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

REBEL EM

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). in the short-course and 7.7%

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

AuntMinnie

Imagine going in for a diagnostic MRI scan and coming out with a progressive, irreversible, and potentially fatal disease. Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology , December 2006, Vol. In 2006 the U.S. Giles, U.K.

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

REBEL EM

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. Hospitalization for bacteremia. Investigators assessed clinical outcomes via 2 in-person visits on days 11–14 and days 24–30.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Background Information: Obtaining definitive control of the airway, when indicated, is the responsibility of the emergency medicine physician. 2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. J Crit Care.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

AJNR

According to recent literature, the frequency of TCH is the most predictive diagnostic factor for RCVS with a sensitivity and specificity of 74% and 98%, respectively. Given the chronology of events that led to the patient’s hospital admission, it is likely that RCVS led to his presentation of TGA. Neurosurgery. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000002192