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Penicillin Cephalosporin Cross-Reactivity

According to the CDC: The Northwesten Medicine Antimicrobial Stewardship Program created a B-lactam allergy side chain…

Benzodiazepine Oral Equivalence

Further Reading Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Improving Outcomes in the Emergency Department With Aggressive Management Strategies –…

COVID Therapeutics

The following table represents a list of therapeutics known to be effective against the Omicron variant…

Test Your Knowledge of Possible Rabies Exposure (Postscript 1 of 4)

A bite from which of the following wild mammals poses essentially zero risk of rabies transmission, obviating…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Pediatric Chest Pain in the ED 

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Emergency Department Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations 

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

A Rare Cause Of Splenic Rupture

Hx: A male in his 30s presents with abdominal pain and vomiting. He relates that he was…

Test Your Knowledge: Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

 Hyperbilirubinemia is one the most common reasons for emergency department visits for the neonate. This month’s issue,…

Test Your Knowledge: Acute Joint Pain in the Emergency Department

 Acute monoarticular and polyarticular joint pain that results from infection, trauma, and autoimmune and inflammatory processes…