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In today's digital age, social media has brought us closer together but has also given rise to new and potentially life-threatening challenges. From the seemingly harmless to the shockingly dangerous, let's debunk myths, explore toxidromes and symptom presentations, understand the pathophysiology, and discover treatments for five alarming social media challenges. Let’s communicate with patients and emphasize why these challenges are truly dangerous!
Vishal Mittal, MD & Steve Aks, MD
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Why do we dose Metronidazole every 12 hours instead of every 8 hours in most infections? Antibiotic stewardship entails choosing the right dose and duration of antibiotics in addition to choosing when and what to give for infections. The following article aims to make you a better antibiotic steward.
Joanne Routsolias PharmD
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Figure 1. Index ECG notable for sinus tachycardia with inferolateral borderline ST-segment depressions.
The Case:
A 47-year-old M with a PMHx of unspecified substance use was transferred from blue team to red team for progressive altered mental status, fever, and episodes of severe bradycardia with confusion (ECG from Cook County). Figure 1 was obtained when the patient initially arrived to red team, and 40 minutes later Figure 2 was obtained, with the patient having intermittent tachycardia and bradycardia in between.
Jose Reyes, MD
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