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EM@3AM: Malignant/Necrotizing Otitis Externa

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A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension and diabetes presents to the emergency department with right ear pain for 2 weeks. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. Infectious diseases, 4(1), 34–39.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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Executive Summary: 2015 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Adults. Diagnostic Radiology: Musculoskeletal and Breast Imaging. Evaluation and Treatment of Acute Back Pain in the Emergency Department.

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EM@3AM: Testicular/Scrotal Abscesses

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aureus infections among patients in the emergency department. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. Clinical Infectious Disease. Radiology Key. Managing a Cutaneous Abscess in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med.

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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club. (It’s The children’s Emergency department sees approximately 50,000 presentations per year. Emerg Med J. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Jan 11:1-7.

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Choosing wisely – less can be more

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Choosing Wisely in Paediatric Car e A trainee-led project in a UK tertiary paediatric emergency department looked at the usefulness of blood tests in 101 children. You receive a referral for a 7-year-old Josh, who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a 5-day history of fever, cough, and borderline oxygen saturation.

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By the Hammer of Thora: Pleural Effusions in the ED (Part 2)

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Assessing patients with pleural effusions in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and nuanced. This is largely due to the lack of guidelines around pleural effusions in the ED. In part one we focused on imaging, diagnosis, and management of parapneumonic effusions.

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Diagnostic Errors, Revisited: Where Do We Go Wrong, and How Can We Change?

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It has been well over a year since the controversial publication of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) report on diagnostic errors in the emergency department (ED). Active extravasation of blood into the hematoma was identified, and the patient was referred to interventional radiology. Ann Emerg Med.