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Short Course Antibiotics for Peds CAP: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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PMID: 35579504 Clinical Question: Is short-course antibiotic therapy, for 3–5 days, safe and effective in children with community-acquired pneumonia stable for outpatient management, compared to the current guidelines of 7–10 days? requiring inpatient treatment) Intervention: Shorter antibiotic treatment duration (3–5 days).

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REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal

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REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Clinical question : Is a phenobarbital-based or lorazepam-based alcohol detoxification protocol associated with a lower hospital length of stay compared to Ativan for alcohol withdrawal?

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Pediatric UTIs: Short-Course vs. Standard-Course Antibiotics — Is It Time for a Change?

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Short-Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections in Children: The SCOUT Randomized Clinical Trial. What They Did: Study Design: Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non inferiority clinical trial. Investigators assessed clinical outcomes via 2 in-person visits on days 11–14 and days 24–30. JAMA Pediatr.

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Philips Helps Deliver Diagnostic Confidence in Echocardiography with Ultrasound Compact 5500CV at ASE 2023

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milla1cf Fri, 06/23/2023 - 21:36 June 23, 2023 — Building on its established leadership in cardiovascular ultrasound, Philips will showcase its Ultrasound Compact 5500CV at the 2023 American Society of Echocardiography Event ( ASE 2023 , June 23-26, National Harbor, MD).

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The SQuID Protocol: SQ Insulin in DKA?

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Mild to moderate DKA represents a subgroup of patients that often require admission to the ICU due to hospital policies not allowing insulin infusions outside of this clinical setting. However, it is unclear if all degrees (mild, moderate, severe) of DKA require the same intensive treatment. Paper: Griffey RT et al. Acad Emerg Med 2023.

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7d vs 14d of Antibiotics in Afebrile Men with UTI

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One clinical trial demonstrates that afebrile UTI can be treated successfully with antibiotics for seven days in women, but that seven days is inferior to 14 days during short-term follow-up and non-inferior during long-term follow-up (van Nieuwkoop, 2017). Article: Drekonja DM et al.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

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Main reasons for DAWN ineligibility were the absence of clinical-imaging-mismatch, low baseline NIHSS score (ie, <10 points), and premorbid functional disability (ie, mRS score >1 point). 14432 RCVS is a cerebrovascular phenomenon that presents clinically as recurrent TCHs predominantly affecting females. 2 figures, 4 tables 2.