Take Home Points Michael West, one of my favorite senior residents (back when he was a PGY-4), wrote an incredible review article on the management of hypothermia with a particular focus on severe hypothermia with and without a pulse. I regularly find myself going back to this article in preparation for the Winter months, and […]
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Take Home Points Case A 20 year old male with no past medical history comes back from the waiting room in excruciating pain in his right flank travelling into his groin that started abruptly while he was at work about an hour ago. He’s never had pain like this before, and he is nauseous from
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Whether it’s someone who spent too much time bobsledding in front of the Capital (a tradition protected by the official rules of the Capital grounds!) or an undomiciled individual with severe hypothermia due to a night spent outside, unprotected in the freezing weather, GW seems to experience the full range of presentations. In this post, we’ll break this down into each stage of hypothermia and their treatments, as well as some pearls for each presentation.
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The last update to the IDSA guidelines on treatment of community acquired pneumonia was more than a decade ago, and in 2019 they provided updated guidance on antibiotic regimens for the outpatient management which simplifies things and shines a light on the world of antibiotic resistance.
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Lyme disease makes up the majority of reported tickborne disease in the US, and although it overshadows the other tickborne diseases by a longshot, it’s important to consider the other causes of tickborne disease – but what do you really need to know?
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