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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. Clinical Case You are a senior resident working in the busy emergency department on an overnight shift. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies.

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Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. How should I define cachexia and anorexia when I’m talking to fellow students or thinking about it in my own clinical practice? I am very much into the fact that when you are really hypogonadic, clinically hypogonadic, I try to prescribe testosterone.

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

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We will review the clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, management protocols, infection control practices, and vaccination updates. Learning Objectives Understand the clinical progression of pertussis through its three distinct stages and identify key symptoms, including age-specific presentations in infants and older children.

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