming the kidneys) and frequent co-administration with vancomycin, a known nephrotoxin.

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Hospitals COPD Emergency Department CDC 98

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. On ocular examination, constriction of the pupils is noted when the eyes are focused on a nearby object but not when the pupils are illuminated.

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EMS Infectious Diseases CDC Research 115