Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

None of the patients were documented to have joint disease at follow up. Morley 2022) This myth is: BUSTED. BMC Infectious Disease. There were 2523 children included. Number of adverse effects was similar between the groups, however in the Levofloxacin group 85% of MSK complaints were arthralgias. 41(2):121-122.

Pediatrics 130

Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Seizures Hospitals 130

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

A QIP performed in a paediatric intensive care unit aimed to reduce unnecessary LFT requests by implementing a blood test request form and a table of common investigations to facilitate and document discussion between the nursing and medical teams. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. BMJ Qual Saf.

Emergency Department 90

Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90

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. 2022 Jul;3(7):543-548. BJO-2022-0026.R1.

EMS 88

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 88

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

In the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, Guo and colleagues assessed the difference in clinical characteristics between viral pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a large Chinese cohort. Parental physical disease severity and severe documented physical child abuse: a prospective cohort study. Persaud N, et al.

Pediatrics 105

Pediatrics Hospitals Infectious Diseases Outcomes 105

Taming the SRU

JANUARY 31, 2025

Moderate evidence it helps in a Cochrane review in 2022 NSAIDs Cochrane review 2020 Acute pain: effective but small change Sciatica: no effect Tylenol BMJ Meta-analysis 2015 Tylenol NOT effective Muscle relaxers 2017 Meta Analysis Effective for acute LBP, unclear for chronic No evidence for benzodiazepines qikt: Acute limb ischemia WITH Drs.

Documentation/Coding 54

Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases Resuscitation Administration 54

EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In July 2022, mpox was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) after a clade 2 strain began spreading rapidly across 110 countries. 2 Beginning in January 2023, the DRC documented a record number of annual suspected cases of clade 1 mpox, specifically classified as Clade 1b. Arch Pathol Lab Med.

CDC 68

CDC Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases Dehydration 68

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Case Resolution The patient and family remain in isolation and receive risk stratification assessment for a notifiable disease of public health concern. Background: Refugees on the Rise As of 2022, it was estimated that there were 35.3 7-11 Injuries and communicable diseases account for over 75% of deaths among refugees.

Infectious Diseases 67

Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 67

Dr. No

JANUARY 27, 2022

This matters, because of the way ONS codes the underlying cause of death when covid–19 appears in Part I of the MCCD, or Medical Certificate of Cause of Death. To understand what is going on here, we need to return again to how ONS codes causes of death.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases Wellness 52