Infected kidney stones in children and adolescents
Infected stones are urologic emergencies and need prompt antibiotic therapy and decompression by Urology.
Tools you should use: UTI Calculator
ncy Department. Urinary tract infections are exceedingly common in febrile children who have not yet been potty trained. UTI Calculator, from the University of Pittsburgh, allows you to plug in risk factors for febrile UTI in children ages 2 to 23 months and get a probability of a urinary tract infection
Facts on the Ground: Does specific gravity impact diagnosis of UTIs?
This edition of Facts on the Ground looks at whether or not specific gravity impacts the diagnosis of UTI. Spoiler alert - it does! Read on to find out how.
Pediatric Emergency Digest Volume 6
This edition of Pediatric Emergency Digest, from the fellows in Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children's focuses on cognitive bias, UTI testing and whether or not pelvic exams are helpful.
Does that baby with a virus also have a bacterial infection?
Stop what you’re doing and read this fantastic post from don’t forget the bubbles. It details a large study that looks at bacterial co-infection rates in infants with viruses.
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.
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.
Summer Reading List: UTI Practice Guideline in febrile children 2-24 months
The Summer Reading List brings you great articles in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Here is the UTI Clinical Practice Guideline for children 2-24 months with fever.
Automated urinalysis measurement compared with the traditional dipstick method
And so it is with great lament and crocodile tears that we have reached the end of my series on the top ten articles presented at the recent AAP NCE in San Diego. It took me a bit of time to get there, but I think that the journey was worth it. Look for a compilation post in the near future. Links PubMed Pediatrics [...]
No, No Cipro (for uncomplicated UTI)
Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (your garden variety cystitis) is a common ED diagnosis. For most patients there is a wide variety of potentially effective treatment options. The purpose of this post is to caution you against the use of fluoroquinolones (like ciprofloxacin) to treat uncomplicated UTIs in children. Why is this the case? Well, fluoroquinolones are known to be one [...]
