EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. Clinical Infectious Disease. Radiology Key. doi:10.1258/0956462053888853 The post EM@3AM: Testicular/Scrotal Abscesses appeared first on emDOCs.net - Emergency Medicine Education. Published 2008 Sep 19. Cureus 12(7): e8991. doi:10.7759/cureus.8991

EMS 68

EMS Ultrasounds Emergency Department Infectious Diseases 68

EM Ottawa

JUNE 20, 2024

POCUS demonstrated signs of small bowel obstruction and subsequently guided the decision to pursue radiology-performed imaging. In this case, the patient presented with abdominal pain and a known history of cholelithiasis.

Radiology 70

Radiology Radiology Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases 70

RebelEM

AUGUST 30, 2023

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. Graphics Image 1: [link] Image 2: [link] References Berbari EF, Kanj SS, et al.

Infectious Diseases 94

Infectious Diseases Fractures Radiology Radiology 94

EMDocs

APRIL 27, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations. Infectious diseases , 4 (1), 34–39. The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations.

EMS 83

EMS Infectious Diseases Radiology Radiology 83

ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

In one pediatric study including 3,094 children suspected of a soft tissue infection who underwent either POCUS or radiology department ultrasound, POCUS was shown to have a shorter median LOS by 73 minutes (95% CI 52.4-93.6 Lam SHF, Sivitz A, Alade K, Doniger SJ, Tessaro MO, Rabiner JE, Arroyo A, Castillo EM, Thompson CA, Yang M, Mistry RD.

Ultrasounds 64

Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Wellness 64

EM Ottawa

AUGUST 22, 2024

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.

Emergency Department 62

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Radiology Radiology 62

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It is possible that the ceftriaxone altered baseline bacterial colonization within the respiratory tract, causing cultures to be negative despite positive clinical and radiological signs, leaving room for a false negative diagnosis. SECONDARY OUTCOMES At day 28 , ceftriaxone group had (vs placebo): Lower VAP risk (20% vs 36%); hazard ratio 0.62

CDC 113

CDC Outcomes Radiology Radiology 113