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EM@3AM: Leukopenia

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Well keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. PCP Pneumonia, Sepsis) can be discharged with initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy in consultation with Infectious Disease (ID) physician with full ID evaluation outpatient.

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EM@3AM: ESBL-Producing Organisms and Their Management

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We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Management 9-12 Patients such receive standard resuscitation care including: Antipyretics such as Tylenol (650-1000 mg PO), Ibuprofen (600 mg PO), or Toradol (15mg IV). IV fluid resuscitation as needed. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.12163

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Sepsis Updates Relevant to the Emergency Physician

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Today, she would not get out of bed, prompting the facility to call EMS. 13,14 Fluids Fluid resuscitation is a mainstay of sepsis therapy, as the condition is commonly associated with both absolute and relative hypovolemia. 15 Two changes were elucidated in the 2021 SSC guidelines for fluid resuscitation.

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