Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

More specifically they have seen this trend continue to rise in the era of post-COVID travel (Choy 2022). Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. WHO 2022) In a previous PEM morsel, we mentioned Sickle Cell Trait is only protective against P. falciparum.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. 2022 Sep 13;10:945540. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2020;105:A86-A87. What is the aim of choosing Wisely?

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

System changes to electronic ordering have been shown to induce more permanent clinical practice change and continual updates to these systems are necessary to keep pace with knowledge evolution and best practice. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):e2021051405. 2007;150(4):429-433. PMID: 17382126. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051405.

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EMDocs

MAY 29, 2023

Best practices advise not to routinely order an ESR to evaluate for inflammation in an undifferentiated patient and to instead order a CRP when evaluating for acute inflammation (4). Updated 2022 May 8]. Updated 2022 Jul 18]. The Open Infectious Disease Journal. PMID: 17654065. (9) 9) Tishkowski K, Gupta V.

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Infectious Diseases Emergency Department EMS Hospitals 58

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

2022 Dec;41(12):947–52. Infectious complications and optimising infection prevention for children with cochlear implants. 2022 Jun;58(6):1007–12. 2022 Dec;251:98-104.e5. NICE; [cited 2022 Dec 28]. 2017 Sep 7 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2022(8). 2020 Jun 4 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2020(6). 2020 Nov 18;m4238.

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