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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

RebelEM

Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08693.x.

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EM@3AM: High Priority Fungal Pathogens and Empiric Treatment in the ED

EMDocs

Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Four days ago, he presented to the ED for a COPD exacerbation. Empiric treatment with voriconazole 6 mg/kg twice daily intravenously for 2 doses should be started immediately based on Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines.