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Lupus Emergencies in Children and Adolescents

PEMBlog

Emergency medicine providers should maintain a high index of suspicion for these entities in children and adolescents with known or suspected SLE. Below is a focused overview of key lupus-related emergencies, with attention to ED-relevant presentations, diagnostics, and treatment strategies. Rapid clinical deterioration is common.

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Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Vascular Physician

PAD can remain asymptomatic for many years, but initial presentation may include various de-grees of intermittent claudication, or limb pain with exertion. Thus, all pa-tients with PAD symptoms should be assessed for risk of cardiovascular disease. (4) tobacco cessation, control of blood pressure, glucose, and cholesterol), and exercise. (1,

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How to choose the best college for MD Pediatrics?

Tiny Physician

For pediatrics, you have around 300 odd medical colleges in India; it’s not an easy decision to opt for one among them as many are equally good. However, the vast majority of medical colleges don’t give importance to academics in their PG curriculum. The same is the case with choosing your college for post-graduation (PG).

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How frustrating work environment affects empathy in resident doctors?

Tiny Physician

However, the core problem in our medical system is yet to be addressed which actually results in these unfortunate incidents. Only very few hospitals and medical colleges have Public Relations Officers (PROs) at all the ICUs and major wards to talk with the patients and to sort out these problems.

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Do you think that medical-legal concerns also play a role? And so we routinely do outreach with our community providers.

Family 101
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FDA Guidance Outlines a Framework for the Evaluation of Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Safety Studies in Neonatal Product Development

FDA Law Blog

Tobolowsky — The neonatal period is a unique and complex period of rapid growth and development throughout the body, thus creating unique and complex challenges in medical product development for this population. Additionally, the Guidance states that sponsors should provide study plans for FDA review.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Join me as I scope out the nuances of gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis and provide practical insights for clinicians in the emergency setting. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. And the presentation for GERD varies by age.