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No Difference in Safety or Mortality with Restrictive Versus Liberal Fluid Resuscitation Strategy for Ongoing Resuscitation in ICU Patients with Septic Shock
August 1, 2024
Clinical question: Are there safety or mortality benefits to the use of a more restrictive versus liberal IV fluid strategy for ongoing IV fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients with septic...
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Pneumonia: Updates, Best Practices, and Controversies
July 1, 2024
In this clinically focused session, Dr. Joanna M Bonsall, associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine and hospitalist at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, discussed portions of the...
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Reliability of Admission Procalcitonin Testing for Capturing Bacteremia Across the Sepsis Spectrum
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Can serum procalcitonin reliably detect bloodstream infections upon hospital admission? Background: Hospitalists frequently manage patients with bacteremia, which is often...
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Pitavastatin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in HIV Infection
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Does pitavastatin decrease major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and...
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Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-induced Hypotension
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: What’s the effect of restrictive versus liberal fluid resuscitation strategies in sepsis-induced hypotension on 90-day mortality? Background: Intravenous fluid resuscitation is...
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Hydrocortisone in Severe CAP
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Do the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of glucocorticoids decrease mortality among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? Background: CAP remains...
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Clinical Update: RSV Vaccines for Adults
December 7, 2023
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common seasonal virus that can cause serious illness in children and adults alike. It was first isolated in a group of chimpanzees in 1956 and was originally...
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Partial Oral Antibiotic Therapy May be Effective in Treating Complicated MRSA Among People with IDU
December 1, 2023
Clinical question: Are oral antibiotics effective in completing treatment for complicated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients with injection drug use (IDU)? Dr....
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Cellulitis is Frequently Misdiagnosed
December 1, 2023
Clinical question: How accurate is the initial diagnosis of cellulitis in adult patients compared to subsequent specialist consultation? Dr. Lessing Background: Diagnosis of cellulitis leads...
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Administering Glucocorticoids Lowers Risk of Death in ICU Patients with Severe CAP
December 1, 2023
Clinical question: Does early administration of glucocorticoids to intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) reduce mortality? Ms. Harakal Background:...