An overview of this common and highly contagious pediatric disease.
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Tagged ‘Pediatrics’
Core
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
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Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura
An overview of Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura and its management in the ED.
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Pediatric Foreign Bodies
An overview of Pediatric Foreign Bodies and their management in the ED.
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
An overview of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and its management in the ED
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Pediatric Head Trauma
An overview of how to approach head trauma in our pediatric patients.
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Journal Review
Lidocaine-Epinephrine-Tetracaine Gel is More Efficient than EMLA and Mepivacaine Injection During Skin Repair in Children: A Prospective, Propensity Score Matched Two-Center Study
Lacerations are a common cause of visits to the pediatric emergency department. Laceration repair can be a traumatizing experience. The use of topical anesthetics may obviate the need for infiltrative anesthetics.
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Journal Review
Early Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Recommendations that “rest is best” for concussions are based on animal research and consensus opinion. Recent evidence suggests that strict limitation of activity may not be beneficial. A small clinical trial (n=88) of pediatric patients with acute concussion randomized patients to “strict rest” for 5 days and “usual care” defined as 1-2 days of rest and then a gradual return to activities.
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