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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

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She was seen at an urgent care the day prior to presentation, diagnosed with a viral exanthem, and discharged with oral prednisone. Am Fam Physician 2001 ; 64:419. This case was submitted by… A 6-year-old previously healthy female was brought to your emergency department with extremity pain. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411.

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Cetirizine Vs Diphenhydramine For the Treatment of Acute Urticaria in the ED

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2, 2001, pp. PMID: 32653333 What They Did Multi-center, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 clinical trial with a parallel-group, active-controlled, non-inferiority design. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio. The effectiveness of IV cetirizine was determined to be statistically non-inferior.

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Case Report: Toxic Hypoglycemic Syndrome

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Before arriving at our ED, the patient sought care at an urgent care clinic, where she was prescribed ondansetron without improvement. Ackee fruit poisoning: an outbreak investigation in Haiti 2000–2001, and review of the literature. Since the onset of illness, she had been unable to tolerate any oral intake.