Paucis Verbis: Does this adult patient need blood cultures?
Do you order blood cultures for all your ED patients with a f...
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Paucis Verbis: Influenza – To treat or not to treat?
It’s coming. Influenza season is almost upon us. Influenza season typical...
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Paucis Verbis: Spinal epidural abscess
One of the most challenging diagnoses to make is that of a spi...
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Paucis Verbis: Post-exposure prophylaxis (non-occupational)
You know how chief complaints present to the ED in multiples? In one week, I had s...
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Trick of the Trade: Website resource on HIV medications
At our department’s first annual UCSF High Risk Hawaii Conference 2 weeks ago, Dr. Rachel Chin taught about complications from all of the HIV drugs on the market now. It’s a virtual alphabet soup: EFV, TDF, FTC, oh my. How do you keep track of them all? ...
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