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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Definition Inflammation of the vertebrae due to a pyogenic, fungal or mycobacterial organism. The initiation of empiric antibiotics in hemodynamically stable, neurologically intact patients should be done on a case-by-case basis.

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

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Enrollment: Recruited patients from primary care offices, emergency departments, and inpatient wards at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Diagnosed with UTI. What They Did: Study Design: Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non inferiority clinical trial.

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

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Studies conducted in middle- and low-income countries Different definitions of pneumonia Different healthcare facilities and organizations in these countries Studies focusing on atypical pathogens, such as M. requiring inpatient treatment) Intervention: Shorter antibiotic treatment duration (3–5 days).

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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The ACR MR safety guidelines cited a Danish Medical Agency report from Denmark and Austria in which 5% of patients who underwent MRI with Omniscan were eventually diagnosed with NSF. But Berlin cautioned that the lack of definitive answers in NSF may make informed consent a moot point. It can't be a generic or a standing order.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

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Definite TGA is characterized by a sudden onset of anterograde amnesia without clouding or loss of consciousness, lack of epileptic features, head trauma and focal neurologic deficits witnessed by a reliable observer during the attack, furthermore the amnestic event must resolve within 24 h. Inpatient outcomes including length of stay (P =.32),