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Choosing Wisely – Investigations for seizures that have returned to baseline

Don't Forget the Bubbles

When considering tumours, 37 observation studies involving 2661 children found that 3% (95% CI 1-7%) had tumours. Reaffirmed October 17, 2020 Jaffe M, Bar-Joseph G, Tirosh E. The role of brain computed tomography in evaluating children with new onset of seizures in the emergency department. 2021;26(1):50-57 NICE.

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Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio: Updates in Prognosticating Fournier Gangrene in the Emergency Department

AAEM RSA

1 His description of cases of life-threatening infections in the perineal, genital or perianal regions were thought to be idiopathic in previously healthy men. 3-5 Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing soft tissue infection, which can be categorized into four types based on the infectious organism involved and other features (Table 1).