Respiratory

Image Credit: Flickr Author: Jordan Kaylor, MD PGY4Northwestern/McGaw Medical Center Procalcitonin (PCT) is a serum biomarker that, when paired with clinical judgment, may help guide management of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in the emergency department (ED). Procalcitonin levels can help clinicians distinguish between bacterial and viral infections and might subsequently guide decisions to initiate […]

Image from Alan Levine This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Puja Gopal, MD Emergency Medicine ResidentUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoAAEM/RSA Publications Committee Member Asthmatic patients present along a broad spectrum of severity. There are those who present with mild wheezing, have complete resolution with a single neb treatment, and go home with […]