PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work. Plus, well discuss whether M. pneumoniae even needs to be treated in the first place! Historically, mycoplasma pneumonia has been most common in children aged 5 to 17 years and young adults.

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

There is evidence that, for children and adults, elevated cortisol levels and chronic stress can lead to behavioral, mental-health, and mood issues, as well as changes in inflammation and immunity. In 2022 the CDC paid the AAP to form an expert working group to revise its developmental surveillance checklists.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Circulation) Yet CDC was claiming precisely the opposite in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report around the same time. Some have even suggested that CDC was aware of the concerning European data, and chose to publish an alternative narrative that better supported universal vaccination. (To health systems. university campuses.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 13, 2024

Oh well, at least we tried. The second story was on Weekend Edition Sunday, CDC report finds 1 in 9 American kids has been diagnosed with ADHD. I’ve heard these data , which were released by the CDC on May 16, 2024, reported equally poorly on many outlets. I was once a total NPR junky. An unabashed fan.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

She looks well enough to go home but asks if she should be prescribed oseltamivir (Tamiflu) because some of her friends have been given it recently by their doctors. Safety issues popped up soon after widespread use of the drug including neuropsychiatric effects as well as the more common adverse effects of nausea and vomiting.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

He also co-led the team whose work led the CDC to issue a major clarification of its 2016 opioid prescribing guideline and is currently a principal investigator of the only national study to examine individual suicides that occur after the reduction of prescribed opioids. . Criticism of these programs is both well-deserved and unfair.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 20, 2024

It did not perform as well which is not unusual for a clinical decision instrument [5]. With the 2014 CDC declaration that prescription drug overdose is one of the five top health threats, there has been a movement away from opioids as the mainstay of pain management for rib fractures [6].

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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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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 25, 2024

The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons. The year 2024 marks another significant chapter in the healthcare industry’s ongoing battle against infectious diseases, and the numbers speak volumes.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

DGA concentrates in the kidney tissue and causes nephrotoxicity, as well as neurotoxicity. Elimination half-life data is not well established but increases in larger overdoses and as renal injury begins to occur. CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Metabolism of DEG adapted from Bessenhofer, et al. Schier, Capt.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 16, 2023

This raises concerns about how providers store needlesticks as well as protect patients and healthcare workers alike. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 385,000 needlestick injuries occur among healthcare workers each year in the United States alone. Reference CDC (17 October 2022).

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Medagadget

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CDC recently released new recommendations for higher air replacement rates and the use of active air purification equipment in crowded spaces. PCO has the capability to oxidize organic matter, VOCs and other organic molecules as well as airborne contaminants / pathogens. Medgadget: How can we prepare better for the next pandemic?

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

He noted spending about five days walking through a jungle, as well as traversing rivers. There was concern for possible cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), therefore he was admitted to the hospital for infectious-disease and surgical consultations, as well as to complete a punch biopsy the following day. CDC website. CDC website.

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Medagadget

JUNE 26, 2023

Even though breast milk is best for NICU infants, a 2020 CDC report said that 13% of U.S. Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) store this donated breast milk in large freezers, ideally for no more than six to 12 months according to CDC guidelines. hospital NICUs don’t have stocks of donated breast milk. Link: BBy homepage…

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ACEP Now

AUGUST 15, 2023

While there has been ample discussion of “the practice of mindfulness” in health care workers that improves mental well-being, when do we have this time? However, expressing genuine gratitude for yourself and others is powerful for your mental and physical well-being. However, they should not define our wellness. Cogn Ther Res.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 13, 2023

CDC growth charts are commonly used for children two years or older. Susan had issues initially with ensuring the correct latch, but after a review with a lactation consultant, feeding is going well. Though it has been hard, they have been coping well and enjoying parenthood. First and foremost, do they look well or unwell?

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 16, 2024

VTE is associated significantly with maternal mortality, and has been cited by the CDC to be up associated with 10.5% Pregnant patients are inherently higher risk for VTE, and because of this are excluded from normal clinical decision tools like Wells Criteria that would normally be able to help guidance our clinical decisions.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 29, 2024

I recently read David Ropeik’s book, Curing Cancer-phobia and found that it contained a lot of, well, sensible messages. An analysis done by the CDC for my book, Curing Cancer- phobia , How Risk, Fear, and Worry Mislead Us , found that in 2017, 21.3 I asked if he would write something for Sensible Medicine.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

AUGUST 11, 2023

Educate Your Staff One of the critical steps in maintaining HIPAA compliance is ensuring that all healthcare staff members are well-informed about the regulations pertaining to patient privacy and social media usage. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a 17.3% This is important due to staff turnover.

