A 50-year-old male with a history of polysubstance use disorder and poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus [+] The post SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Painful Swoll...
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Una mujer de 64 años con antecedentes de cuadriplejía y rotura de vejiga secundaria a un accidente automovilístico hace dos años, complicado por foley suprapúbico crónico, acude de su centro de enfermería especializada con fiebre, oliguria, taquicardia, presión arterial ba...
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Welcome to the AIR Infectious Disease Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Social Media Index, the ALiEM AIR Team is proud to present the highest quality online content related to related to infectious disea...
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¿Se puede confiar en un bebé febril? “No” ha sido, y sigue siendo, la respuesta rotunda durante los últimos 40 años mientras los investigadores y médicos trabajan para determinar la evaluación y el tratamiento óptimos del lactante febril con buen aspecto [1]. El objetivo s...
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A 15-year-old male presents to the pediatric Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation of neck pain for three weeks. The patient is vague as to the development of his symptoms, but his mother reveals patient was assaulted by peers [+] The post Read more
Una mujer de 54 años con antecedentes médicos de diabetes acudió al Departamento de Emergencias (DE) para una evaluación de falta de respuesta. Su cónyuge encontró que la paciente no respondía y señaló que se había saltado varias dosis de insulina en los últimos días. EMS ...
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A 59-year-old gentleman experiencing homelessness with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis C, alcohol use disorder, and tobacco dependence presented to the emergency department (ED) with severe, worsening right eye pain, blurry vision, swelling, redness, and pu...
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Background Two new oral agents were given Emergency Use Authorization to be used in patients with mild-moderate COVID-19 at high risk of progression to severe infection, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) [1,2]. Prior to this authorization, most evidence-bas...
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Antecedentes Se recomiendan antibióticos tempranos para el tratamiento de muchas infecciones, incluidos pacientes con sepsis o shock séptico [1]. A los pacientes críticamente enfermos y a aquellos con sospecha de infección y riesgo de enfermedad grave generalmente se les a...
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A previously healthy 8-year-old female presents to the pediatric emergency department due to a rash. Her symptoms started three days prior to presentation with a painful rash on her lower extremities. The rash subsequently spread to the buttocks and upper extremities, and s...
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