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Choosing Wisely – Investigations for Paediatric Patients presenting with Psychiatric Symptoms

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Do not obtain screening laboratory tests in the medical clearance process of paediatric patients who require inpatient psychiatric admission unless clinically indicated. A 2022 CDC report showed an overall trend of increasing mental health-related ED visits for children and young people aged 0-17 from 2019 to 2022. What is the problem?

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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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