PEMBlog

JANUARY 21, 2025

The concurrent circulation of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, and norovirus during peak viral seasons presents a diagnostic challenge in pediatric emergency settings. nausea, vomiting) occur more frequently in pediatric populations. References Boktor SW, Hafner JW.

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EMDocs

APRIL 20, 2024

Spoon Feed This external validation compared the 2023 Duke-International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Diagnostic (ISCVID) Criteria against various other criteria for diagnosing infective endocarditis (IE) and found the 2023 Duke-ISCVID Criteria had the best test characteristics. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062598.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 19, 2024

Primary osteomyelitis of the sternum in the pediatric age group: report of a new case and comprehensive analysis of seventy-four cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Arch Argent Pediatr. Pediatric Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis. J Pediatr Orthop. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Apr;34(4):e92-e101. PMID: 25764104.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 18, 2023

Jackson 2016) A systematic review of safety data for over 16000 pediatric patients did show MAEs were the most frequently reported event. 451 pediatric patients were included. From 2001 to 2009, in a pediatric hospital gram negative culture showed a drop in sensitivity to ciprofloxacin from 96% to 93%. Pediatrics.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 15, 2024

Scabies is one of the world’s top 50 infectious diseases , and we thought it deserved the chance to shine. Its impact exceeds that of diseases like dengue fever. Scratching the itch: is scabies a truly neglected disease? The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Chosidow O, Fuller LC. 2017 Sep 20.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 1, 2024

Pediatr Pulmonol. Pediatric Lung Abscess: Immediate Diagnosis by Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Pediatr Emerg Care. The post Lung Abscess in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. References: Matsushima A, Mizuno S, Minamikawa S, Nakagishi Y, Kasai M. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26854. Epub ahead of print.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 20, 2024

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. In this new pediatric SOAR review, we found that only 36 of the 441 blog posts reached this high-quality threshold score. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings? Happy learning!

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PEMBlog

MARCH 21, 2024

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. In this new pediatric SOAR review, we found that only 36 of the 441 blog posts reached this high-quality threshold score. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings?

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Broome Docs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Choosing wisely for kids From the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, we have the Choosing Wisely recommendations for pediatric emergency medicine. Antibiotic Myths for the Infectious Diseases Clinician. 2023 Oct 12. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.21019. 2023.21019. N Engl J Med.

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EM Ottawa

JUNE 10, 2024

Pediatrics. Findings: The primary outcome of recurrence of UTI within 30 […] The post Short Oral Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Febrile Urinary Tract Infections: A Randomized Trial appeared first on EMOttawa Blog. Methodology: 3.5/5 5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 5 Montini G, et al. 2024 Jan 1;153(1):e2023062598.

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Pediatrics Outcomes Infectious Diseases 63

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. The patient was ultimately discharged on a seven-day total course of cephalexin per Pediatric Infectious Disease recommendations. Neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease (NTED).

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Infectious Diseases Shock Pediatrics Wellness 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Whooping Cough: A Cyclical but Preventable Disease Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis , is another infectious disease experiencing a resurgence despite the availability of vaccines. Pediatric vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatrics.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 19, 2024

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. In this new pediatric SOAR review, we found that only 36 of the 441 blog posts reached this high-quality threshold score. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 18, 2023

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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PEMBlog

MARCH 18, 2024

We published the first pediatric SOAR review in AEM Education and Training on the topic of respiratory infectious disease. In this new pediatric SOAR review, we found that only 36 of the 441 blog posts reached this high-quality threshold score. We want to help you learn! How can I use these findings?

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EMDocs

JULY 1, 2023

Upon further research in the 1970’s, retrospective data from autopsies of those patients showed coronary aneurysms 5 Pathophysiology: Kawasaki Disease is a vasculitis of medium sized arteries. Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. BMC Pediatrics. Lakhani, N. 2018;18(334).

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RebelEM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Read More First10EM: Magical Thinking in Modern Medicine: IV Antibiotics for Cellulitis First10EM: Oral Antibiotics are Equivalent to IV (Again) – The OVIVA Trial References MacGregor RR, Graziani AL.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 6, 2023

Kletsel Pustular psoriasis Psoriasis is characterized by discrete plaques of erythema, scales, and fissures of the extremities It is associated with significant morbidity & treatment consists of topical steroids, along with referral to establish with dermatology Use caution with systemic steroids as they can potentially worsen flares While rare, (..)

Infectious Diseases 85

Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Fractures Wellness 85

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 24, 2023

Clinical Infectious Diseases. Pediatric Radiology. PEDIATRICS. Archives of Disease in Childhood. The Journal of Pediatrics. Diskitis in Children. 1993 Jul 1;17(1). du Lac P, Panuel M, Devred P, Bollini G, Padovani J. MRI of disc space infection in infants and children. 1990 Jan;20. 2000 Jun 1;105.

Radiology 98

Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases Pediatrics 98

Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 9, 2024

The post Congenital Syphilis appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. A case of congenital syphilis. Emerg Radiol. 2013 Aug;20(4):337-9. doi: 10.1007/s10140-013-1112-1. Epub 2013 Feb 27. PMID: 23443516.

