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Navigating the Quademic: Clinical Differentiation of Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and Norovirus in Pediatric Emergency Care

PEMBlog

Differentiating these pathogens based on clinical presentation is crucial for targeted management, minimizing unnecessary diagnostic tests, and optimizing healthcare resources. Secondary bacterial pneumonia: Characterized by clinical deterioration after an initial period of improvement.

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Influential women in the history of medicine

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

The Apgar score is responsible for reducing infant mortality rates considerably and is still used today to assess the clinical condition of newborns in the first few minutes of life. Later, the method allowed scientists to prove that type-2 diabetes is caused by the body not being able to use insulin properly.

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On chronic disease prevention, RFK Jr.'s actions speak louder than words

Common Sense Family Doctor

Diabetes is a big problem. I'm all for preventing diabetes through healthier eating. For decades, five independent scientific advisory panels made evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services, community preventive services, newborn screening tests, infection prevention, and immunizations.