Briefs: Do we need antibiotics after I&D of a cutaneous abscess? (Re-post)
Incision and drainage is always the best treatment for an uncomplicated skin abscess. Antibiotics - not necessarily. Read on for more in this edition of Briefs.
Take a bite out of this podcast on rabies
A podcast about rabies? Why not! You'll learn how to administer post-exposure prophylaxis and more on this edition of PEM Currents.
Briefs: Rabies
Rabies is a very bad disease that is also very rare. Nevertheless issues of post-exposure prophylaxis will come up in the ED. Learn more in this PEMBlog Brief.
Summer Reading List: Kocher Criteria
This article in the PEM Blog Summer Reading List is none other than the one that spawned the Kocher Criteria to differentiate septic hip from transient synovitis.
Summer Reading List: UTI Practice Guideline in febrile children 2-24 months
The Summer Reading List brings you great articles in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Here is the UTI Clinical Practice Guideline for children 2-24 months with fever.
Summer Reading List: Bacterial Meningitis Score
The Summer Reading List brings you great articles in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. First up the Bacterial Meningitis Score from Nigrovic et al.
Gastroenteritis Starter Pack
This Starter Pack focuses on gastroenteritis in the ED. Learn about assessing the degree of dehydration, a strategy for giving IV fluids and lots of stuff about ondansetron.
Why we do what we do: Antibiotics for dog bites
We often prescribe prophylactic antibiotics for dog bites. Is there evidence to support this practice?
From the Archives: Spring Break Edition
Yes, I'm on Spring Break this week. So, no "new" content. But what if you haven't dove into the PEMBlog Archives? Check out a few of my educational series posts here.
Lemierre’s syndrome
There has been a rise in the incidence of Lemierre's Syndrome, a diagnosis that presents with a history of pharyngitis followed by neck pain and eventually septicemia from infectious thromboemboli from the jugular veins. Learn more about it here.