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SheMD

APRIL 24, 2023

Well there were two other ones that were in morula phase but needed to progress to blastocyst. Well that night, I had the residency over for a wellness Thanksgiving dinner. according to CDC data. It was October. We were “going to put a pumpkin in my belly”. We will have two more once they grow. And yes, I am the 1%.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. CDC’s efforts to improve traumatic brain injury surveillance.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This list is not all inclusive, there may be other challenges as well. The resources used for this article were the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Association for Dental Safety. The following are a few infection control items that are to be assessed and ensure they are operating correctly for a facility to reopen.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The CDC provides guidance on who should seek COVID-19 testing. State and local health departments, as well as organizations themselves, may also have their own guidance. Consult state and local health organizations, as well as your organization, for specific guidance on seeking testing.

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AED Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Consider having a backup AED battery as well as backup electrode pads in case of untimely failure or physical damage to the components. According to the CDC, over 40 states require or encourage the ongoing maintenance and testing of AED devices. This can cause incorrect heart rhythm readings as well as deficient shock delivery.

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AED Leader

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Consider having a backup AED battery as well as backup electrode pads in case of untimely failure or physical damage to the components. According to the CDC, over 40 states require or encourage the ongoing maintenance and testing of AED devices. This can cause incorrect heart rhythm readings as well as deficient shock delivery.

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Critical Care Now

APRIL 5, 2022

According to CDC data , more than 64000 Americans died in 2020 from TBI, and many more experience long-term sequelae, making them one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity across all age groups. In 2020 the EPIC4Kids study was published and the findings among pediatric TBI patients were similar to that of adults.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Patients were prescribed a schedule of twice-daily analgesia, and were allowed to increase the dose from 5 mg to 10 mg if pain was not initially well-controlled. CDC website. In that respect, these trials, particularly OPAL, provide very little insight into whether opiate analgesia supports this early recovery.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Francis Hospital and Medical Center, as well as an assistant professor at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Quinnipiac University School of Medicine. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Franco is an emergency medicine attending physician at St. Toxicology Rep. 2019;6:656-65. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1992;41(4):53-5.5.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We wanted to reach emergency physicians, nurses and others working in trauma as well as those at Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control. as well as working closely on behalf of the association on projects with the White House and the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Health and Human Services.

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Pediatric Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

7YOs can: Gross motor Rides a 2-wheel bike well Can perform most activities of daily living almost independently but may need occasional help with difficult clothing, etc. Child Development: Middle Childhood (6-8 years old) | CDC. Accessed October 2, 2023. link] Centers for Disease Control. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Some institutions developed a tier-based system for outpatient imaging as well which was updated in real-time. Under standard operating protocols, residual contrast materials are usually wasted, according to current CDC and JC standards.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

AUGUST 2, 2016

All efforts to identify the decedent by hospital staff, law enforcement agencies or social service agencies should be well documented in the medical records. After the death is reported, the Coroner will attempt to identify the decedent. Do not place the name "John/Jane Doe" on the signed death certificate. · Accessed 07/25/2016.

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Stop and Think

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Off the main stage, at the American Heart Association meeting last month, Dr. Rebecca Woodruff, a scientist from CDC, presented a study that found a spike in deaths due to heart disease in 2020. You’ve now created a patient who was previously a well person. Heart disease statistics can be mundane. But not this one.

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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. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This made VAP hard to track, so CDC invented an odd new epidemiologic entity called “ ventilator-associated events ” (which do not require microbiology or chest film interpretation) as a proxy for actual VAPs. This trial was a triumph of international cooperation studying a low-cost drug at hundreds of sites.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 5, 2024

Sasser SM, Hunt RC, Faul M, Sugerman D, Pearson WS, Dulski T, Wald MM, Jurkovich GJ, Newgard CD, Lerner EB; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Infants can get a cervical spine injury during breech delivery or, unfortunately, during non accidental trauma as well. Hopefully they will find it helpful as well.

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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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