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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

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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. link] References Shah SN, Bachur RG, Simel DL, Neuman MI.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

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These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. I’m a family physician by training. And I would remiss not to mention my wife and my family who might love and enjoy time with to travel.

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

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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. The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. 2017;171(8):798-804 Noël KC, Fontela PS, Winters N, et al.