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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

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Well break down the virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, and complications of Parvovirus B19. Parvovirus B19 is best known for causing fifth disease, but in certain patients it can lead to some serious complications like aplastic crises, fetal hydrops, or chronic anemia. So as you can see, this virus does a lot of stuff.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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While elucidating the underlying cause of the hypertensive emergency is important for a patients ongoing care, your role in the pediatric ED is to: 1) stabilize airway, breathing, circulation; 2) minimize worsening end-organ dysfunction by acutely lowering blood pressure; and, 3) start work up to evaluate cause (Patel 2012).