Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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). Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease 44 (2021) 102196. Treatment of Malaria: Guidelines for Clinicians. June 28, 2023. J Travel Med.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 281

PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Diagnostic Costs : Influenza rapid diagnostic tests: $100-$200 Risk Stratification : Young children (<5 years), particularly those <2 years, and children with chronic conditions such as asthma or immunosuppression, are at higher risk for severe outcomes. Electrolyte disturbances secondary to fluid losses.

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Rapid Diagnostic Testing Pediatrics Dehydration Outcomes 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club. (It’s The hospital is the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre for the South-West. It’s a great idea and maybe something for other centres to copy!) in lower-resource settings.

Hospitals 78

Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

EMDocs

JANUARY 6, 2025

Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. Based on available hospital resources, the patient is treated for septic shock secondary to pneumonia and an infected wound using broad-spectrum antibiotics and IV crystalloid fluids. 12 Table 1.

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Infectious Diseases CDC PPE Rapid Diagnostic Testing 73