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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

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Ther Clin Risk Manag. J Pediatr Infect Dis Soc. 2021;10(8):801-844. doi:10.1093/jpids/piab027 Qi H, Zhu Z, Zhu D. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate for Assisted Diagnosis of Pediatric Osteomyelitis: A Meta-Analysis. 2023;19:1039-1049. doi:10.2147/TCRM.S440996 Kan JH, Young RS, Yu C, Hernanz-Schulman M.

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Advocating for Patients

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As she continues to bleed, she becomes progressively tachycardic and hypotensive, entering hemorrhagic shock, requiring an emergent procedure in order to preserve her health and save her life.  Now imagine she lives in a state with laws that restrict clinicians from performing abortion care, even in emergency scenarios.

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

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Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. 13 While there is good data that early antibiotics for patients in septic shock reduce mortality 18-19 the role of early and aggressive volume resuscitation and its impacts on patient-centered outcomes remain unclear. Inwald et al.