Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In 2022 the CDC paid the AAP to form an expert working group to revise its developmental surveillance checklists. The changes to the guidelines, along with adding milestones for the 15- and 30-month well-baby visits, “resulted in a 26% reduction and 41% replacement of previous CDC milestones.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

CDC COVID Data Tracker: Variant Proportions. .    ETF recommends updating COVID-19 vaccines to target new JN.1 European Medicines Agency. April 30, 2024. Accessed September 9, 2024.    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed September 9, 2024.

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NIOSH Science Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As part of this special issue, our article Protecting the Mental Health and Well-being of the Nation’s Health Workforce summarizes the scope of the issue and prevention efforts underway at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

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AENJ: Current Issue

JULY 31, 2024

Despite previous control efforts, the number of reported cases continues to rise, surpassing the total for the previous year in just the first quarter of 2024 (CDC, 2024a). Measles, or rubeola, remains a highly contagious infectious disease with a concerning resurgence in the United States.

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EMDocs

JUNE 24, 2023

These results support CDC recommendations that vaginal swabs are the preferred sample modality when testing for STIs in women. . #1: How to Improve STI Test Accuracy – Swab or Urine? Spoon Feed Vaginal swabs are more accurate than urine samples in diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , and Trichomonas vaginalis.

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NIOSH Science Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

When protection against surface contamination is needed, CDC recommends wearing a cleanable face shield over an N95 FFR[1].

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JournalFeed

JANUARY 9, 2021

It’s the JournalFeed Podcast for the week of Jan 4 to 8, 2021. We cover a second look at APPs and ED flow, efficacy of mass ED suicide screening, decision fatigue, a new treatment regimen for gonorrhea, and prednisone for cluster headaches.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Per the CDC, diagnosed mycoplasma infections increased steadily through the summer of 2024, peaking in August for 2 to 4 year olds and 5 to 17 year old age groups. Historically, mycoplasma pneumonia has been most common in children aged 5 to 17 years and young adults.

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 29, 2022

This caused the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a health advisory on bacteria in the pipes of dental facilities. The CDC recommends that dental healthcare providers use disinfectants to regularly clean waterlines. CDC warns of bacteria in dental waterlines after children are infected.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Despite these findings, the World Health Organization (WHO), Infection Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) all continue to recommend use of oseltamivir, particularly in patients at increased risk of hospitalization and bad outcomes.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 30, 2023

For example, emergency medical workers should review their infection prevention policies in alignment with CDC infection control recommendations. This course discusses some approaches to reporting persons suspected of COVID-19 infection validated by the CDC. In this course, we also offer tips on submitting this data to the CDC.

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NIOSH Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2020

However, when a healthcare facility still needs additional FFRs, employers should understand the additional options that the CDC and FDA have determined are appropriate to protect healthcare When possible, NIOSH recommends the use of reusable elastomeric respirators and powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) as alternatives to FFRs.

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American Medical Compliance

JUNE 16, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 385,000 needlestick injuries occur among healthcare workers each year in the United States alone. Reference CDC (17 October 2022). These incidents can expose them to bloodborne pathogens such as HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

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NIOSH Science Blog

MAY 24, 2022

In November 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational These concerns affect each worker’s overall health, job performance, and ultimately, patient care and safety.

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Taming the SRU

APRIL 29, 2025

Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Bariatric Surgery Complications. TamingtheSRU. www.tamingthesru.com/blog/diagnostics-and-therapeutics/bariatric-surgery-complications. References 1. Obesity and severe obesity prevalence in adults: United States, August 2021August 2023. Published September 2024. Estimate of Bariatric Surgery Numbers, 2011-2021.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 25, 2024

The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons. The year 2024 marks another significant chapter in the healthcare industry’s ongoing battle against infectious diseases, and the numbers speak volumes.

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PulmCCM

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Beta blockers (landiolol) given to patients receiving norepinephrine for septic shock led to worse outcomes; prior trials had suggested beta-blockade might be helpful, by blunting negative effects of vasopressor-induced tachycardia.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 20, 2024

With the 2014 CDC declaration that prescription drug overdose is one of the five top health threats, there has been a movement away from opioids as the mainstay of pain management for rib fractures [6].

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Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 12, 2017

In 2014, the CDC reported that UTI antibiotic treatment was avoidable at least 39% of the time. Over-diagnosis and treatment results from the fact that asymptomatic bacteriuria is very common in all age groups, urine cultures are frequently ordered without an appropriate indication, and urinalysis results are often misinterpreted.

