Pediatric EM Morsels

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Mycoplasma Pneumonia: Epidemiology According to the CDC , infections from Mycoplasma pneumnoniae have increased in the US, especially in young children. The post Mycoplasma Pneumonia in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. After a prolonged period of low incidence , M. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection in Children.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Another change is the CDC approved the use of IV artesunate for malaria treatment in the US in May 2022. This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023). vivax and P. malariae , and P.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Confounders to the GCS such as seizure and post-ictal phase, ingestions and drug overdose, as well as medications administered in the prehospital setting that impact GCS score should be documented. The guidelines also address issues related to EMS provider skill level, transportation modality, and destination for the patient.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Bhana, MD (EM Resident Physician, University of Massachusetts/UMass Chan Medical School); Clarence Kong, MD (Pain Fellow, Eastern Virginia Medical School – Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University); Mani Hashemi, MD (EM Attending, HCA Florida Mercy Hospital); S.M. 2017.04.011 Witt CE, Bulger EM. Authors: Nikhil B.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Chiodini 2018) Use Azithromycin for travelers from areas of XDR Salmonella Typhi , per the CDC recommendation that currently refers to those with recent travels to Pakistan and Iraq. The CDC Yellow Book app 2018. PMID: 21622512 The post Typhoid Fever in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. Clin Infect Dis.

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EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. Zinc therapy The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends starting zinc supplementation in children with cholera infection. Paediatr Int Child Health.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

We’ll keep it short, while you keep that EM brain sharp. bladder incontinence) – 17% Headache – 10% Lighting pains – 10% Often described as sudden, rapidly spreading and disappearing [13] Dizziness – 10% Hearing loss – 10% Seizures – 7% Signs: Hyporeflexia – 50% Sensory impairment (e.g., Symptoms: Personality change (i.e.,

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