Route of drug administration plays a role in critically ill children with #influenza. A study @CincyChildrens found that #Oseltamivir delivered by Enteric Tube results in lower conc. & exposure to active metabolite, compared to Per Oral route.
#PIDJ#ESPID https://t.co/67K1aAlPUg
Implementing salivary cCMV testing at the time of second refer into an established Universal Newborn Hearing Screening program appears realistic & achievable
Study done in Australia & published in @JPCHonline#EBNEOalerts#neoEBM#FOAMneo link https://t.co/OceOa6F8yg
School ager with back pain when bending over
Sagittal T1 (left)+T2 (right) MRI of lumbar spine shows low-lying conus medullaris of spinal cord which terminates at S1
The diagnosis was tethered cord
More at https://t.co/ddAOmoqFOe
#FOAMed#FOAMPed#FOAMRad#PedsRad#RSNA19
What are the neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants with mild HIE compared to moderate/severe HIE and healthy infants in the modern era? Finder et al. report in @JAMAPediatrics https://t.co/jD3pnukQMK #ebneoalerts#neoEBM
Resource of the Day! This animation demonstrates the BURP Maneuver (Backward, Upward, Right Position) in order to visualize the vocal folds in a pediatric patient.
Another interesting talk @pccsa2019 Dr. Howard Pryor - proud of my prior Walter Reed colleague- a peds surgeon - using VO2 equation in his discussion of goal directed PRBC transfusion. #PedsICU
A previously healthy, 17-month-old boy presented with ping-pong gaze in a postictal state consisting of slow, horizontal, conjugate eye movements alternating every 2-3 seconds without pause between 2, symmetric, lateral positions. Read the full case- https://t.co/E8sn74eWOE
The HPV vaccine prevents certain types of cancer, yet immunization rates remain relatively low. In Pediatrics today, a study looks at how physicians can improve communication with patients because #VaccinesWork.
https://t.co/1IAciRZn9c
When a child is struggling in school, the reasons may be complicated and related to health. A new AAP policy examines the ways pediatricians can help identify stressors and medical conditions that contribute to poor performance, in Pediatrics today:
https://t.co/cA6XSTvpoP