EMC Journal Club 1 – Does Treating Fever Make A Difference?
December 6, 2022
In this first EMC Journal Club (where we take the "boring" out of journal clubs and deliver clear, concise, practical practice changing critical appraisal knowledge...
Rohit Mohindra
Another Piece of Equipment with Racial Bias
September 22, 2022
Background: Medical equipment that gives clinicians vital signs or other objective information must be reliable across populations as this data drives medical decisions. Many of...
Marco Torres
REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Fever
June 1, 2022
Take Home Points Look for the red flags – hypotension, environmental exposures, medications (SS, NMS), SIRS/qSOFA criteria Be on the lookout for neutropenic fever –...
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants
May 11, 2017
Background: Fever without source in infants less than three months old presents a difficult diagnostic dilemma for ED physicians. Over the past 25 years several...
Is Fever the New Hotness in Sepsis?
March 28, 2017
Background: With the introduction of sepsis 3.0, came the quick sepsis related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score. The purpose of this score is supposed to...
The HEAT Trial – Acetaminophen in ICU Patients with Fever
October 19, 2015
Background: Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is commonly used to lower the temperature of patients with fever suspected to be causeed by an infection in both homes across...
The Challenge of Fever in Kids
July 27, 2015
FEVER shows up beside the name of a new 3 year old that has just been checked into your department. This can be accompanied by...