Pulmonology
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Pearls in clinical diagnosis of pertussis
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'But I'm vaccinated!': Why chemoprophylaxis is needed after pertussis exposure
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Novel risk factors for serious RSV identified
Major finding: Children with congenital malformations, neuromuscular disease, interstitial lung disease, a variety of chromosomal abnormalities,...
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Intermittent positive-pressure ventilation similar to continuous positive airway pressure in preventing lung injury in preemies
Major finding: Of the 497 infants assigned to nasal IPPV, 38.4% reached the primary outcome of death before 36 weeks of postmenstrual age or...
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Spot checks suffice for monitoring pediatric bronchiolitis
Major finding: The average length of stay was 1.9 days with intermittent monitoring and 2.0 days with continuous monitoring (P = .98).Data source...
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Chest x-rays for asthma doubled in 15 years
Major finding: The use of x-rays for children evaluated for asthma in the ED increased by 2.4 fold between 1995 and 2009, a trend that could not...
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RSV hospitalization risk greatest among children less than 1 month old
Major finding: The RSV hospitalization rate for children in their first month of life is 25.9 per 1,000.Data source: Prospective study of children...
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Updated acute bacterial sinusitis guidelines include four major changes
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Inhaled adrenaline no better than saline for acute bronchiolitis
Major finding: Length of hospital stay was not significantly different between infants treated with adrenaline (78.7 hours) and those treated with...
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Monotherapy as good as combo for kids with pneumonia
Major finding: Whether treated with ceftriaxone alone or with a combination of ceftriaxone and azithromycin, children with community-acquired...