Infectious Disease Archives - Page 8 of 45 - REBEL EM

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of EM – Introduction

by Ellsworth Wright posted June 1, 2022 No Comments

REBEL Core Cast – Basics of Emergency Medicine Podcast Welcome to the EMRA Basics of Emergency Medicine Podcast. I am your host EJ Wright, and the following series is an all encompassing approach to the most common chief complaints in ...

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Monkeypox…The Basics

by Salim Rezaie posted May 26, 2022 No Comments

Background: Monkeypox is a poxviridae virus closely related to smallpox (variola). It was first described in humans in 1970 and has since become endemic in parts of Africa. In recent weeks, clusters of cases have been described in several countries ...

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SSRIs and COVID-19

by Thomas del Ninno, MD posted April 19, 2022 No Comments

Background: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating. Given the novelty of the virus, only a few effective treatments have emerged to decrease mortality from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The morbidity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 is thought to be due ...

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REBEL Core Cast 78.0 – Herpes Zoster

by Anand Swaminathan posted April 6, 2022 No Comments

Take Home Points Classically, herpes zoster will present with rash and pain in a dermatomal distribution Immunocompromised patients are at greater risk for significant complications of zoster, including visceral dissemination and zoster ophthalmicus Appropriate therapy includes antiviral therapy within 72 ...

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The INSPIRATION Trial: Intermediate Dose Anticoagulation in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

by Jessica DiPeri, MD posted April 4, 2022 No Comments

Background: COVID-19 infection increases the risk of thrombosis due to multiple factors.(Rico-Mesa, 2020). Over the last 2 years, researchers have published 12 RCTs investigating various anticoagulation strategies among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in multiple clinical settings. To date, only a multiplatform ...

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