Articles Tagged With: children
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Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Young Infants — Value of Spinal Fluid Analysis
Practices vary significantly as clinicians evaluate and manage febrile infants younger than 2 months of age. A retrospective review suggests that meningitis is extremely unlikely in well-appearing babies with initial laboratory results suggestive of urinary tract infection, and that cerebrospinal fluid analysis may not be necessary.
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Uncommon Diagnoses That Cannot Be Missed
Pediatric patients present to the emergency department (ED) with a variety of issues ranging from benign upper respiratory infections to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Many emergent conditions may mimic the common and nonthreatening ailments of normal childhood. Emergency physicians must be able to recognize and treat uncommon but emergent illnesses quickly and accurately. In addition, providers must be aware of those illnesses that look serious but warrant only supportive care. This article will focus on the assessment, evaluation, differential, and treatment of uncommon but can’t-miss diagnoses that clinicians should consider in the emergency setting.
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Revised Guidelines for Treating Children, Teens With Migraine
Updated tips focus on pain relief, onset reduction.
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Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Pediatric Seizures
This retrospective study of 59 children with refractory seizures of genetic etiology investigates the impact of a strict low-carb diet (either modified Atkins or ketogenic diet) on seizure reduction.
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Significance of Pyuria in Children With Neurogenic Bladder
Pyuria is common in asymptomatic children with neurogenic bladders, especially after bladder surgery. The simple presence of pyuria does not necessarily indicate a need for antibiotic treatment.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Changing Herpes Zoster Risk in Adults; Trends in Herpes Zoster Risk Among Children
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A Maternal Antibody Protects Infants From Severe Malaria
Transplacental antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Schizont Egress Antigen-1 may protect infants from severe malarial infection during the first year of life. This new knowledge about these antibodies potentially can inform vaccine development.
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Measles — It’s Back!
The number of measles cases in the United States has exceeded 1,000 so far in 2019, the largest number in a quarter of a century.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
California Inmates With Cocci Lose Appeal; Tuberculosis Testing in Small Children
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Vancomycin for MRSA Pneumonia Following Influenza in Children
Coinfection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in children with influenza is associated with high fatality. Data support the addition of a second anti-MRSA antibiotic to vancomycin in severely ill children.