Monthly Archives: November 2011

Procalcitonin — November 10, 2011

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

EM/IM Conference — Discussion by Dr. Casey Woster Procalcitonin Higher with severity of sepsis, increases as infection worsens More sensitive and specific than lactate Reduce duration of antibiotic use by following procalcitonin False negative: early systemic infection, localized process (abscess) … Continue reading →

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Pediatric SVT — November 3, 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Stephanie Taft, MD

Pediatric SVT — Discussion by Won Chung, MD MS Infants (< 1 year old) Most have structurally normal hearts AV reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), includes WPW — more common in infants AV nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) — more common in adults … Continue reading →

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