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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 89: Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

EMDocs

2021 Nov 1;274(5):e435-e442. American College of Physicians (2022) “ACP suggests that clinicians manage most patients with acute uncomplicated left-sided colonic diverticulitis in an outpatient setting (conditional recommendation; low-certainty evidence).” “ACP 2021 Nov 1;274(5):e435-e442. 2021 Feb;160(3):906-911.e1.

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SGEM#337: Amazing GRACE-1 How Sweet the Guidelines – Recurrent, Low Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: July 1st, 2021 Guest Skeptic #1: Dr. Chris Carpenter is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St. Date: July 1st, 2021 Guest Skeptic #1: Dr. Chris Carpenter is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St. AEM July 2021 This is an extra special SGEM. Reference: Musey et al.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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American Gastroenterological Association (2021) Best Practice Advice 1: Computed tomography should be considered to confirm the diagnosis of diverticulitis in patients without a prior imaging-confirmed diagnosis and to evaluate for potential complications in patients with severe presentations. 2021 Mar 24;372:n72. Am Fam Physician.

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