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Referral-only appointment policy cuts wait times
Key clinical point: The change to a referral-only appointment policy increased the complexity of conditions referred to the pediatric...
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Nurse practitioners playing bigger role in critical care
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Early sclerotherapy advised for lymphatic malformations
Key clinical point: Intervene in the first few years of life in order to minimize the likelihood of later progression of lymphatic malformations...
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Mobile teledermatology predicted to be a game changer
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Palliative care consultations linked to reduced hospitalization, ED care
Key clinical point: Palliative care consultations can reduce inpatient and emergency department care.Major finding: Palliative care consultation...
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Psoriasiform lesions in Kawasaki disease may spell trouble
Key clinical point: Further study will need to determine if treatment, time to diagnosis, or other factors influence the association between...
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Pull the hair for pediatric alopecia diagnosis
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Hispanic ethnicity is linked to congenital ear deformities
Key clinical point: Risk of anotia or microtia is increased in Hispanic women, especially if they have not completed high school, are obese, or...
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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...