Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Ross 2021) Predisposing risk factors including older age , trauma to tendons or joints , and a family history of MAEs. BMC Infectious Disease. There were 2523 children included. 451 pediatric patients were included. Binz 2015). Pediatrics.

Pediatrics 130

Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Seizures Hospitals 130

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 2024;89(5):106289 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding Pediatrics CDC 59

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Posterior – Shortened, adducted, internally rotated 5,6 Anterior – Shortened, abducted, externally rotated 5,6 As with all dislocations, perform and document distal neurovascular exam before and after management. 8 Perform and document distal neurovascular exam. 2021 Aug 31. 2021 Mar;33(1):11-17. Hip Pelvis.

EMS 98

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. Abdel-Haq 2021).

Infectious Diseases 164

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis Documentation/Coding 164

Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The most common countries of acquisition were Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan (Forster 2021) For travelers, the peak incidence occurs at age 10 and those who are visiting to their country of birth. Rauniyar 2021) Up to 10% of patients may present with constipation as opposed to diarrhea. Shah 2021).

Pediatrics 164

Pediatrics CDC Seizures Documentation/Coding 164

Pediatric Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Young infants presenting with conjunctivitis should have their medical charts reviewed for maternal sexually transmitted infection screening status as well as if actual administration of a topical antibiotic to the infants eyes was documented, remembering that only Neisseria gonorrohea is treated with erythromycin. BMC Pediatr. Pediatrics.

Infectious Diseases 40

Infectious Diseases Administration Pediatrics Wellness 40