Guideline Review: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
April 27, 2020
While HIV medications receive much attention for the treatment of HIV infection, less attention has focused on the prophylaxis indications. In 2017, the Center for...
Michelle Lin, MD
Guideline Review: 2018 IDSA Update on Influenza (Infographic)
November 1, 2019
Did you get your flu shot? We hope so. Influenza season is upon us again and it is always helpful to review the latest 2018...
Strep Pharyngitis in Children: Review of the 2012 IDSA Guidelines
July 15, 2019
Sore throat accounts for a whopping 7.3 million outpatient pediatric visits. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) accounts for 20-30% of pharyngitis cases with the rest being...
Shannon Flood, MD
Guideline Review: ACEP 2018 – ED Procedural Sedation with Propofol
April 17, 2019
The last American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) guideline recommendations regarding the use of propofol for ED procedural sedation was in 2007. Much research has...
Kelly Wong, MD
Guideline Review: EAST Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury
March 4, 2019
Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) can be difficult to diagnose and potentially devastating to miss because of the risk of a potential ischemic stroke. The most...
Influenza Update: IDSA 2018 Guidelines Detailed Review
January 28, 2019
Symptomatic influenza A and B infections cause worldwide morbidity and mortality every year. Annual vaccination remains the greatest prophylactic measure, but the vaccine is not...
Jenny Koehl, PharmD, BCPS
2018 ACEP Clinical Policy for Patients with Suspected Non-ST Elevation ACS
December 17, 2018
A patient presents to your ED with an all too common complaint – chest pain. After a focused history and physical exam, you have an...
Andrew Grock, MD
Highlights from the 2015 American Heart Association CPR and ECC guidelines
November 9, 2015
The newest round of the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) contains 315 recommendations.1 It is...
Sean Kivlehan, MD MPH
New 2010 ACLS guidelines from the AHA, ERC, and ILCOR
November 18, 2010
Last month the AHA, ERC, and ILCOR released the 2010 Resuscitation Guidelines. They build on the 2005 and previous guidelines and continue the trend towards...
Demian Szyld, MD EdM
Article review: Propofol (2007 ACEP Guideline)
August 3, 2009
Given all the recent brouhaha around propofol and Michael Jackson, I thought I would review the 2007 Annals of EM Clinical Practice Advisory paper on...