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EM Literature of Note

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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. “Nirsevimab and Acute Bronchiolitis Episodes in Pediatric Emergency Departments” [link] Tweet

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Pediatric EM Morsels

AUGUST 11, 2023

Pediatr Emerg Care. The post Perichondritis of the Ear in Children appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels. PMID: 33251051; PMCID: PMC7686808. Stewart GM, Thorp A, Brown L. Perichondritis–a complication of high ear piercing. 2006 Dec;22(12):804-6. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000248687.96433.63. 0000248687.96433.63. PMID: 17198212.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 10, 2023

This includes chapters on pediatrics, geriatrics, cardiac, neurological, surgical, trauma, infectious disease, and other conditions. They also provide a chapter to help clinicians understand the direction of bias in diagnostic research.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

APRIL 22, 2024

Acute dacryocystitis in pediatric patients and frequency of nasolacrimal duct patency. Current Infectious Disease Reports. Management of pediatric acute dacryocystitis. References Alaboudi A, Al-Shaikh O, Fatani D, Alsuhaibani AH. 2021 Jan 2;40(1):18-23. Isaza G, Arora S. 2012 Apr;14:137-46. 2021 Feb 15;37(5):482-7.

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Pediatric Education

MAY 26, 2024

The pediatrician said that the child was overall healthy and thriving, with the usual minor infectious disease episodes. Other studies have found that the risk for infectious diseases a particular child has is related to the number of other children exposed to and not the length of time in childcare. but not for injuries.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Spinal Infection: According to the Infectious Disease Society of America’s (IDSA) 2015 guidelines for native vertebral osteomyelitis, CRP and ESR in the setting of protracted back pain have sensitivities ranging from 94 to 100% for ruling out infection and malignancy in these patients. J Arthroplasty. 2019 Feb;34(2S):S187-S195.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EMDocs

JUNE 17, 2023

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Pediatrics. swelling, chemosis, fever, etc.), Preseptal Versus Orbital Cellulitis in Children: An Observational Study. 2021;40(11):969-974. doi:10.1097/inf.0000000000003226 0000000000003226 Rudloe TF, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Rahbar R, VanderVeen D, Kimia AA. 2010;125(4):e719-e726.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Read this tutorial on the use of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) for pediatric soft tissue ultrasonography. Take the ALiEMU PEM POCUS: Soft Tissue Quiz Case Goals List the indications of performing a pediatric soft tissue point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Pediatric Soft Tissue POCUS Ultrasound Technique Figure 1.

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Ultrasounds Pediatrics Emergency Department Wellness 64

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 18, 2024

In France, another large randomised controlled trial of Eculizumab in typical HUS – ECULISHU ( Ecul izumab in S higa-toxin Related Hemolytic and U remic S yndrome Pediatric Patients) – has just finished. Clinical Infectious Diseases [Internet]. Disease severity of Shiga toxin-producingE. Pediatric Nephrology.

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Dehydration Infectious Diseases Seizures Pediatrics 59

Pediatric Education

OCTOBER 8, 2023

The diagnosis of a healthy female was made who would be traveling to an area endemic for several infectious diseases. The pediatrician consulted the Centers for Disease Control website for vaccine recommendations for the Congo which indicated the need for malaria prophylaxis as well as Yellow Fever and Typhoid vaccine.

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Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Military Wellness 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Treatment with brivudine in immunocompromised pediatric patients with herpes zoster. Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous and Oral Aciclovir and Oral Valaciclovir in Pediatric Population To Optimize Dosing Regimens. European Journal of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. European Journal of Pediatrics.

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Pediatric Education

MAY 12, 2024

In a general pediatrics or similar setting, usually it is close enough to be able to distinguish between probably constipation (hard stools, Bristol 1-2) from normal variations (Bristol 3-5) and probably diarrhea (watery stools, Bristol 6-7). toilet, diaper), stool frequency, abdominal pain, eating patterns, infectious disease exposure, etc.

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Pediatric Education

AUGUST 20, 2023

in the pediatric populations as noted above. Learning Point LA can occur solely because of exposure to infectious organisms but is also commonly associated with hepatobiliary pathology as well. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Pediatr Infect Dis J. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020;71(1):106-111. doi:10.1097/MPG.0000000000002700

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Pediatric Education

MAY 14, 2023

Patient Presentation A 9-month-old, previously healthy, male came to clinic for followup 2 days after being discharged from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). cyanotic congenital heart disease or left ventricular dysfunction). Reexpansion pulmonary edema: review of pediatric cases. Pediatr Crit Care Med.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Of course you did, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t watch this entertaining video that I made with Dr. Tanner Heckle, a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow from Cincinnati Children’s which depicts a conversation between a provider and a parent of a child with a respiratory infection.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

You can learn more about the Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine recommendations in the links below The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Vincent Alexander who conducts a simulated discussion with a parent of a child with a respiratory illness.

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Pediatric Education

JUNE 18, 2023

Related Cases Disease: Povidone-Iodine | Wounds Symptom/Presentation: Infections Specialty: Dermatology | Emergency Medicine | Infectious Diseases Age: School Ager To Learn More To view pediatric review articles on this topic from the past year check PubMed. J Pediatr Surg. Pediatr Dermatol. doi:10.1111/pde.13725

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Allergic Reactions Poisoning Pediatrics Infectious Diseases 40