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PID encompasses all infections of the female upper reproductive tract, including endometritis, myometritis, salpingitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, parametritis, oophoritis, peri-appendicitis, perihepatitis, and pelvic peritonitis. Per CDC guidelines, diagnosis requires at least one of three minimum criteria: cervical motion tenderness (CMT), uterine tenderness, and adnexal tenderness.
Nanditha Ravichandran MD & Eric Leser MD
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Every single Emergency Department in the United States treats unhoused patients on a daily basis, and their needs vary greatly from ICU level care to the common cold. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in January 2023, there were an estimated 653,104 people experiencing homelessness on a given night (1).
Amanda Dahl MD, Amel Pineda MD, and Rashid Kysia MD
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Bedside Clinical Question: How to interpret elevated PT/INR/PTT levels in patients on DOAC's and do we need reverse the patient based on elevated levels?
Alejandra Alvarez, PharmD & Joanne C. Routsolias, PharmD
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