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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #1: Mission: SPACE

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PEMPix is the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine’s annual visual diagnosis competition. At that visit, his physical exam was normal. During this second ED visit, his physical exam including vital signs and mental status remains normal. What’s the Diagnosis? No facial asymmetry.

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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? This is the second of the four cases. mg/dL, normal <0.1

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

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Differentiate Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from typical bacterial and viral pneumonia based on history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic testing. 2024, www.uptodate.com/contents/mycoplasma-pneumoniae-infection-in-children. Laboratory diagnosis and treatment of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: a review.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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Hypertensive emergency is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden and severe elevation in blood pressure accompanied by signs of acute end-organ dysfunction. Hypertensive emergencies can result either from primary or secondary hypertension.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. A lot of those symptoms of depression can also be attributed to different kinds of physical symptoms. We might say, “Of course you’re sad, you just got a very serious diagnosis.” For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

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Controlled substances that have an accepted medical use are classified in schedules II-V based on their relative potential for abuse and physical and psychological dependence. or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; and The drug’s relative safety or ability to produce physical dependence compared to other drugs.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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She is a member of the Clinical Genome Resource Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) Clinical Domain Working Group, where as a biocurator she assesses the pathogenicity of variants in IEM-associated genes to facilitate expedited genetic diagnosis for IEMs. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Pediatr Rev. Pediatrics.