Dehydration Documentation/Coding Infectious Diseases 
Pediatric EM Morsels
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
In one ED study, ALL cases of missed travel-related illness did not have a documented travel history in their ED note , whereas 90% of the identified travel-related illnesses had a provider documented travel history (Greenky 2022) Those who are visiting friends and relatives (VFR) are typically at highest risk. Glob Pediatr Health.
EMDocs
MAY 9, 2024
He has been ill for 3 days with abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting, and his father thinks his son is dehydrated. Exam documents that he is alert and oriented but “tired appearing” and “not appearing post-ictal.” Defense : The EP did address the seizure when he documented “not post-ictal.” EM is a “team sport.”
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EMDocs
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Exam is normal except for tenderness as documented in the diagram. She never had a documented abdominal exam. She had no persistent vomiting, was not dehydrated and had no fever. I just failed to document it. The EP documented seeing the patient and agreed with the ARNP’s plan. Temp is 98.7 and pulse 121.
EMDocs
DECEMBER 9, 2024
2 Beginning in January 2023, the DRC documented a record number of annual suspected cases of clade 1 mpox, specifically classified as Clade 1b. By 2024, over 17,000 suspected cases (2,863 confirmed) were documented across Africa, with the majority in the DRC.
EMDocs
JANUARY 6, 2025
4,5 Of particular concern is the Sudanese conflict, which began in April 2023, and which has caused the largest internal displacement of a population in documented history. 7-11 Injuries and communicable diseases account for over 75% of deaths among refugees. 12 Table 1. Severe malaria is typically caused by P.
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