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Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 7/3/23 Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 7/3/23

Hunting for Invasive Bacterial Illness in Infants with a Positive UA

The workup of febrile infants (<60 days) can be extensive and invasive. This post and podcast covers a recent paper by the PECARN research group that sought an answer to the question: What is the prevalence of bacteremia and/or bacterial meningitis (“invasive bacterial illness”, ISI) in febrile infants ≤60 days of age with a positive urinalysis (UA) result?

Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 4/10/19 Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed 4/10/19

The A Fib Chicken and Egg - III Recap

This is the first in a series of 3 blog posts recapping our residency’s most recent asynchronous small group exercise. For these posts, we’ll start with a case vignette and then highlight some key aspects of the presentation and cover some key learning points. You can also take a listen to the accompanying podcast for a slightly more in depth look at the case.