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

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requiring inpatient treatment) Intervention: Shorter antibiotic treatment duration (3–5 days). Need for Hospitalization 2 of 4 studies with 478 children included No hospitalizations occurred in either of the studies (RD, 0.00 [95% CI.01 Adverse Events Related to Antibiotic Treatment 2 of 4 studies 1194 children included. (RD,

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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? Paper : Hawa F et al.

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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. tests/hr (0.8 Traditional: 1.0 tests/hr (0.8

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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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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. Hospitalization for bacteremia. Proportion of children with reported adverse events between days 6 and 38–44.

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

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Longer treatment does not appear to confer additional benefits but costs more, is inconvenient for patients, potentially increases the risk of adverse events, and can lead to bacterial resistance. There was no statistically significant difference in the recurrence of UTI symptoms, and adverse events were not notably different between groups.

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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),