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Mosquito-Borne Illnesses: Malaria, Dengue, and West Nile Virus

10/8/2015 EM Resident

Mosquito-Borne Illnesses: Malaria, Dengue, and West Nile Virus From the May 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Emergency Department Management of Mosquito-Borne Illness: Malaria, Dengue, and

Clinical , Infectious Disease , Critical Care , Neurology

The Masquerading HSV Infection

4/30/2015 Sajid Khan, MD , Maryam Arshad, MD

The Masquerading HSV Infection Case Presentation Your next patient is a 36-year-old female with fever, body aches, and headache. She has been ill for four days with a temperature of 101 °F at home. S

Clinical , Infectious Disease

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases

10/20/2014 EM Resident

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases James Hall, MD, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO Sajid Khan, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine,

Clinical , Infectious Disease , Gastroenterology

Shaking Down Shigella

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Shaking Down Shigella Brian C. Phillips, MD, Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN As few as 10-200 organisms may be sufficient to develop an infecti

Infectious Disease , Urology

Rotting Away: Fournier's Gangrene

8/15/2014 EM Resident

Rotting Away: Fournier's Gangrene Matthew Mitchell, MD, Resident, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI Case An 83-year-old male is dropped off by his caregiver with a chief complaint of shortness of

Infectious Disease , Ultrasound

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound

8/15/2014 EM Resident

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound Sarah H. Michael, DO, MS, Resident, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, MI There are few tasks in emergency medicine that are as simple to

Guided Procedures , Infectious Disease

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration

8/15/2014 EM Resident

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration Meredith Hill-Ciesielski, MD, Ultrasound Fellow, Detroit Receiving and Sinai Grace Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Mark Favot, MD,

Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

6/23/2014 Kathleen Stephanos, MD

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine Approximately 90% of children who died from influenza in 2013 were not vaccinated. An estimated 10-20% of the world's population is infected annually with influenza. Up

Infectious Disease , Neurology

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED

4/15/2014 Sajid Khan, MD , James Hall, MD

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED Case Report A 49-year-old male presents to the emergency department with two days of confusion, agitation, and speech abnormal

Browsing: Infectious Disease

Mosquito-Borne Illnesses: Malaria, Dengue, and West Nile Virus

The Masquerading HSV Infection

Small Bugs with Big Bites: North American Tick-Borne Diseases

Shaking Down Shigella

Rotting Away: Fournier's Gangrene

Infecting the Masses: Soft Tissue Infections and Ultrasound

Small Spaces: Ultrasound-Guided Small Joint Aspiration

Influenza and the Flu Vaccine

A Temporal Problem: Diagnosing and Treating Viral Encephalitis in the ED

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EM@3AM: Infectious Mononucleosis

Infectious Diarrhea

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment in the Emergency Department (Infectious Disease CME and Pharmacology CME)

Infectious Endocarditis

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