Episode 69 – Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Kyle Howarth, MD and Joby Thoppil, MD, PhD – two of the authors of the May, 2022 EMP article on Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Listen to the discussion to hear more about the emergency department management of cellulitis and necrotizing skin infections.
Episode 69 – Emergency Department Management of Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections (https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/infectious-disease/emergency-medicine-skin)
EMplify – May 2022
Episode Outline:
1. Why cellulitis/skin infections?
2. Terminology
3. Most common pathogens
4. Special situations
5. Necrotizing infection classification system – is this helpful in the ED, and if so, why?
6. Differential – unilateral vs bilateral presentation
7. Prehospital care
8. ED evaluation
9. Diagnostics
10. Labs
11. Treatment
12. Special populations
13. Wound irrigation and loop drainage
14. Disposition
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