Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Acute Kidney Injury Is Common in Pediatric Severe Malaria and Is Associated with Increased Mortality. Pediatric Malaria: Global and North American Perspectives. Pediatr Clin N Am 69 (2022) 47–64. Higher Rates of Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Patients versus Adults Hospitalized with Imported Malaria. Pediatr Emerg Care.

Seizures 247

Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 247

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

This was a secondary outcome embedded in the Travel Fever study – a multi-centre, retrospective diagnostic accuracy study for imported malaria. This compared the reference test (standard microscopy) with the index test (standard rapid diagnostic test (RDT)). Schlapbach LJ, Watson RS, Sorce LR, et al.

Hospitals 78

Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

EMDocs

MARCH 11, 2024

Laboratory testing was not immediately available. The clinical picture of this patient was consistent with hypovolemic shock secondary to acute cholera infection. 16 In resource-constrained settings, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) on stool samples offer a viable option. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;8(1):e54395.

Dehydration 88

Dehydration CDC Rapid Diagnostic Testing Fluid Resuscitation 88