With concerns for a BACTERIAL INFECTION in a newborn: what tests do you send? How helpful is the CBC? ANC? I/T ratio? CRP? When to tap a baby? Should you send a tracheal culture? What about X-rays? What signs and symptoms should you be looking out for? Learn all this and more in part II of this sepsis series!!
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Dr. Tala is a board-certified neonatologist and has worked in busy level III and IV units for the past 15 years. She has won multiple teaching awards throughout her time as a neonatologist.
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*Disclaimer*: This video is intended for educational purposes only and while we strive to give the most accurate information, errors may occur. Subsequently, this video should not be a replacement for medical advice.
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**TIMESTAMPS**
00:19 Signs and symptoms of sepsis
02:47 Work up sepsis: physical exam
05:49 Work up: Labs and imaging
08:06 When to perform a LP?
10:09 Work up of sepsis: Other markers of infection
13:33 Work up of sepsis: ETT cultures?
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*Disclaimer*: This video is intended for educational purposes only and while we strive to give the most accurate information, errors may occur. Subsequently, this video should not be a replacement for medical advice.