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Instituting Pediatric Readiness Standards Saves Lives
Emergency departments that fully adopted national guidelines reported lower mortality rates.
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Group Publishes Guideline for Evaluating and Treating Obesity in Young Patients
American Academy of Pediatrics offers more than a dozen evidence-based key action statements to help physicians treat children and adolescents.
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Salmonella Gastroenteritis — The Risk of a Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis
Availability of molecular testing panel results that were positive for Salmonella in children led to increased hospital admissions, increased subsequent microbiologic testing, and increased antibiotic use — all without benefit to patients.
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2022-2023: A Severe Season for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
The 2022-2023 northern hemisphere respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season began with fury, crowding hospitals and making many young children extremely ill. Meanwhile, advancing research points to potential means of better preventing RSV infection.
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Limiting Testing in Febrile Young Infants with Abnormal Urinalyses
According to a 26-site study, febrile infants younger than 2 months of age who have abnormal urinalyses are at very low risk of having meningitis and might not necessarily need to be subjected to lumbar puncture.
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Reviewing Pediatric Arrhythmias
Although pediatric arrhythmias are uncommon, it is essential to recognize which ones require diagnostic evaluation and therapy and which ones do not. Frequently, there are normal variations on pediatric ECGs that do not require a significant evaluation, but recognizing critical arrhythmias in pediatric patients is a must-know for providers.
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Biden Administration Invests in Pediatric Mental Healthcare Expansion
Announcement made on the same day various organizations call for optimizing resources for pediatric emergencies.
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Association to Launch Center Focused on Young People and Their Social Media Use
American Academy of Pediatrics will receive federal money to create a national repository of resources to support youth mental health and responsible, smart social media use.
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Updated Recommendations on Pediatric End-of-Life Care
A report includes a review of essential elements of care for patients and families. The authors covered discussions on goals of care, how to establish end-of-life care goals, advance care planning, and palliative and hospice involvement.
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How Should Researchers Proceed if They Suspect Neglect or Abuse?
If researchers interview a child during a minimal risk study at a school, and they suspect the child is a victim of abuse or neglect, investigators are ethically obligated to respond to this.