Tagged ‘Infectious Diseases’
Journal Review
Accuracy of the Age-Adjusted Quick SOFA Score in Children
The sepsis 3 guidelines recommended the use of the Sepsis Related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score for early identification of sepsis in adults (Singer 2016, PMID: 26903338). An abbreviated version of SOFA (Quick SOFA or qSOFA) includes variables available at the bedside in the ED (systolic BP,
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Journal Review
Procalcitonin Utility in Acute Respiratory Illnesses (ARI)
In patients with an acute respiratory illness (ARI), it is often difficult to determine whether a bacterial infection is the underlying etiology and whether antibiotics are warranted. Excess antibiotic use carries risk of bacterial resistance,
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Core
Updates in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Treatment
This week we review an article updating CAP treatment in the ED.
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Journal Review
Utility of Adjunct Antibiotics After I+D – Systematic Review + Meta-Analysis
Skin and soft tissue abscesses are a common emergency department (ED) presentation. The approach to management has changed little in recent decades: incision and drainage (I+D) and then discharge home with follow up.
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Core
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
This post explores the diagnosis and management of SBP
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