Pediatrics
Is your child's 'penicillin allergy' real?
(HealthDay)—Many children suspected of being allergic to the inexpensive, first-line antibiotic penicillin actually aren't, new research indicates.
Jul 3, 2017
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News tagged with pediatric emergency department
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New pediatric protocol reduces missed sepsis diagnoses by 76 percent
An electronic sepsis alert using a combination of vital signs, risk factors and physician judgment to identify children in a pediatric emergency department with severe sepsis reduced missed diagnoses by 76 percent. The results ...
Jun 6, 2017
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Health
Quality improvement methods improve asthma care
(HealthDay)—Implementation of quality improvement (QI) methods can improve timely administration of short-acting β-agonists (SABAs) for acute asthma in a pediatric emergency department, according to a study published online ...
Oct 28, 2016
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Pediatrics
Uninsured children more often transferred from ERs than those with private insurance
New research shows children seen in emergency departments who don't have insurance, or who have public Medicaid coverage, are significantly more likely to be transferred to another facility than to be admitted for inpatient ...
Oct 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Specialized test detects bacterial infections in youngest infants with fever
Physicians from Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, UC Davis Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital, in collaboration with 19 other pediatric emergency departments around the country, have ...
Sep 16, 2016
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Empowering pediatric pain medicine
Canada stands at the verge of a new standard of pediatric pain management, thanks to the dedicated leadership of Samina Ali. Over the last few years, she has been making headlines for leading several research projects revealing ...
Jun 1, 2016
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US may be greatly undercounting pediatric concussions
New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights a substantial gap in how the United States currently estimates the nation's burden of pediatric ...
May 31, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lung ultrasound may be a safe substitute for chest X-ray when diagnosing pneumonia in children
Lung ultrasound has been shown to be highly effective and safe for diagnosing pneumonia in children and a potential substitute for chest X-ray, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. ...
Apr 12, 2016
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Study finds new model for pediatric appointments improves preventive care for low-income families
Well-child care visits are the checkups that children receive to ensure optimal health and well-being. The appointments are intended to give pediatricians the opportunity to identify health, social, development and behavioral ...
Feb 11, 2016
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Surgery
Families choosing treatment options for uncomplicated appendicitis in children
When chosen by the family, nonoperative management with antibiotics alone was an effective treatment strategy for children with uncomplicated appendicitis, incurring less illness and lower costs than surgery, according to ...
Dec 16, 2015
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