• Amoxicillin vs Placebo for WHO defined non-severe pneumonia

    MSF Blog Surprise trauma Trauma basics Trauma skills Blunt trauma Penetrating trauma Evidence reviews Compendium Cardiology Infectious disease Paediatrics Neurology Pharmacology Toxicology/electrolytes Respiratory Best of FOAM Websites Journals Podcasts Ultrasound Anaesthetics French About A review of some of the latest low-resources emergency medicine evidence Amoxicillin vs placebo for WHO-defined non-severe pneumonia Comparison of Oral Amoxicillin with Placebo for the Treatment of World Health Organization–Defined Nonsevere Pneumonia in Children Aged 2–59 Months: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Pakistan Tabish Hazir, Yasir Bin Nisar, Saleem Abbasi, Yusra Pervaiz Ashraf, Joza Khurshid, Perveen Tariq, Rai Asghar, Asifa Murtaza, Tahir Masood, Sajid Maqbool Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 52, Issue 3, 1 February…

  • ORS monitoring charts in dehydration

    Blog Surprise trauma Trauma basics Trauma skills Blunt trauma Penetrating trauma Evidence reviews Compendium Cardiology Infectious disease Paediatrics Neurology Pharmacology Toxicology/electrolytes Respiratory Best of FOAM Websites Journals Podcasts Ultrasound Anaesthetics French About POCUS Resources Kings POCUS training programme curriculum A review of some of the latest low-resources emergency medicine evidence ORS monitoring charts to improve treatment of mild/moderate dehydration. Caregiver oral rehydration solution fluid monitoring charts versus standard care for the management of some dehydration among Kenyan children: a randomized controlled trial Kailemia M, Kariuki N, Laving A, Agweyu A, Wamalwa D.  Int Health. 2018;10(6):442-450. doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihy040 Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of a care-giver administered fluid balanced chart Rationale Dehydration…