by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 31, 2018 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 2.5/5 Little P, et al. BMJ. 2017 May 22;357:j2148. Editorial: Controlling antibiotic prescribing for lower respiratory tract infections Scott AM et al. BMJ. 2017 May 22;357:j2398. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2398....
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 20, 2018 | Featured, Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease
Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a challenging diagnosis to make in the Emergency Department (ED), with a diagnostic delay occurring in about 75% of patients.[1] To ultimately make a diagnosis of SEA, patients typically require an MRI, and so physicians may often have...
by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Infectious Disease
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a complex medical entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD suffer from acute and chronic pain, along with a seemingly endless list of additional complications (from hemolysis and sequestration, to...
by Maren Jazi, Richard Hoang | May 16, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
In this post, we will explore the current literature regarding common EM controversies, covering the nature and prevalence of penicillin allergies, the management of skin and soft tissue infections, and the role of NSAIDs for acute pain. Penicillin allergies in the ED...
by Nick Prudhomme, Richard Hoang | Apr 19, 2018 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Meningitis is defined as the inflammation of the membranes of the brain and/or spinal cord. The incidence of bacterial meningitis is in the range of 5-10 cases per 100,000 patients per year1. Despite modern medical therapy, it is associated with a case fatality rate...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 16, 2018 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Alam N, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Jan;6(1):40-50. Question and Methods: The authors of this nation-wide open-label RCT studied the mortality effect of pre-hospital antibiotics on febrile patients with one other non-laboratory SIRS criteria...
by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Part 1: Concerns with Antibiotic Overuse Three of the most common antibiotic-related unwanted effects seen the ED include: Their toxic effects Selection of pathogenic bacteria Increasing antibiotic resistance The Magnitude of Antibiotic-Related Toxic Effects A...
by Hans Rosenberg | Sep 11, 2017 | Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Seymour CW, et al. Journal N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 8;376(23):2235-2244. EDITORIAL: State Sepsis Mandates – A New Era for Regulation of Hospital Quality. Hershey TB, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 21. Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score:...
by emottawa | May 11, 2017 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
The Zika Virus exploded onto the international health scene in the last several months. It was first discovered in humans in 1951 and remained limited to Africa and Asia until the first major outbreak in Micronesia in 2007. Since then the virus has continued to evolve...
by emottawa | Nov 11, 2016 | Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease
Relative to its incidence and prevalence, Lyme disease has gathered a tremendous amount of attention, particularly in the last decade or so. This can be attributed, in part, to the perceived difficulty in properly diagnosing and treating the disease. However,...