Pediatrics
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Lorazepam not superior to diazepam in pediatric status epilepticus
Major finding: Status epilepticus ceased by 10 minutes and did not recur for at least 30 minutes in 101 (72.1%) patients treated with diazepam and...
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Urine culture essential for UTI diagnosis in febrile neonates
Key clinical point: A urine culture is needed to diagnose a UTI in neonates with a fever.Major finding: When a urine culture was taken in 651...
Conference Coverage
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CDC: Young teens’ birth rates drop 67%
Major finding: The rate of births per 1,000 teens aged 15-17 years fell from 51.9 in 1991 to 17.0 in 2012, a 67% drop.Data source: The Centers for...
Case Reports
Poland Syndrome: A Congenital Abnormality Mimicking a Traumatic Injury
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Smoking bans see 10% declines in preterm births, asthma flares in children
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Practice-based asthma navigators trim asthma symptoms, HC utilization
Major finding: After 12 months in the asthma navigator program, children had fewer unscheduled visits to the doctor (2.5 vs. 0.5; P less than .05...
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Pediatric appendicitis outcomes similar for ultrasound/MRI and CT imaging
Major finding: Among 265 pediatric patients with suspected appendicitis primarily imaged with CT and 397 primarily imaged with ultrasonography and...
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Managing fever in the first month
Conference Coverage
Biphasic reaction risk rises with severity of initial anaphylactic attack
Major finding: The odds of biphasic reactions more than double if the first anaphylactic attack requires more than one epinephrine shot (OR, 2.92...
Clinical Review
The Seizing Child - An Age-Based Approach to Pediatric Seizure Management
As a significant number of causes and events mimic childhood seizure activity, obtaining a thorough history and detailed description of the...