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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 3: The Only Thing We Have to Fear

PEMBlog

However for preterm newbown with more severe illness, systemic antibiotics along with intravenous immunoglobulins may be necessary. This patient was hospitalized for 4 days where he remained well-appearing. The Japanese experience has shown that overall mortality is low and that most infants do well without antibiotic treatment.

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Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani

GeriPal

And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. So transmission of other drug resistant organisms and C difficile to other patients in the hospital reduces if you control. Diff rates, for example at a unit level.

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Measles, vaccine hesitancy, and the ACIP

Common Sense Family Doctor

70 people (14%) have been hospitalized for serious illnesses, and one child and one adult have died. Increasing vaccine hesitancy has depressed measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination rates in the affected jurisdictions, making more people vulnerable to the highly contagious illness.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. 2009 Jun;21(3):196-202. We have developed a series of pain focused episodes. Coburn VA, Mycyk MB. Physical and chemical restraints. Emerg Med Clin North Am. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.003. 2009.07.003. PMID: 19932399. Downes MA, Healy P, Page CB, Bryant JL, Isbister GK. Emerg Med Australas. PMID: 19527279.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

GeriPal

We also briefly mention Susan Wong’s terrific studies that found a disconnect between older adults with renal failure’s expressed values, focused on comfort, and their advance care planning and end-of-life care received, which focused on life extension; and another study that found quality of life was sustained until late in the illness course.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

GeriPal

And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. So transmission of other drug resistant organisms and C difficile to other patients in the hospital reduces if you control. Diff rates, for example at a unit level.