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Treating Neonatal Fever in the ED

You are just getting over your third viral illness this winter. Your tummy will never forget this one, but on the bright side you lost 5 pounds nibbling on saltine crackers for a week. You drink some coffee and coconut water in a hurry and arrive energized to your shift Read more…

By aaurreco, 5 yearsJanuary 29, 2019 ago

Infectious Disease

Fever…Huh

What is it good for? Something? Maybe? Remember in medical school when the right answer to everything was cytokines. The mythical inflammatory response; all those interleukins, TNFs, and all other forms of molecular magic that drive our response to infection. The so-called “pyrogens,” or molecular agents causing fever, are Read more…

By Jay Khadpe MD, 11 yearsOctober 14, 2013 ago