This month's journal club promises to be a fun one.  We're going to be reviewing 3 articles chosen from the ABEM 2024 LLSA reading list. 

Dr. Darrow will be presenting an article on the management of alcoholic ketoacidosis, a disease process I feel like I'm seeing more and more in our departments.

Darrow: Long B, Lentz S, Gottlieb M. Alcoholic Ketoacidosis: Etiologies, Evaluation, and Management. J Emerg Med. 2021 Dec;61(6):658-665. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.09.007. Epub 2021 Oct 26. PMID: 34711442. Summary

Dr. Ambrose will be presenting a review article on our bread and butter, the treatment of sexually transmitted infections.

Ambrose: Tuddenham S, Hamill MM, Ghanem KG. Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review. JAMA. 2022 Jan 11;327(2):161-172. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.23487. PMID: 35015033. Summary

Finally, Dr. Adamski will be presenting the SAFER trial, looking at short course (5 day) vs. longer course (10 day) antibiotics for pediatric pneumonia.

Adamski: Pernica JM, Harman S, Kam AJ, Carciumaru R, Vanniyasingam T, Crawford T, Dalgleish D, Khan S, Slinger RS, Fulford M, Main C, Smieja M, Thabane L, Loeb M. Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The SAFER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 May 1;175(5):475-482. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.6735. PMID: 33683325; PMCID: PMC7941245. Summary