This episode is all about DIAGNOSIS.

Does a piece of subjective or objective data have value ruling IN or ruling OUT a condition? How valuable is it? What tools can we use to determine this?

In the past, advanced macrolide monotherapy (azithromycin and clarithromycin) was recommended for outpatient treatment of CAP and COPD AE with acute bronchitis. I'm starting to question if this is consistent with best practice recommendations.

How many of you have been signed out the following?

"He's just on low dose Neo…" 

"He's got his Levo running through a midline"

"I was hoping to wean off his pressors to avoid placing a central line but we just had to go up…sorry!" 

"I wish I were better at ultrasound." 

"I'm not as good at ultrasound as people on my team."

"I keep meaning to practice scanning on shift, but there are so many other things I could be doing."