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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is not ... Diagnosis #Exam #VisualAbstract ... #EBM
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
pubmed/29663580 #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Ohle R et al. ... Symptoms #Signs #Accuracy ... Specificity #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Clinical Trial of Fluid Infusion Rates for Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Kupperman et al. NEJM 2018

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1716816
Study
Infusion Rates for Pediatric ... the cause of brain ... TessaRDavis #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
pubmed/27382134 #EBM ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #VisualAbstract ... #StepByStep #Algorithm
Randomised comparison of needle aspiration and chest tube drainage in spontaneous pneumothorax 

Visual Abstract by Dr.
Randomised comparison ... thame Thelle et ... #Management #EBM ... #VisualAbstract
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... temperature 239 - Not ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... @EMCases #Pediatric ... #UTI #Algorithm
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
poor diagnostic accuracy ... bacterial infection in new-borns ... age and should not ... CReactiveProtein #VisualAbstract ... #Review #Peds #Pediatrics
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
spironolactone did not ... cardiovascular causes ... dCHF #Cardiology #EBM ... #VisualAbstract