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Medical Category: Infectious Disease

COVID-19: Airway Management

The Novel Coronavirus 2019, was first reported on in Wuhan, China in late December 2019.  The outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern in January 2020 and on March 11th, 2020, the outbreak was declared a global ...

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Infectious Disease

REBEL Core Cast 27.0 – Endocarditis

Take-Home Points Endocarditis can have vague and varied presentations and has high morbidity and mortality. Be on the lookout in patients with risk factors including:  Congenital heart disease Cardiac prosthesis or devices Immunocompromise IV drug use Recent invasive procedure Hx ...

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CardiovascularInfectious Disease

REBEL Cast Ep74 – Is it all About the VITAMINS in Sepsis?

Background: The combination of vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine in sepsis has been a topic of hot debate in the past couple years.  There is a hypothetical pathophysiological basis to make an argument for the use of this combination of ...

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Infectious DiseaseResuscitation

REBEL Core Cast 25.0 – Osteomyelitis

Take Home Points  Osteomyelitis is an infection in any part of a bone. It has a varied presentation including acute and chronic forms. Patients can present septic, or rather well appearing. Patients may present with fever, chills, musculoskeletal pain, erythema, ...

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Infectious Disease

LEAP 2: Lefamulin vs Moxifloxacin for CAP

Background: Recently there have been some observed trends in decreasing susceptibility among Strep pneumoniae isolates to antimicrobials used to treat community acquired pneumonia (CAP) (Resistance to oral penicillin and macrolides for Strep pneumoniae & macrolides and fluoroquinolones for Staph aureus).  ...

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Infectious Disease

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