Identifying the febrile kid who's too tachypnoeic
Body temperature raises heart rate and respiratory rate in kids, potentially affecting our interpretation of these clinical signs. Dutch investigators […]
All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
pneumonia
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Dexamethasone for community acquired pneumonia
Another Dutch study has examined steroids for community acquired pneumonia, this time with the primary outcome measure being hospital length […]
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Steroids for trauma
A French study on adult patients intubated for multiple trauma assessed the effect of a one week course of stress-dose […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
H1N1 or CAP?
A scoring system composed of clinical, radiological, and laboratory variables purports to distinguish H1N1 influenza virus infection from community acquired […]
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Pneumonia scores equivalent
Got a favourite assessment tool for classifying the severity of community acquired pneumonia? Two systematic reviews showed no significant differences […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Steroids for pneumonia?
Steroids are useful in asthma and COPD exacerbations, which are lung problems. Pneumonia is a lung infection, so steroids might […]
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ACEP pneumonia statement
The American College of Emergency Physicians has conducted an evidence review and issued a policy regarding two critical issues surrounding […]