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Pediatric Toxic Ingestions: Dangers at Home
It is critical for healthcare providers to be aware of household substances that pose a serious risk of illness or death upon exposure to a small child. Even seemingly innocuous substances may pose a serious risk of toxicity.
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Differentiating and Managing Pediatric Shock
Early recognition and management of pediatric shock is critical for acute care providers. The authors review the subtle presentations, different approaches, and management strategies to effectively manage the different types of pediatric shock.
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New Details Emerge About Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Cases Could Surge This Year
Researchers uncovered evidence indicating enterovirus D68 directly infects neurons in the spinal cord, prompting an immune response that leads to the limb weakness that is characteristic of acute flaccid myelitis. Investigators shed important light on the disease process that takes place in children who develop this polio-like illness. This is progress that can help lead to better treatments.
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Parents, IRBs Hold Different Views on Phase I Pediatric Oncology Trials
IRB members are more likely than the public to think the risks outweigh the potential medical benefits. Parents think about the possibility of caring for a child with severe cancer and no treatment alternatives. IRBs ensure trials are ethical and that pediatric subjects are not exposed to excessive risk.
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Too Many Antibiotics May Affect Vaccine Response Among Infants, Toddlers
Remain cautious about overprescribing antibiotics.
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Participant Distress Is Concern for IRBs Reviewing Child Maltreatment Studies
Surveys measuring prevalence of child maltreatment are important knowledge, but IRBs might overestimate the risk to participants.
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Report: Anxiety, Depression Up Significantly Among U.S. Children 2016-2020
Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health conditions among Americans age 3 to 17 years were trending negatively.
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Quality Improvement Initiative Leads to Significant Opioid Prescribing Reductions
Providers helped pediatric patients manage pain well after appendectomy.
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Children Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant Lack Palliative Care
Palliative care teams can shorten length of stay, prevent readmissions, improve patient satisfaction, lower costs, and reduce burnout rates.
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IRBs Determine Acceptable Risk for Pediatric Studies
IRBs may be disinclined to approve study protocols based on the mistaken belief there is little public support for net-risk pediatric research. Thus, researchers should show IRBs data on the risks of the interventions in question. To demonstrate the study’s social value, researchers could explain how the approach under investigation could help address an important health condition.