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Medagadget

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CDC recently released new recommendations for higher air replacement rates and the use of active air purification equipment in crowded spaces. Within this context, air purification by photocatalytic oxidation (a NASA-derived air-quality control technology) appears to be the preferred solution to this problem.

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EB Medicine

APRIL 19, 2020

PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. PPE (16:30) Reusing N95s Using elastomeric full and half face respirators CDC, FDA, Osha 4. Triage Tent Implementation (02:35) 2. Telemedicine – In the tent, in the department, and in follow up. (08:45) 128 COVID-19 Topics: 1.Triage

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ACEP Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

million cases of CL per year globally; however, CL is not a reportable disease to the CDC, so there is no reliable way to track U.S. CDC website. CDC website. Leishmaniasis is a vector-born protozoal disease transmitted by sand flies, considered to be endemic in 99 countries. There may be 700,000 to 1.2 1993;87(4):444-448.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A 2022 CDC report showed an overall trend of increasing mental health-related ED visits for children and young people aged 0-17 from 2019 to 2022. During your assessment, the young persons’ mental health team arrives and asks you whether any blood tests need to be done. What is the problem?

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JournalFeed

JUNE 17, 2023

These results support CDC recommendations that vaginal swabs are the preferred sample modality when testing for STIs in women. Urine Spoon Feed Vaginal swabs are more accurate than urine samples in diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The CDC guidance says that employees experiencing a mild to moderate case of COVID-19 who are not moderately to severely immunocompromised may return to work after 7 days have passed since symptoms first occurred (day 0), and COVID-19 testing is performed. OSHA: We have an employee out with COVID-19.

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SheMD

APRIL 30, 2023

How they measured things: They performed a cross-sectional survey of women in emergency medicine to determine the rate of impaired fecundity and compared it to the national 2011–2015 CDC National Survey of Family Growth database. The survey was created based on questions from the National Survey of Family Growth sent by the CDC.

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American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

New CDC data indicates that an increased number of patients need central lines, ventilators, and catheters, all of which have been associated with the recent spike in HAIs. Collaboration between infection preventionists and nurses can help combat rising rates of HAIs.

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CasesBlog

JANUARY 15, 2021

As per the CDC, there were no significant differences in antibody levels to influenza vaccine in the children who received fever-reducing medicine vs. placebo. Only few randomized clinical trials demonstrated blunted antibody response of unknown clinical significance.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 16, 2024

VTE is associated significantly with maternal mortality, and has been cited by the CDC to be up associated with 10.5% Zinter’s full post here VTE (venous thromboembolism) is extremely common, consisting of both DVT and PE, and are a spectrum of diseases that you will come across it in your practice. of all cases of maternal mortality.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

AUGUST 11, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting a 17.3% This is important due to staff turnover. Access audits should be done routinely. OSHA: Is there really an uptick with Sars-CoV-2 transmission? increase with the prevalence of Eris, a subvariant of Omicron.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 12, 2024

2020 Feb 11;38(7):1746-1752. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.12.028. 2019.12.028. Epub 2019 Dec 20. PMID: 31870573; PMCID: PMC7008074. Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System [Internet].

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The resources used for this article were the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Association for Dental Safety. Keep in mind that persons involved in the clean up need to be protected from infectious diseases, chemical exposures, radiation, electrical shock, and potential fire hazards. There are resources available for you to use.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 13, 2023

CDC growth charts are commonly used for children two years or older. ‘Failure to thrive’ has many definitions We use standardized charts to document infant growth. WHO growth charts are commonly used for children less than two years old. These growth charts need to be adjusted for infants born prematurely until they are two years old.

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Medical Law

APRIL 7, 2023

What Dog Owners Can Do According to the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC), more than four and a half million people are bitten by dogs every year, and over 800,000 people receive medical attention for dog bites.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

There’s no randomized trial data to support this practice, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC, whose recommendations CDC generally adopts) has advised against routine replacement of central lines as an infection prevention strategy. At some centers, central lines are regularly replaced (e.g.,

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A June CDC report found that, although medications for opioid use disorder substantially reduce mortality, they are underused. Finally, ACEP’s Pain and Addiction Care in the ED Program (PACED) works to accelerate the transfer of knowledge about acute pain management and secure appropriate resources to care for patients.

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American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The CDC provides guidance on who should seek COVID-19 testing. Employees should monitor their symptoms, and if they get severe, employees should seek immediate medical attention. COVID-19 testing can confirm if an employee has the disease. However, not everyone needs to test for COVID-19.

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