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It's Not About The Pus

StorytellERdoc

On a recent trip with friends to Toronto to celebrate the arrival of 2019, we had returned to our hotel rooms one afternoon to rest for a few hours after a very late previous night of fun. Pimple Popper, was able to help many embarrassed patients survive their dermatologic issues, all the while captivating my daughter's interest.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

Pulmonology and surgery were consulted during his hospital stay, and he has since had a left lower lobectomy after healing from his pneumonia. 2019 Apr 1;48(4):e169-e174. He initially presented to his pediatrician two months prior with 10 days of cough and unexplained fevers. References Palla J, Sockrider MM. Pediatr Ann.

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A COVID-19 Personal Story

Metro Family Physicians

The 2019-2020 season INFLUENZA deaths in the US were 34,200 out of 35.5 She is 30 years old, a Pharmacy Technician, with mild intermittent asthma (that is, she needs her inhaler ONLY when she has a cold). As I write this, the U.S. has had over 125,000 COVID-19 deaths out of 2.5 million infections (death rate=5%).

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

As is the case internationally, sucrose is used widely in New Zealand, but there is considerable variation in protocols of use across hospitals. Sucrose may stop preterm babies from showing signs of pain , but physiological and neurological pain responses nevertheless happen. No national guidelines for best practice exist.

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