Watch for Kids and Teens Presenting With Complications from E-Cigarettes

October 2019

You'll see more efforts to stop e-cigarettes (Juul, etc) use in kids and teens...as reports about harms continue to grow.

Over 1 in 4 high schoolers report using e-cigs in the last month.

Now CDC is investigating hundreds of cases of severe lung disease related to e-cigs or vaping...many in teens or young adults.

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Table of Contents

Anticoagulants Be Prepared to Manage Direct Oral Anticoagulants Around Surgery
Transitions of Care Don't Swap Most Transplant Med Doses 1:1 When Changing Administration Routes
Pain Management Consider Continuing Buprenorphine in Surgery Patients Who May Need Opioids
Fungal Infections Avoid Empiric Fluconazole for Candida auris
Influenza Be Ready With the Latest Advice About 2019-2020 Influenza Immunizations
Antibiotics Expect Cons to Outweigh Pros for the New CAP Antibiotic Lefamulin (Xenleta)
Infectious Diseases Know the Latest Thinking About Preventing Group B Strep in Newborns
E-Cigarettes Watch for Kids and Teens Presenting With Complications from E-Cigarettes
Immunosuppressives Be Aware of New Warnings for Janus Kinase Inhibitors (Xeljanz, etc)
Hospital Practice Know When to Use and When to Avoid Compression Stockings
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Watch for Zelnorm's Return for Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Constipation