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First10EM Journal Club: December 2023

Broome Docs

Does BP management in haemorrhagic stroke matter? Antibiotic Myths for the Infectious Diseases Clinician. Does BP management in haemorrhagic stroke matter? Welcome to another episode of the Emergency Medicine Journal Club with Dr Justin Morgenstern. How good is my intuition about PE diagnosis? N Engl J Med.

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2023 Critical Care Year in Review (Part 1)

PulmCCM

Sepsis, infectious disease Managing septic shock with a restrictive-fluids approach (preferentially using vasopressors after a single liter crystalloid bolus) led to similar outcomes as the usual practice of bolusing large volumes of fluids first. I hope you continue to find it valuable. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!

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

Taming the SRU

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases , 45 (9), 657–663. Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases , 22 Suppl 3 , S37–S62. Glimåker, M., Johansson, B., Ericsson, M., Bläckberg, J., Lindquist, L., & Sjölin, J.

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How to Find a Quality Blog Post on Epiglottitis: Findings from a SOAR Review

PEMBlog

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. Our SOAR review provides readers with a curated list of high-quality blog posts on topics of respiratory infectious disease. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings?

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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

RebelEM

3, 6 Among patients with stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI), the risk may be as high as 28%-76% and 23%-60%, respectively. Post-stroke infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 1, 2 Its occurrence often portends worse outcomes in intubated patients, whose projected hospital course was already tenuous. Westendorp, W.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 7/10/23 (Issue #8)

PulmCCM

Read in JAMA When to start anticoagulation after ischemic stroke from atrial fibrillation It’s been unclear when to start anticoagulation after an ischemic stroke presumed due to thromboembolism from atrial fibrillation. Read in Read in Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S187-S195.