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Frozen or powdered? Anticoagulation options in trauma are expanding
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Be alert to less common, but dangerous, thoracic injuries in children
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Attention to risk factors could reduce CAP-related emergency revisits
Key clinical point: In children with community-acquired pneumonia, fever or lack of an antibiotic prescription are two factors that increase the...
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Renal ultrasound in neonates with febrile UTI can rule out high-grade vesicoureteral reflux
Key clinical finding: With the number needed to test of 70, you would have to test many babies with normal renal ultrasound to detect one case of...
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Subspecialty outpatient clinics, EDs miss many flu vaccination opportunities
Key clinical point: Specialty outpatient visits offer an important opportunity for influenza vaccinations.Major finding: A total of 44% of 197...
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High-flow nasal cannulas support children outside the ICU
Key clinical point: HFNC use outside the ICU is feasible for respiratory support in young children with bronchiolitis.
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RCT: 3% hypertonic saline fails to improve bronchiolitis outcomes
Key clinical point: There is no reason for routine use of 3% hypertonic saline vs.
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Etomidate drip quickly curbs severe hypercortisolism
Key clinical point: The anesthetic induction agent etomidate is a potent suppressor of cortisol synthesis in the adrenal cortex at subhypnotic...
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What should PCPs know about pediatric dermatology?
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Emergency physicians may be overprescribing PPIs
Key clinical point: ED physicians may soon be getting an earful from advocates of the ABIM’s Choosing Wisely Program in light of new evidence of...