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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: The Who, What, Where, When and Why of Lumbar Punctures

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1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. C., & Solomon, T. van de Beek, D., Cabellos, C.,

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Big Labs, Little People

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Lactate A sick child with sepsis syndrome? In the adult literature, we know that a lactate level above 4 mmol/L in patients with severe sepsis was associated with the need for critical care. The acute recognition and treatment of sepsis is first and foremost, clinical. The short answer – yes.

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Grand Rounds Recap 8.16.23

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

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million presentation to ED’s throughout the US Usually occur due to falls Also commonly occur due to sports, MVC’s, etc.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

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Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Sickle cell patients also qualify to receive the annual influenza vaccine, since influenza virus infection predisposes to bacterial pneumonia and sepsis caused by S. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Tumor Lysis Syndrome

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These can lead to a wide spectrum of emergent complications including but not limited to cardiac dysrhythmias, seizures, and acute renal failure. This can often become significant enough to precipitate dysrhythmias, seizures, and tetany (20). original document created by author of post. in females and 2.5-7.0

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Weaning Sedation in Paediatric Intensive Care

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Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal, and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators ( PALISI ). Examples of these are linked below: European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care ( ESPNIC ). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023;207(1):17-28.