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SGEM#422: And It was all Yellow-Nasal Discharge and Antibiotics in Pediatric Sinusitis

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA July 2023 Date: October 17, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alasdair Munro is a clinical research fellow specializing in pediatric infectious disease at the University of Southampton. Case: A 4-year-old girl presents to your emergency department (ED) with fever and nasal drainage. Reference: Shaikh N, et al.

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Travel-Related Illnesses in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Pediatric patients with recent travel and fever of unknown origin should be considered for admission if malaria is a possible diagnosis. Fever in the Returned Pediatric Traveler. Glob Pediatr Health. A “Syndromic” Approach for Diagnosing and Managing Travel-Related Infectious Diseases in Children. Am J Emerg Med.

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Sternal Osteomyelitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Sione, a young Pacific Islander boy, is brought to the emergency department with a 3-day history of acute onset, progressively worsening central chest pain. of child emergency department presentations. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Arch Argent Pediatr. Pediatric Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. 2022-01449.eng.

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Pediatric UTIs: Short-Course vs. Standard-Course Antibiotics — Is It Time for a Change?

RebelEM

Background: There is a shifting paradigm towards shorter durations of antibiotics in pediatric infections. JAMA Pediatr. Enrollment: Recruited patients from primary care offices, emergency departments, and inpatient wards at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

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The End of Respiratory Season Hell?

EM Literature of Note

These are each awful, of course, in their own way from a patient- and parent-oriented standpoint, but they’re also quite awful at the population level, overburdening limited pediatric and emergency department resources. RSV, in particular, is a vicious scourge of young and vulnerable infants.

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SGEM #397: Give a Little Bit…of Oseltamivir to Pediatric Patients Admitted with Influenza

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JAMA Pediatr. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Marisu Rueda-Altez is a pediatric infectious disease fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. She is also the […] The post SGEM #397: Give a Little Bit…of Oseltamivir to Pediatric Patients Admitted with Influenza first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Probiotics don’t improve outcomes in children with acute gastroenteritis

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every year, leading to emergency department visits and hospitalizations. A new study conducted by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) aimed to determine whether LGG could reduce the severity of gastroenteritis in children. emergency departments. Pediatrics, 2013.

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