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EB Medicine Dorothy Whisenhunt, MS si@ebmedicine.net (Stephanie Ivy) https://www.ebmedicine.net/publicationImages/EM_Practice_Guidelines_Update_evidence_based_CME.gif https://www.ebmedicine.net/7EMPGU 54 16 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews current guidelines from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (AANS/CNS) on the radiographic evaluation and management of pediatric cervical spine and spinal cord injuries. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_419 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_419 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update covers recommendations for the clinical and radiographic assessment of cervical spine and vertebral artery injuries in adults following blunt trauma. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_413 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_413 Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews the 2013 update of the guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute otitis media (AOM) for healthy children aged 6 months to 12 years. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_406 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_406 Sat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews 2 recently published guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_397 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_397 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews 2 recently updated guidelines on the evaluation and management of heart failure (HF). https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_393 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_393 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500 This issue reviews the March 2013 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of sports-related concussion, and highlights the evidence pertaining to emergency department (ED) care. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_387 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_387 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This issue reviews 2 recent guidelines covering HIV prophylaxis for patients who present after an exposure. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_383 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_383 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews the pediatric section of "Surviving Sepsis? Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012." Published by the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_380 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_380 Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This issue reviews 2 new guidelines that address the management of acute ischemic stroke. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_374 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_374 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This is the first of a 2-part series for EM Practice Guidelines Update looking at guidelines on the evaluation and management of acute cerebrovascular syndrome. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_373 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_373 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews 3 recently published guidelines on the evaluation and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_370 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_370 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This 2011 guideline from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America presents recommendations for the clinical management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in otherwise-healthy infants and children aged > 3 months and presents practical information on the inpatient and outpatient diagnosis and management of CAP in these children to decrease morbidity and mortality rates. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_366 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_366 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 This issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update reviews the 2012 International Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines on the management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Sepsis is a systemic, deleterious inflammatory host response to infection that can lead to severe sepsis (acute organ dysfunction secondary to documented or suspected infection) and septic shock (severe sepsis plus hypotension not reversed with fluid resuscitation). The mortality of severe sepsis and septic shock is high, as much as 51%. The incidence of severe sepsis and septic shock is increasing, with approximately 660,000 cases diagnosed in the United States in 2000. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines were created to provide clinicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) or non-ICU setting with an evidence-based approach to managing this syndrome. A key portion of this guideline focuses on initial resuscitation, so it is important for emergency clinicians to be familiar with these recommendations. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_363 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_363 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400 In this issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update, clinical guidelines addressing the management of Bell palsy and herpes zoster will be reviewed. Both of these disease processes can be frustrating for patients, occasionally leading to long-term sequelae. In treating these entities, emergency clinicians have employed steroids and antivirals, sometimes with considerable variability in outcomes. Recent revision of these 2 guidelines can help guide effective emergency department treatment. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_358 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_358 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 In this issue of EM Practice Guidelines Update, 2 practice guidelines addressing the management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are reviewed. With increasing attention to core measure performance, appropriate and timely management of CAP has become a significant area of concern for ED providers. https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_356 https://www.ebmedicine.net/showTopic_356 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500