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

PEMBlog

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

Permanente Medicine

These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. Nguyen, also the chief medical officer for care navigation with the Federation, described the innovation priorities at Kaiser Permanente.

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Medical Music Mondays: The World Has Turned And I’m Stuck Here

PEMBlog

I thought you’d appreciate the “wry” sense of humor in the album cover… You’d think I’d write a song about asthma and a child that’s a “Weezer?”

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

That’s why our Practice Management program includes a guided, meeting-by-meeting path for helping clinics transition to renewable energy and cut utility bills—without overwhelming staff or adding to your to-do list. From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us.

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

PEMBlog

The clinical utility of respiratory viral testing in hospitalized children: a meta-analysis. Establishing benchmarks for the hospitalized care of children with asthma, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. A positive test does not exclude a secondary bacterial infection or co-infection. A negative test can also provide false reassurance.