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ID4U Episode 5 Severe Malaria
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ID4U Episode 5 Severe Malaria

ID4U - Infectious Disease Podcasts for Users of the CMES program · Jessica Pelletier

August 28, 202420m 39s

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Show Notes

Dr. Jessica Pelletier speaks with Dr. Emmanuel Effa, a malaria expert, about diagnosing and managing severe malaria in the emergency setting.

Take-Home Points:

  • Severe malaria is characterized by parasitemia plus 1 or more of the severe features we discussed - basically, signs of organ damage
  • Kids are at higher risk of getting and dying from this
  • These folks will often need resuscitation from an ABCDE standpoint
  • Early recognition and aggressive antimalarial treatment is essential
  • Patients should be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics until bacterial infection is ruled out

You can view the full show notes and references here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13vX2HxiTH9_hCzAyQz-aHztHOqYmMU8vDE2itz4tXsc/edit?usp=sharing

Episode art attribution: NIAID. Red Blood Cell Infected with Malaria Parasites.; 2023. Accessed August 28, 2024. https://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/52845764644

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