Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Effect of point-of-care testing for respiratory pathogens on antibiotic use in children. Reducing Unnecessary Respiratory Viral Testing to Promote High-Value Care. 2022 Aug;153:105221. Establishing benchmarks for the hospitalized care of children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. Pediatrics.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Hospitals 84

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

At the time, those who wanted to get tested for HIV had to go to receive an hour of counseling and then wait a week for their results. As the science was progressing into point-of-care testing, Dr. Calderon and her colleagues started testing different options for providing HIV counseling in the ED.

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Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

The patient was tremulous and severely hypoglycemic by point-of-care testing. The October 21, 2022 post — for " artifactual VT". They described the chest pain as severe, crushing, and non-radiating. It was not worse with exertion or relieved by rest. An ECG was obtained shortly after arrival: ECG 1 What do you think?

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EKG/ECG Wellness Point-of-Care Testing Shock 64

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A larger 2022 meta-analysis in the journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection examined different test modalities for diagnosing pneumonia in the setting of clinical suspicion for acute community-acquired lower RTI in outpatient clinics, LTACs, and the emergency department. 2022 Jul 11;11(14):2163. 2022 Jan;28(1):13-22.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 14, 2023

2023 May 12:fetalneonatal-2022-324935. Perceived barriers to the provision of adolescent confidential care in a tertiary care setting. 2022 Dec 26;28(2):91-96. The role of the atopy patch test in the diagnostic work-up of non-IgE gastrointestinal food allergy in children: a systematic review. Pediatr Nephrol.

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Pediatrics Point-of-Care Testing Outcomes Ultrasounds 119

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. 2022 Dec;41(12):947–52. 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).

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