Articles Tagged With: Pediatrics
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What Happens to Stillborn Babies Who Are Successfully Resuscitated?
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Diagnosis and Management of Pneumonia in Infants and Children
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Family Presence During Pediatric Resuscitations and Invasive Procedures
ACEP, AAP, and several other prominent pediatric and critical care organizations have endorsed the practice of offering parents the choice about being present during invasive procedures and resuscitations. The majority of the literature supports providing the parents the choice to be able to remain with their children during procedures, including resuscitative efforts. There have also been psychological benefits with family members who remained present during resuscitations by lowering their anxiety and depression scores, having fewer disturbing memories, and lowering degrees of intrusive imagery and post-traumatic avoidance behavior. -
Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease, first described by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967, is a self-limited systemic inflammatory vasculitis characterized by fever and a variety of mucocutaneous manifestations. Surpassing rheumatic heart disease, it is now the leading cause of acquired cardiac disease in children. -
Diagnosis and Management of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in the Emergency Department
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Current Status of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a potential cause of fever in the pediatric patient. Early testing and a timely diagnosis are critical to avert complications and potential scarring of the kidneys. Complication rates in children younger than 90 days of age are 7% and include bacteremia, meningitis, and urosepsis, although a well-appearing infant with a CRP of < 4 mg/dL is significantly less likely to develop complications. The authors present a concise review of the current status of the diagnosis and management of pediatric UTIs. -
Pediatric Appendicitis
MONOGRAPH: The diagnosis of acute appendicitis remains a challenging conundrum for the emergency physician.
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Syncope in Pediatric Patients
Syncope is the sudden loss of consciousness and postural tone with spontaneous recovery precipitated by cerebral dysfunction. -
Trauma Reports
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A(H1N1) 'Swine Flu' 2009 / 2010: Where We've Been, What We Now Know, Where We May Be Heading
In the past nine months, the world has witnessed the outbreak of not one but two waves of pandemic influenza due to a new virus of swine origin. World public health authorities moved quickly to contain what appeared initially to be the severe pandemic that had been anticipated for so long.