Browsing: Infectious Disease

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Palliative Care , COVID-19

Terminal Extubation in the ED: Palliative Care in EM

8/17/2020 Marc Cassone, DO , Garrett Stoltzfus, MD , Eric Melnychuk, DO
Providing palliation and end-of-life care has become an important aspect of emergency medicine; this has become especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comfort measures and terminal extubati
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COVID-19

COVID-19 Management: Classical Treatments for a New Disease

8/17/2020 Jayson Fernando, MD, MS , Jonathan Meadows, DO, MS, MPH, CPH , Michael Marlin, MD
Given the global pandemic of the novel SARS-CoV-2, clinical trials are underway to elucidate an effective treatment. Be aware of the potential risks.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Advocacy , COVID-19

Health Policy Journal Club: The Ethics of Allocation

7/7/2020 Logan Ramsey, MD
In the midst of a global pandemic, with worsening COVID-19 case numbers in the United States, the fair and equitable allocation of limited health care resources poses a challenge. How can clinicians p
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COVID-19 , EMS

PPE in the Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/28/2020 Hajirah Ishaq, DO, MS , Caity Friend
Prehospital personnel are truly on the frontlines of medicine, and they have been dramatically affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As protocols shift according to supplies and emerging research, how
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Infectious Disease

A Case of Severe Malaria In the ED

6/11/2020 Charles Davis
Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. Symptoms usually present 1–4 weeks after infection but can present months to years later depending on the species.
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Infectious Disease

A Pause to Consider Strongyloides Stercoralis in the ED

6/10/2020 Rebecca Teague, MD , Joel Hamm, MD, FACEP
Strongyloidiasis is an infection of the parasitic nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis. This condition is well-known in global health as a concern among immigrants and refugees, but it is also present
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COVID-19 , Administration & Operations

How are EDs Leading in the COVID-19 Pandemic?

5/18/2020 Jared Ditkowsky, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA , Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd , Andrew Luo, MD , Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA , Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc
Nearly every aspect of patient care — from triage to discharge, from documentation to intubation — has been revised in an effort to streamline care of COVID-19 patients. Concerns around minimizing pro
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Infectious Disease

Understanding and Combating Antibiotic Resistance

5/18/2020 Rubayet Hossain, MD , Vinitha Jacob, MD
Most antibiotics in use today fall into just 10 categories - but there are more than 100,000 known antibiotic-resistance genes spanning almost every known antibiotic class. Yet the rate of development
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Infectious Disease

Should We Be Vaccinating Our Patients Against Influenza?

4/22/2020 Bruce J. Grattan Jr., DO, MS, RD
ED vaccination strategies have been successful and reimbursable and are advocated by several major clinical practice advisory groups. So why aren't we offering flu vaccines routinely?
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COVID-19 , Opinion-Editorial

I Am Glad You Are at Home. . .

4/16/2020 Jefferey S. Holoman, DO
Are you tired of sheltering in place during the coronavirus pandemic? Disgruntled with the same 4 walls and familiar faces that mark your experience with COVID-19? An emergency physician wants you to