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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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However, no included studies compared patient health outcomes between CT-guided care and care without the use of routine CT for suspected diverticulitis. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Clinicians should err on the side of imaging in patients with predictors of progression to complicated diverticulitis. 2014 Apr;80(4):391-5.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

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Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al. Andrews et al. Inwald et al.