Practice Management
Urgent message: Fever in pediatric patients, while frequent, is rarely the result of a serious illness. Urgent care practitioners must be able to consistently distinguish between serious and benign causes with a minimum of invasive testing. BRENDAN KILBANE, MD, FAAP Introduction Ever is one of the most common chief complaints in pediatric patients who present for urgent evaluation. A surprising number of families continue to suffer from “fever phobia,” with one study noting that 91% …
Read MoreSingle-Dose Oral Dexamethasone in the Emergency Management of Children with Exacerbations of Mild-to-Moderate Asthma Citation: Altamimi S, Robertson G, Jastaniah W, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006;22(12):786-793. URL: http://www.pec-online.com/pt/re/pec/home.htm Key point: Singe-dose dexamethasone is equivalent to five days of oral prednisone for kids with mild/moderate asthma. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a sin- gle dose of oral dexamethasone (dex) versus five days of twice-daily prednisolone (pred) in the management …
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