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EM@3AM: Pediatric Osteomyelitis

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This is thought to be secondary to increased microtrauma for boys 1 In pediatric patients long bones (femur, tibia) are more commonly infected nearing 75% of the time. Pediatric osteomyelitis treatment algorithm. Which of the following, if present, would put this patient at a higher risk of osteomyelitis? J Pediatr (Rio J).

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Pediatric Scrotal Pain

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and T.R.

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COVID-19 and Mental Health

Northwestern EM Blog

The next question is whether the same trend of decreased suicidality also applies to the pediatric population. A pediatric emergency department in Texas looked at the resulted of their routine suicide risk screenings for patients aged 11-21. Pediatrics. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(1):e2034261. 2020.34261 5.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

The latest SCCM pediatric sepsis guidelines 31 recommend against a fluid bolus in children who are not hypotensive and who do not have access to intensive care, with a weak recommendation to give a 10-20 ml/kg initial bolus and up to a 40-60 ml/kg bolus in children with hypotension who do have access to critical care resources.