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PEMPix 2023 Online Case 2: Walk Softly

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. Physical exam Initial vital signs: T 37.5 °C The diagnosis can be made clinically. Clinical Pediatric Dermatology 5 th ed, Elsevier, 2016, 382-401. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:411. Conjunctiva normal.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

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Well cover its clinical presentation, epidemiology, diagnostic approach, and management, including why standard beta-lactam antibiotics wont work. Learning Objectives Describe the clinical presentation, epidemiology, and complications of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in pediatric patients, including its atypical manifestations.

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. What’s the Diagnosis? 2019 Apr 1;48(4):e169-e174. mg/dL, normal <0.1