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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

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Ryan: I started in 2011. Eric: How does it feel like for you, Ryan, since 2011, you’ve had different roles? I’ve talked to, I don’t know if you know Houman Javedan from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. ” And in my head the answer was, “Because they’re in the hospital.”

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

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And Van den Bruel in BMJ 2011 found procalcitonin to have better specificity than white blood cell count. And every hospital’s lab is different, but some of the bacteria that are considered common contaminants include bacillus. Can they follow up with their primary care doctor or at your facility within 24 to 48 hours?