Settling the Cefepime versus Piperacillin-Tazobactam Debate
If you work in the emergency department, you’re out there in the trenches “suspecting sepsis” on a…
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Settling the Cefepime versus Piperacillin-Tazobactam Debate
If you work in the emergency department, you’re out there in the trenches “suspecting sepsis” on a... -
Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023
Every year, the volume of published research continues to outpace capacity to consume. “Gotta catch ‘em all!”... -
Readers Respond: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis, Fecal Occult Blood Testing, and Deaf Patient Considerations
Re: ‘Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis‘ Many of us do [prescribe antibiotics for diverticulitis]. There is evidence...
Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023
Every year, the volume of published research continues to outpace capacity to consume. “Gotta catch ‘em all!”…
Readers Respond: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis, Fecal Occult Blood Testing, and Deaf Patient Considerations
Re: ‘Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis‘ Many of us do [prescribe antibiotics for diverticulitis]. There is evidence…
Two Big Changes in Community Acquired Pneumonia Treatment
Although the treatment of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is bread-and-butter emergency medicine, several guidelines and landmark studies…
How Long Will Meningitis/Encephalitis PCR Panel Remain Positive After Antibiotics?
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love—and are always humbled by—those…
Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis
Not all patients with acute, uncomplicated diverticulitis need antibiotics. This practice is not cutting-edge—it is ready for…
The Future of Antibiotics and Appendicitis in the Emergency Department
In 2020, following publication of the Comparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, the…
UTIs and Estrogen: the Overlooked Link
It is common for patients with vulvas who are older than 50 years of age to present…
A Long-Acting IV Antibiotic for Skin Infections
The Case A 49-year-old female with a history of diet-controlled diabetes presents to the emergency department with…
2021’s Literature in Review: TXA, tPA, Fluids, Antibiotics, and Minor Miracles
We come now to the end of 2021, a year of hope, dismay, followed again by hope,…