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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

RebelEM

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Check old blood cultures and obtain new cultures prior to starting treatment. Clarke, R.

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

EMDocs

A 65-year-old male with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 2 liters per minute (LPM) nasal cannula at baseline, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polypectomy presents to the ED with 2 days of worsening shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain, persistent fevers, and productive coughs with occasional hemoptysis.