Browsing: Infectious Disease

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Infectious Disease

A Bump in Mumps: Is Your MMR Knowledge Updated?

12/16/2019 Ryan O'Halloran, MD, MS
The recent rise in the number of people declining vaccinations is leading to a correlating rise in the cases of preventable diseases such as measles and mumps.
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Infectious Disease

You Can't Spell Fluoroquinolones without N-O

6/10/2019 Sajid Khan, MD , Maryam Arshad, MD
Once routinely prescribed for a variety of infections, fluoroquinolones have been shown to increase the likelihood of a host of negative effects and are now used sparingly. Do you know the 3 condition
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Infectious Disease

How to Give Your Patients Bacteria and Not End Up in M&M

4/10/2019 Joshua Davis, MD
Probiotics are moving from "alternative" practice into mainstream medical management.
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Infectious Disease

Rare Occurrence of Lemierre's Syndrome: A Case Report

4/9/2019 Kevin Hanson, MD , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH
The advent of antibiotics turned Lemierre's Syndrome into "the forgotten disease." But this easily misdiagnosed condition can potentially be fatal.
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Infectious Disease , Urology

Fournier's Gangrene: A Flesh-Eating Infection of the Perineum

2/5/2019 Gregory Taylor, DO , Eric L. McDowell, DO
Fournier's gangrene is a rare, life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate. Save a life by knowing the signs and the most effective interventions.
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Cardiology , Infectious Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease in the United States: A Thing of the Past or Present?

8/17/2018 Bijal Shah, MD , Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in developing nations. However, in industrialized nations with routine access to vaccines and antibiotics to treat Group A
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Infectious Disease , Pediatric EM

Tamiflu: To Use or Not to Use?

6/11/2018 Lucy Liu, MD , Carmen Avendano, MD
One of the worst flu seasons in recent years sent patients to the ED in droves. It also focused attention on oseltamivir's efficacy and safety in various populations. Is it safe for children? Adults?
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Infectious Disease

Top 10 Zika Facts for Emergency Physicians

6/5/2017 Francesco Adami
Top 10 Zika Facts for Emergency Physicians Zika has gained worldwide attention as an emerging virus, especially with regard to dangerous complications affecting the unborn. In an increasingly interco
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Infectious Disease

Fight Bites and Other Human Bite Injuries

2/2/2017 Omid Rashidbaigi, MSIV , Darren Cuthbert, MD, MPH , Ali Rashidbaigi, MD
Fight Bites and Other Human Bite Injuries A 27-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of purulent drainage from a wound to his right hand. He says that he was in a fight about
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Infectious Disease

CNS Toxoplasmosis

2/1/2017 Sarah E. Fabiano, MD, FACEP, FAAEM , Harley E. Chapman Jr., CFRN, FP-C, CMTE , Bradley G. Collins, MD
CNS Toxoplasmosis A 26-year-old Spanish-speaking female patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with right-sided weakness after a witnessed seizure. The patient is postictal, combative, and