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Pearls from Emergency Medicine Literature on Skin Conditions, Sepsis, Chest Pain, and More

By Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS | on October 16, 2017 | 1 Comment
Pearls From the Medical Literature
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Be sure to read next month’s issue for Part 2 of our literature highlights.

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ACEP Now: Vol 36 – No 10 – October 2017

References

  1. Moran GJ, Krishnadasan A, Mower WR, et al. Effect of cephalexin plus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole vs cephalexin alone on clinical cure of uncomplicated cellulitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2017;317(20):2088-2096.
  2. Daum RS, Miller LG, Immergluck L, et al. A placebo-controlled trial of antibiotics for smaller skin abscesses. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(26):2545-2555.
  3. Heytens S, De Sutter A, Coorevits L, et al. Women with symptoms of a urinary tract infection but a negative urine culture: PCR-based quantification of Escherichia coli suggests infection in most cases. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017;23(9):647-652.
  4. Seymour CW, Gesten F, Prescott HC, et al. Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis. N Engl J Med. 2017;376(23):2235-2244.
  5. Marik PE, Khangoora V, Rivera R, et al. Hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and thiamine for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective before-after study. Chest. 2017;151(6):1229-1238.
  6. Hughes KE, Lewis SM, Katz L, et al. Safety of computer interpretation of normal triage electrocardiograms. Acad Emerg Med. 2017;24(1):120-124.
  7. Sandhu AT, Heidenreich PA, Bhattacharya J, et al. Cardiovascular testing and clinical outcomes in emergency department patients with chest pain. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(8):1175-1182.

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Topics: CardiovascularCellulitisChest PainClinicalElectrocardiogramEmergency DepartmentEmergency MedicineEmergency PhysiciansGuidelinesInfectious DiseaseLab TestsLiteratureOB/GYNOutcomePainPatient CareResearchSepsisSkinSkin AbscessTreatmentUrinary Tract Infection

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Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS

Ryan Patrick Radecki, MD, MS, is an emergency physician and informatician with Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the Annals of Emergency Medicine podcast co-host and Journal Club editor and can be found on Twitter @emlitofnote.

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One Response to “Pearls from Emergency Medicine Literature on Skin Conditions, Sepsis, Chest Pain, and More”

  1. July 24, 2018

    Marry Johnsan Reply

    Thanks for sharing your guide and great info, these are actually really good tips and remedies for everyday use.

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