About rapid flu tests… (Re-post)
Rapid flu tests are widely available - Just think about the sensitivity and specify before ordering one - especially if you already think the patient has the flu to begin with.
Why we do what we do: Antibiotics for dog bites (Re-post)
Should we be prescribing antibiotics for all patients with dog bites? Just select ones? Read on for more in this entry of why we do what we do.
Cath or bag? Bag then cath? Urine testing options in the ED
Should we be using a two step process (bag then cath) for assessing febrile infants at risk for UTI? Read on for more in this illuminating post from a senior resident at Cincinnati Children's.
Should you send a tachycardic child home home from the ED?
Should we think twice about discharging tachycardic children home from the ED? Check out this article from Annals of Emergency Medicine to see what one study tells us.
Check out this great review of pediatric UTIs from the PEM Playbook
Tim Horeczko over at the excellent Pediatric Emergency Medicine Playbook just posted his latest monthly review (including podcast) - this time on urinary tract infections.
AAP Top 10 2016 #10: RNA biosignatures and SBI
RNA biosignatures are coming! This new application of gene analyzing techniques may help us identify which infants are most at risk for serious bacterial infections, especially those under 60 days. Plus, the gene array pictures are pretty.
AAP Top 10 2016 #9: Step-by-step
The 9th article has been well-discussed this year and is potentially a game-changer for the management of the febrile neonate. It is worth a read for anyone who care for this population in the ED.
AAP Top 10 2016 #7: Apple juice versus electrolyte solution in gastroenteritis
Choosy kids choosing dilute apple juice instead of specially formulated electrolyte solutions in gastroenteritis? Surely the electrolyte solutions are superior? Right?
AAP 2016 Top 10 #3: Dopamine versus Epinephrine
Paper #3 from the 2016 AAP Section on Emergency Medicine Top 10 papers is a randomized controlled trial on dopamine versus epinephrine.
A presentation on fever
These are the slides from a presentation I gave on October 28th, 2016 to the residents at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. It reviews some general pearls on fever and febrile illnesses before segueing to fever in neonates, fever in 3-36 months, and fever of unknown origin in older children.
