The golden hour of meningitis involves rapid identification, workup, and treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis of meningitis is not a diagnostic dilemma but the workup and treatment is not as straightforward. This scintillating talk will address the challenges during the workup including who needs a CT before the LP, which labs to send during the initial workup, and how specialized labs such as CSF lactate, procalcintonin, and fungitell may help in the workup. Treatment problems addressed include the need and timing of steroids and when to pull the trigger on antibiotics considering their potential effect on the ability obtain accurate cultures. Also discussed is the ever-popular question of who needs prophylaxis when exposed to a patient with meningitis. Along the way, you will be blown away by a unique review of the common causes of meningitis and cool real-life pictures of brains, bugs, and brains on bugs.
Diagnosing Meningitis – CSF lactate, procalcitonin and fungitell, when to pull the trigger on steroids/abx?
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Four Tragic Dog Deaths: Lessons in Program Design and Development
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, Administration, emergency medicine, innovation, medical education, Point-of-care Ultrasound, Program Design, Research, 0
Academic programs are built on four main pillars: clinical excellence, research, education, and administration. These apply whether you build...
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Voices in my Head
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Failure, medicine, mindfulness, performance, Resuscitation, Self-compassion, 0
We are all imperfect, this is the human condition. Pursuing a career in resuscitation means that some of our...
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Trending Towards Togetherness
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, Africa, emergency care, emergency medicine, LMICS, LOW RESOURCE, RESOURCE LIMITED, 0
Over 85% of the world’s population live in Low and Middle Income countries. Health statistics in these countries are...
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SonoBYTE: Echo in Cardiac Arrest by Haney Mallemat
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, cardiac arrest, ECHO, SonoBYTE, 0
Ultrasound is an important adjunct for caring for cardiac arrest patients, but trans-thoracic can deter from important hands-on compressions....
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‘Everything’ at the End of Life
Phoebe Adams, , 2017, The Talks DASsmacc, critical care, Dying, End of life, 0
The meaning of ‘everything’ from the perspective of the patient, their family, their doctor and their health economist. We...
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Resuscitation for the Resuscitationist
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, Resuscitation, 0
Panelist participation in the “Resuscitation for the Resuscitationist” panel session.
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Lighting the flame: Critical Care Education
Phoebe Adams, , The Talks DASsmacc, critical care education, 0
This session brings together a panel of educators with a track record of innovation and design in medical education....