Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
ReviewThe assessment and management of hypertensive emergencies and urgencies in children.
Although the prevalence of hypertension in the pediatric population is estimated at only 1% to 2%, hypertensive urgencies and emergencies may be encountered in the emergency department. Efficient management of these children is of utmost importance to avoid some of the life-threatening complications associated with hypertension and its treatment. This article serves to review some of the important aspects of pediatric hypertensive emergencies, including diagnosis, emergency department investigations, and pharmacologic management.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Randomized Controlled TrialBudesonide offers no advantage when added to oral dexamethasone in the treatment of croup.
To evaluate the effect of adding inhaled budesonide (2 mg) to oral dexamethasone 0.15 mg/kg in children hospitalized with croup. ⋯ The addition of inhaled budesonide (2 mg) to oral dexamethasone (0.15 mg/kg) offers no advantage in the treatment of children hospitalized with croup.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Nonemergent emergency room utilization for an inner-city pediatric population.
To identify patient reasons for accessing an urban Pediatric Emergency Room (PER) for primary care and to explore attitudes and practice regarding alternative sources for their medical home. ⋯ Efficiency and speed of health care delivery is of prime importance to this primarily Medicaid urban population. If strategies are to be implemented to attract these patients to a medical home that will strengthen their ties to their regular doctor, then the needs prioritized by the caregiver must be taken into consideration.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2005
Pediatric emergency medicine fellowships adopt a new application process.
The growth of the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine has created a subsequent growth in the demands of pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training. To facilitate the application process for both applicants and fellowship training programs, a uniform application and uniform deadlines have been adopted by the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director's Subcommittee. ⋯ A description of the new process and a description of theoretical benefits from this change are described. Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship applicants should be encouraged to investigate resources describing the new application process.