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Ep 173 Febrile Infant – Risk Stratification and Workup
In this main episode podcast on ED risk stratification and workup of the febrile infant, recorded at the CAEP 2022 Conference in Quebec City with Dr. Brett Burstein and Dr....
Anton Helman | August 30, 2022
EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, IBI, lumbar puncture, Medical Specialty, PECARN, Pediatrics, procalcitonin, SBI, Step-by-Step
Ep 173 Febrile Infant – Risk Stratification and Workup
In this main episode podcast on ED risk stratification and workup of the febrile infant, recorded at the CAEP 2022 Conference in Quebec City with Dr. Brett Burstein and Dr....
Anton Helman | August 30, 2022
amoxacillin, azithromycin, CAP, ceftriaxone, CURB-65, Dr. Andrew Morris, Dr. Leeor Sommer, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, procalcitonin, PSI, Respirology
Ep 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia: Emergency Management
While community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is 'bread and butter' emergency medicine, and the diagnosis is often a 'slam dunk', it turns out that up one third of the time, we...
Anton Helman | September 25, 2019
amoxacillin, azithromycin, CAP, ceftriaxone, CURB-65, Dr. Andrew Morris, Dr. Leeor Sommer, EM Cases, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Medical Specialty, procalcitonin, PSI, Respirology
Ep 130 Community Acquired Pneumonia: Emergency Management
While community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is 'bread and butter' emergency medicine, and the diagnosis is often a 'slam dunk', it turns out that up one third of the time, we...
Anton Helman | September 25, 2019
ANDROMENA, CENSER, Conference, Dr. Sara Gray, EM Cases, EM Cases Course, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Lactate, Medical Specialty, NEWS, norepinephrine, procalcitonin, qSOFA, Resuscitation, Ringer's Lactate, sepsis, septic shock, SIRS, vasopressin
Ep 122 Sepsis and Septic Shock – What Matters from EM Cases Course
In this podcast Dr. Sara Gray, intensivist and emergency physician, co-author of The CAEP Sepsis Guidelines, answers questions such as: How does one best recognize occult septic shock? How does...
Anton Helman | March 26, 2019
ANDROMENA, CENSER, Conference, Dr. Sara Gray, EM Cases, EM Cases Course, Emergency Medicine, Episodes, Lactate, Medical Specialty, NEWS, norepinephrine, procalcitonin, qSOFA, Resuscitation, Ringer's Lactate, sepsis, septic shock, SIRS, vasopressin
Ep 122 Sepsis and Septic Shock – What Matters from EM Cases Course
In this podcast Dr. Sara Gray, intensivist and emergency physician, co-author of The CAEP Sepsis Guidelines, answers questions such as: How does one best recognize occult septic shock? How does...
Anton Helman | March 26, 2019
ProACT, Procalcitonin, Uncategorized
(Dis)Utility of Procalcitonin in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (ProACT Trial)
Background: The mis- and overuse of antibiotics continues to be a growing problem in medicine; the results of which are increased health-care costs, increased antibiotic resistance and, ultimately, patient harm....
Marco Torres | September 17, 2018
Infectious Diseases, Procalcitonin, Uncategorized
Procalcitonin: Useful Test or Useless Pest to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship with Acute Respiratory Infections in the ED?
Background: In patients with an acute respiratory illness (ARI), it is often difficult to determine whether a bacterial infection is the underlying etiology and whether antibiotics are warranted. Excess antibiotic use...
Marco Torres | July 27, 2018

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