GEMC:Systemic Infectious Disorders

General

This the main page for the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum project's Systemic Infectious Disorders section. For point of care treatment information see the Infectious Disease Category Page.

Sepsis and Shock (See also Critical Care)

Blogs and Websites

• Hayes, B. Losing Faith in “Evidence Based Medicine”: Etomidate and Sepsis. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Nov 20 2012. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/losing-faith-in-evidence-based-medicine-etomidate-and-sepsis/
• Lin, M. Trick of the Trade: Serial Lactate Measurements in Sepsis. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Feb 16 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-serial-lactate-measurements-in-sepsis/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Early Goal Directed Therapy. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Apr 16 2010. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-early-goal-directed-therapy/

Videos

• Patwari, R. Early Goal Directed Therapy in Sepsis. 2013. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwKjHWdXh_s or http://academiclifeinem.com/patwari-academy-video-early-goal-directed-therapy/ (11m45s)

Sexually Transmitted Infections: Gonococcus / Chlamydia / Syphilis / Other

Blogs and Websites

• Hayes, B. Trick of the Trade: IV Ceftriaxone for Gonorrhea. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Oct 9 2012. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-iv-ceftriaxone-for-gonorrhea/

Other Bacterial Infections

Blogs and Websites

• Coralic, Z. One dose Vancomycin for SSTIs: Just don’t do it. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Jan 12, 2013. Accessed Aug 16 2013 http://academiclifeinem.com/one-dose-vancomycin-for-sstis-just-dont-do-it/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Neutropenic Fever in Cancer Patients. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Oct 7 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-neutropenic-fever-in-cancer-patients/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Does this DM leg ulcer have osteomyelitis? Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Sep 23 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-does-this-dm-leg-ulcer-have-osteomyelitis/
• Lin M. Paucis Verbis: Spinal Epidural Abscess. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Aug 5 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013 http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-spinal-epidural-abscess/
• Yiu, S. Tricks of the Trade: Topical Anesthetic Cream for Cutaneous Abscess Drainage in Children. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Mar 16 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-topical-anesthetic-cream-for-cutaneous-abscess-drainage-in-children/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Algorithm for Suspected Pertussis in Pediatrics. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Oct 29 2010. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-algorithm-for-suspected-pertussis-in-pediatrics/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Pertussis. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Sep 3 2010. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-pertussis/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Septic Arthritis. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Jun 11 2010. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-septic-arthritis/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: CNS Infections. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Dec 29, 2009. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-cns-infections/
• Cadogan, M. Melioidosis – Lab Without Walls. Life in the Fast Lane. Nov 6 2012. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2012/11/melioidosis/
• Hall, J. The Bordetella Pertussis Epidemic. Life in the Fast Lane. Jun 11 2012. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2012/06/bordetella-pertussis/
• Endocarditis. Wikipedia. Jul 3 2013. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocarditis
• Brusch, J. Infective Endocarditis. Medscape. Apr 9 2013. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/216650-overview
• Haider, K. and Pinsky, M. Journal Club Critique: Early surgery for Native Valve Endocarditis. Critical Care. Feb 18 2013. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://ccforum.com/content/17/1/304
• Endocarditis and Valvular Heart Disease. Crashing Patient: A Webtext of ED Critical Care. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://crashingpatient.com/medical-surgical/endocarditis-valvular-heart-disease.htm/
• Weerakoddy, Y. Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis. Radiopaedia. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/duke-criteria-for-infective-endocarditis
• Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome. Wikipedia. Aug 19 2013. Accessed Aug 23 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staphylococcal_scalded_skin_syndrome
• Kim, J. Dermatologic Manifestations of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome. Medscape. Jan 12 2012. Accessed Aug 23 2013. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1053325-overview

Protozoan & Parasite Infections, Including Malaria

Blogs and Websites

• Hall, J. Malaria Vaccine. Life in the Fast Lane. Nov 30 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2011/11/malaria-vaccine/

Tick-Borne Infections: Ehrlichiosis / Lyme Disease / Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Blogs and Websites

• Babesiosis. Best Practice: BMJ. Aug 2012. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/1059.html
• Erlichiosis. Best Practice: BMJ. Dec 2012. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/912.html
• Lyme Disease. Best Practice: BMJ. July 2013. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/224.html
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Best Practice: BMJ. April 2013. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/608.html
• Tick Borne Illness. Crashing Patient. http://crashingpatient.com/medical-surgical/infectious-disease/tick-borne-illness.htm/
• Tick Paralysis. Critical Care Compendium:Life in the Fast Lane. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/education/ccc/tick-paralysis/
• Tularemia. Best Practice: BMJ. July 2013. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/916.html

Viral Infections: Infectious Mononucleosis / Influenza/Parainfluenza / Hantavirus / Herpes Simplex & Zoster / HIV/AIDS

Blogs and Websites

• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Influenza – To Treat or Not to Treat? Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Oct 28 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-influenza-to-treat-or-not-to-treat/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Non-occupational). Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Apr 1 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-post-exposure-prophylaxis-non-occupational/
• Lin, M. Trick of the Trade: Website Resource on HIV Medications. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Mar 2 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-website-resource-on-hiv-medications/
• Yiu, S. Trick of the Trade: Conveying Risk for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Feb 9 2011. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/trick-of-the-trade-conveying-risk-for-postexposure-prophylaxis/
• Lin, M. Paucis Verbis: Croup. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Aug 20 2010. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://academiclifeinem.com/paucis-verbis-card-croup/
• Hall, J. The Perfect Human Pathogen? Life in the Fast Lane. Jul 16 2012. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2012/07/microbial-mystery-006/

Biological Warfare Agents

Blogs and Websites

• Botulism in the United States 1899-1996: Handbook for Epidemiologists, Clinicians & Laboratory Workers. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/files/botulism.pdf Accessed August 2013.

Emerging Diseases / Antibiotic Stewardship

Blogs and Websites

• Hall, J. Why We Will Lose the War on Resistant Gram Negatives. Life in the Fast Lane. Sep 17 2012. Accessed Aug 16 2013. http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2012/09/losing-the-war-on-resistant-gram-negatives/

See Also

• GEMC: Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum (Main)