PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Many of the children you will evaluate during your shift are among the estimated 10 million United States (US) ED visits made by children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup, the most common pediatric respiratory conditions presenting to acute care settings.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 28, 2023

This seems like a lot for five straightforward ideas, but we hope that you will find ways to incorporate the evidence via this content, and learn how to have more informed discussions with patients and their families. Do not obtain radiographs in children with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first-time wheezing.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. Messaging for patients and families When children have a viral respiratory illness, it is usually pretty self evident based on their symptoms e.g. runny nose, cough, congestion.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well.

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A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 23, 2025

Her pediatrician suspected cough variant asthma, but she didn’t respond that much to her medications. Over Easter, I spent a few nights with Melanie’s extended family who are from the town I live in. “That’s not like wheezing with asthma. Melanie’s breathing troubles started almost three weeks ago.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A family pediatrician. It’s where you turn for regular check-ups, advice on staying healthy, and help with managing any chronic illnesses like diabetes or hypertension. Primary care doctors don’t just treat illnesses—they work to prevent them before they even occur. What is Primary Care? It starts with understanding your needs.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

MARCH 24, 2020

These are the fears of the medical community, and they relate not just to the likelihood that our hospitals and clinics will soon be flooded with people, but that the staff working in those hospitals will be washed away, trampled over or blasted apart by the illness itself.

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